I have wanted to approach this case for about a week or so after reading Ms. Reade's accounting of a sexual assault by then Senator Joe Biden. The reason I haven't approached this up to now is that this is not a blatantly obvious case as many in the past have been. In the morning Former Vice President Joe Biden will be interviewed about this, so I wanted to put my thoughts here and now rather than to appear to be influenced otherwise. I have been giving this issue some thought and there is no real path that is straight forward. A lot of this case relies on the reporting of one woman having been sexually assaulted. I am not going to apologize for my views, which may be harsh, and I also believe Ms. Reade has the right to validate her experience.
It appears to me there is no criminal case against Joe Biden and here is why. There is no corroborating evidence. The "touching" that women state occurred was not criminal. I will get to Ms. Reade in a minute. When hearing the reporting from the women about their feelings in regard to their episodes with Joe Biden, none rose to any level of criminal. They didn't like it, but, it was not a crime. It was up to them to approach the former Vice President about the discomfort they felt at the time he touched them.
From the reporting in Fortune magazine I have included below, by several credible newspapers of Ms. Reade's claim, none have turned up any information to support Ms. Reade's reporting of sexual assault.
To begin, in this particular case, the politics of the day will not be effected by any revelations about Joe Biden. Currently, the only reason Donald John Trump is not up on charges related to "the other women" in his life is that he is in office. His payoffs of the women he was involved with is well documented.
Let's just say Ms. Meade is correct. Her reporting about Biden along with the other women reporting about Donald John Trump negates each other politically. As a matter of fact, between the two candidates, women, minorities, and the Middle Class have received more benefits from Joe Biden than they ever did Donald John Trump. So, when it comes to the politics of infidelity and the presidency, Joe Biden has proven to act in favor of women for decades and Trump has not.
The Violence Against Women Act was written and passed three years before the reported incident by Ms. Meade. So, no one can say this was done in anticipation of a woman assaulted calling him out on it. This was written and passed into law because Former Senator and Vice President Biden actually wanted to protect people that could not protect themselves. We all know the resistance this law receives from the political right in the USA.
On June 20, 1990, (click here) then-Senator Joe Biden introduced the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the United States Congress. This act was a landmark piece of legislation that changed the way our country responded to domestic violence and sexual assault. VAWA changed law enforcement practices, improved the criminal justice system, and created a network of services for victims. The bill established new federal crimes of interstate domestic violence and stalking, doubled penalties for repeat sex offenders, and sparked the passage of laws at the state level to protect victims. Since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994, rates of domestic violence have decreased by over 50%....
Additionally, when it comes to the politics of China, if the stories of Hunter and Joe Biden are true, then Trump has nothing to point to in relation to any business with China. Trump is as guilty of patronizing China to enhance his wealth as his opponent.
But, as to Ms. Meade. She has a difficult case to prove. Other women have been seeking to prove their cases against Trump as well. They are doing it through the courts. If Ms. Meade wants to mark her experience as valid then she needs to file her case in the civil courts. She should seek proper mitigation in the way of monies for any damage to her career, embarrassment within her life, and any lingering pain over a once fond relationship with Joe Biden. She is important and her case should be pursued. These issues have been pursued before with presidential candidates even after they were elected.
Her reporting is also not the monster of Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, or Jeffery Epstein of modern times. These three men had many accusers that repeated the same stories validating common facts. That does not exist in Ms. Meade's case. The trauma she states she experienced is not repeated by other women. Her recollection is of sexual assault and she stands alone in that reality.
I am sorry she has had such a difficult time working with the former Senator Biden. I hope she can find the strength and will to find a legal path for the offenses against her conscience. I am confident she is a wonderful person that has suffered. She needs to be validated in some way and relieved of the burden all this has placed upon her. Such memories are a weight on women and do effect their best outcomes to their careers, life, and love.
Personally, I am disappointed. I always thought of Joe Biden as a person without marks against him. Ms. Meade changes the way I think about Joe Biden, but, it does not effect my political views. In all honesty, I sincerely wanted Senator Elizabeth Warren or Senator Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nomination for president. I sincerely believe for women to finally be treated as equals we need to elect a woman to the presidency. But, there have been several highly qualified women over the past half-decade and they were all pushed aside.
I look forward to Former Vice President Biden's interview and I sincerely wish Ms. Meade peace and resolution to any scars still remaining.
April 29, 2020By Jack Brewster
April 3, 2019: Reade became one of eight women (click here) who accused Biden of inappropriate touching last year, telling her local California newspaper, The Union, that while Biden “used to put his hand on my shoulder and run his finger up my neck,” she didn’t feel she was a victim of sexualization, instead comparing it to being treated like an inanimate object, like a lamp. "It’s pretty. Set it over there," she told the paper. "Then when it’s too bright, you throw it away." Reade said her responsibilities in Biden’s office were reduced after she refused to serve drinks at an event....
