I look at the accusation, and if true, I see a minor committing a crime while drunk. I hear of drunks doing stupid !@#$ all the time. That's alcohol. Sex assault? That's a teenage boy on alcohol. To me, the bigger violation (today) is the denial.
Time should ease things. I recall a few cases of those 90 year old Germans we deport back for their roles in WW2. We should leave them alone, but our people too often seek to harm others and not accept or appreciate the difference a lifetime can make. If an elementary school kid puts their hands on another kid, is that a mark that society should hang around their neck for the rest of their lives? Do we not make exceptions to forgive minors? Of course we do, or at least some of us try. Others simply want to contribute to a cycle of violence and/or vengeance. Looking for any transgression, any opportunity to do harm no matter how old or what circumstance.
Now... this one would be serious if she had actually been raped. But that's not the accusation. Somewhere along the line, in a drunken lust to pressure a girl, Kavanaugh had the sense to listen to her. Or maybe he was so impaired as to pass out. Suppose at that point he might be telling the truth, of not remembering it. But no, due to political opportunity he must be guilty until proven innocent. And a minor's violation 35+ years ago is the most important topic of his life. In context I think it's BS. In general I don't credit a mere accusation that cannot be substantiated.
In all, what Kavanaugh may have done as a drunk teenage boy does not move me. The context matters.
Somewhere along the line Democrats hold a position regarding the criminal justice system. That it should be of rehab and rehabilitation. Not life sentences, not vengeance. That people should not be marked for life. Felons, criminal background checks for employment, etc. The things that keep minorities down. But here we are, a political opportunity rises and that concept doesn't exist. Context doesn't exist. Innocent until proven guilty does not exist. Hypocrisy, or maybe I'm just too damn liberal for your taste.