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#MeToo on the march: The groupthink and hysteria begin

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Published November 19, 2017 5:01am ET
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#MeToo on the march: The groupthink and hysteria begin
In a 1994 study on the motives for false rape reports, Purdue sociologist Eugene Kanin found a false-report rate for sexual assault of 40 percent in the community he was studying. #MeToo Marchers in Los Angeles will be parading through the streets to rally against a probability, not an injustice. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) | Damian Dovarganes

Today in Los Angeles, a march in support of the #MeToo movement is scheduled to take place. Thousands of people are expected to attend.

#MeToo is, of course, the anti-sexual-harassment meme that’s currently all the rage. It’s taken down Harvey Weinstein, NPR editor Michael Oreskes, Kevin Spacey, would-be senator Roy Moore, Louis C.K., and so on.

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