[anothercomment]

First, his initial statement sounds like that (like he is genuinely shocked that he is part of the problem after all). His updated statement might reflect his realization of the reality of what went down.

He looks pretty attractive - maybe there were other cases were the women were also attracted to him.

Maybe women also unconsciously flirted to make him more likely to give him money, and he misinterpreted. (No, women would never do that - they would never take advantage of their attractiveness, whereas men will usually take advantage of their "position of power", right?).

Pressuring women for sex is not generally that much fun, much better if they are actually into you. I would expect only a low number of psychopaths would enjoy sex with a woman who isn't into it. Therefore it seems more likely he expected them to be into it.

It seems pretty normal to develop attraction after a while of intensive talking.

What makes you think my "justification" is more far-fetched than your interpretation? Your prejudice that in general, "men are pigs"?

In general, people want to feel good - so he may have convinced himself that the women were into him.

Edit: well I am not trolling, but HN doesn't want me to comment further (as in, it doesn't allow me to). I think as long as people are not willing to have a honest discussion about the issue, and rather cling to their prejudices, it will never change. But as you wish, I will go away. Enjoy your circle-jerking.

[dang]

Whether you mean to or not you're trolling this thread hard. Please stop now.

[nickrivadeneira]

Just out of curiosity, what about his comment is trolling other than it being a contrarian opinion in this forum?

[irpapakons]

You seem very passionate about defending alleged harassers. I just wonder what fuels that. Perhaps you think these events are not that bad, or some degree of inappropriate behaviour is ok?

[aplarice]

It seems to me that accusations of harassment can be as damaging as harassment itself, and that the presumption of innocence applies to both (or all) parties.

[jsmthrowaway]

This comment is a microcosm of 'ddoolin's point. Step back and read it a few times, and think about what you're saying: you've presented an alternative view from my own, so sexual harassment must be acceptable to you.