Bill Burnett
Nov 3 · 1 min read

Katie Hill did not assault anyone or abuse her power. She did not demand non-consensual sex or defile an underage person. She did not pay hush money. She participated in a victimless crime, a private indulgence of passion, and somebody took and disseminated pictures of it. And once again, as with Al Franken, an effective, serious, hard-working public servant is rushed into resigning and cannot fulfill their value to society. I called Katie Hill’s offices urging her not to resign but to stand and fight. Obviously the pressure on her was too great. (Franken now says he suffered the same pressure.) The great failing of the #MeToo movement is this insistence on cancelation upon accusation, and the total lack of proportionate punishment. Our legal system draws distinctions between, say, manslaughter and premeditated murder. Why couldn’t Katie Hill have been censured or otherwise punished for violating the new house guidelines and allowed to continue her career. Why is resignation and cancelation the only possible result of sexual malfeasance? It is time the feminists who quite rightfully introduced the innovation of #MeToo solve its glaring faults.