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The Stanford swimmer, the rape, and the letter the victim read in court

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Double Down, Jun 3, 2016.

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  1. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Buck, Jun 6, 2018
    #637
  2. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    I do. I’m allergic. I stay the fuck out.
     
    Vombatus, Jun 6, 2018
    #638
  3. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    Gary Coleman!

    That was a great recall. I went down to Venice, and folks were selling all kinds of T-Shirts supporting some of the 100+ candidates. The pornstar shirt was the best, but I preferred the Gary Coleman ones. Different strokes!
     
    Vombatus, Jun 6, 2018
    #639
  4. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    I'm surprised you went Gary Coleman and not the porn star
     
    Spartan Squad, Jun 6, 2018
    #640
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  5. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    DanOregon, Aug 19, 2018
    #641
  6. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    I read about that one today. It is absolutely disgusting that the guy isn't in jail.
     
    outofplace, Aug 20, 2018
    #642
  7. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    HC, Aug 20, 2018
    #643
  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Dunno. Shouldn't be a woman or man thing. Wrong is wrong.

    At least his medical license was revoked and he'll be registered as a sex offender. Not the outcome a lot of people will want, obviously, but I am glad he is at least paying some price. It would have been even more brutal if he had just walked.

    I wasn't familiar with his arrest. From that story, I was guessing that the police dragged their feet and did diddly for 2 years -- i.e. deferring to the authority figure / doctor. Even if I am wrong about that, it took 2 years before they felt they could file charges against him. That can create all kinds of "doubt" for a jury in the hands of a good defense attorney. But I have no idea if that was the playbook and they were able to pull something like that off at trial, which is what ultimately made a jury think it could somehow split the difference on a verdict like that.

    The defense just made me shake my head. Yeah, I had sexual contact with her, but it was consensual. Really?
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 20, 2018
    #644
  9. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    I agree that it SHOULDN'T be a man/woman thing but somehow women excusing it feels worse.
     
    HC, Aug 20, 2018
    #645
  10. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    They did a rape kit. The doctor refused to provide a DNA sample until a subpoena was issued. DNA matching takes time and most labs have significant backlogs. Two years to bring charges is not unusual when DNA is necessary to identify the rapist.
     
    franticscribe, Aug 20, 2018
    #646
  11. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    TheSportsPredictor, Jun 6, 2019
    #647
  12. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    qtlaw, Jun 6, 2019
    #648
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