A man who tried to redeem the world with logic (2015)

Re:A man who tried to redeem the world with logic (2015) by antattack on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @03:49PM (#26639483)

"She sat Wiener down and informed him that when their daughter, Barbara, had stayed at McCulloch’s house in Chicago, several of “his boys” had seduced her."

Several? Seduced? Did the wife actually admitted to making the story up? Seems too elaborate to be wholly made up.

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Re:A man who tried to redeem the world with logic (2015) by gwern on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @05:10PM (#26640574)

It's such an inflammatory claim, and such a psychopathic thing to do, that back in 2015 I had a hard time believing it but I looked up the references after reading OP and it seemed to check out.

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Re:A man who tried to redeem the world with logic (2015) by Animats on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @05:46PM (#26640973)

Was she ever prosecuted for that?

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Re:A man who tried to redeem the world with logic (2015) by dinero_rojo on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @05:56PM (#26641086)

It’s not really a crime to lie to your husband.

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Re:A man who tried to redeem the world with logic (2015) by catgary on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @02:44AM (#26644192)

Slander is a crime.

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Re:A man who tried to redeem the world with logic (2015) by beaconstudios on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @10:21AM (#26647683)

it's a civil offense, not a crime - you can sue for slander but you can't go to prison for it.

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