September 9th Is International Falsely Accused Day
September 9th Is International Falsely Accused Day by Wendy McElroy at Brownstone Institute On October 13, 2023, 15-year-old Owen Poirier was on a school bus with four other students, two girls and two boys, all of whom engaged in what was described as “talking, taking photos and...harmless albeit chaotic play.” Several hours later, one of the girls accused Poirier of touching her crotch—a claim which the surveillance camera did not seem to corroborate. Without allowing Poirier to defend himself or call his parents, the school interviewed the boy and suspended him; some accounts say the…
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