What Blatchford seems to miss is that sexually assaulting women is far worse than someone doing drugs, or some other petty crime. Why haven't I ever seen Blatchford preach forgiveness about any other crimes? Why does she have sympathy for sexual predators, but is all about "being tough on crime" in every other case I have ever heard of?
One thing that many people do miss in the "metoo" movement is the scale of atrociousness. People who do make a mistake are often lumped in with Cosby. That's unfair. But Blatchford defending Gomeshi is beyond the pale... Blatchford is a blatant hypocrite.
I was thinking of this too: the schism in 'law and order' response cuts across both politics.