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by tqkxzugoaupvwqr 1484 days ago
If I launch a campaign against you by accusing you of things, and bringing people in rage with the accusation so that they support me because this evil must not continue, there’s a tremendous amount of signal. But does this tremendous amount of signal point to something more underhand going on? No.

The article states “Knouse […] had ongoing flings with men […] and she wanted to keep it that way.” When Sabatini’s interest in her faded, he is suddenly accused of harassment by her. Peculiar timing. The article writes, “It would also pacify Knouse, who wanted to see Sabatini fired publicly. ‘Part of me just wants to organize a protest […]’ wrote Knouse to a friend during the investigation.”

Sounds very much like revenge of a scorned lover that is enabled by an a lynch mob environment.