"If we don't hold people responsible, then we're sending a message to young people saying, 'Do what you want to do and nobody's ever going to hold you responsible for it.' He was at a mature age. The most dignified thing for him would be to admit what he did, apologize and then step back. I would have more respect for him if he did that versus trying to say he didn't do it." Olivia Villegas, 35, Chicago.
By Arely Anaya
Chicago responds to allegations against Brett Kavanaugh
By Columbia Student on October 2, 2018
“I understand the timing…I really do. If I knew someone that hurt me was about to get a higher position for life, I would try and say something to stop them from getting elected, too.” -Jackie Hernandez, 30, Tomball, Texas.
(By Addy Saindon & Megan Moore)
“Honestly we’re in a political state right now where nothing’s really fair, but I hope that justice is served” -Rebecca Lawlor, 20, Aurora, Illinois.
(By Briana Williams and Chrissy Molloy)
“I believe most of [these women]. The false report rate is something like 2 percent, so statistics are in our favor that they’re telling the truth”- Tavia, 27, New Lenox, Illinois.
(By Nick Kemming and Madeline Lauritson)
“I believe that women should be believed. I believe that the likelihood that Mrs.Ford is lying or falsifying accusations is incredibly low. I believe what she says and I don’t believe what Mr. Kavanaugh when he says he didn’t do those things.”-Lawson, 19, St.Louis, Missouri.
(By Carly Young and Reyna Zuno)
“They will have protests, they will let us fight and scream, they will let us create organizations, but they will not let us have all of the power unless we force them out… It’s hard to believe that the American dream was even made for me. It was made for people like [Kavanaugh], not for me.” -Catherine Robinson, 19, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(By Mari Devereaux and Olivia Paus)
“The person that got the injustice will not forget it until [they] get closure. It doesn’t matter if it was 35 years or 100 years ago.” -Mona Ali, 32, Washington, D.C.
(By Mari Devereaux and Olivia Paus)
“I think he [Brett Kavanaugh] is being a big ol’ baby about it.”
Michaela Garner, 19, Indianapolis, Indiana.
(By Brigit McArdle and Maple Sullivan)
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