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		nbashaw on Jan 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A note from Keith That's the point - just because the other party is anonymous doesn't mean they deserve less empathy. Of course, we're biased to the more vivid human character, but it's just a bias. Let's try and correct it with reason.

reinhardt on Jan 25, 2013 [–]

"Of course, we're biased to the more vivid human character"

Not really, we're biased to the alleged victim (aka the accuser). Granted, not as much as if it was female but still.

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