Have you noticed

[BainsBane]

That every single accused rapist is innocent? Did you know a legal presumption of innocence makes an accused rapist immune from criticism on a discussion board? So this Heisman trophy winner hasn't been prosecuted and therefore is not a legally convicted rapist. Do you suppose the legal presumption of innocence will stop these same people from calling George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Henry Kissinger war criminals? Isn't it interesting how the legal presumption only binds speech critical of men who sexually assault women and not those implicated or not even charged in other crimes?

Could there once be a case of rape where we don't have to hear about how innocent the alleged perpetrator is? Would it be possible to once consider that a rape victim might not be a lying "b...h" "setting up" some poor innocent man?

[NYC_SKP]

1. Even when there's DNA proof that he was with her?

http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/63665/test-winstons-dna-matches-accuser

I haven't been following the story but just looked into it.

Maybe star athletes are a protected class.

[BainsBane]

2. That needs to be posted in GD

Do you want to do it or should I?

[NYC_SKP]

3. Do you know more about the case than I do?

Because I knew nothing at all before today, just a little while ago.

Go ahead and post, let me know when you do and I'll kick it and reply.

[BainsBane]

4. Not a lot actually

I read that the medical report determined the victim had bruises and wounds on her body. There was also a video, presumably of the assault, that was on the phone of another football player who destroyed the evidence. One of the reasons given for not prosecuting was that the young woman had had sex with her boyfriend earlier in the evening. How that makes a difference, I have no idea.

[seabeyond]

6. let me get a thread that actually has some info. nt

[smirkymonkey]

25. Makes me absolutely sick.

What on earth can they be thinking?

[BainsBane]

5. Here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024179298

[seabeyond]

7. here is some info and another person gave more info on this thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024143044

[BainsBane]

8. Looks like authorities deliberately threw the investigation

They didn't bother looking at video footage for over 30 days, didn't interview witnesses, and sat around doing fuck all to let the asshole get off.

[seabeyond]

10. yup. nt

[BainsBane]

9. What about federal civil rights charges?

In this or other rape cases that local authorities throw. Clearly there is an ongoing pattern of violating the civil rights of women by refusing to take these cases seriously. Do you know of a case where the federal government has stepped in over a rape case?

[seabeyond]

11. nope. there was one recently in kansas i believe/ and they flat out said, nope

not gonna investigate further. anonymous was involved. girls house burned down. i have not heard anything further.

[BainsBane]

12. Will you do me a favor

and deal with the guy in the GD thread I posted with NYC's article. I can't take any more.

[xulamaude]

16. But he's so much fun!!

What a lovely fellow this noobie is.

[BainsBane]

17. I just saw his admission to you

[xulamaude]

18. As (girls &) women in dealing with this

'demographic' we know to not ask a question we can't answer and that 'leading questions' are fair game.

[seabeyond]

22. sorry. son got into town and i turned off puter. that one takes over a thread and walks the line

well. very experienced walking the line with stepping over. went after our black community yesterday.

[BainsBane]

23. He's tenacious

I should have left it last night when I wrote this post.

[ismnotwasm]

13. Yup

Especially when it involves anyone of potential fame or financial substance. Even age gets dismissed--look at Polanski.

[BainsBane]

14. There actually was a lot of evidence against this asshole Winston

It's times like these I am so grateful for the distance of the intertubes.

[ismnotwasm]

15. I was just reading about it

That is just messed up. they investigated the victim not the rapist.

[seabeyond]

24. fuck. polanski was even found GUILTY and he still is not guilty cause it is not rape rape

pouring booze and pills down a 13 yr olds throat and ignoring her no cause no really means yes.

[ReRe]

19. K&R

I have purposely steered away from this story as I have been busy with "seasonal issues."
What college was the infamous trophy winner from? After reading the comments on this page, it's clear TPTB rigged the outcome. It all reminds me of that high class lynching of "We the People" by the Senate confirmation of a certain Supreme Court Justice back a couple decades ago.

[BainsBane]

20. Florida state

[ReRe]

21. That's what I figured...

... first guess was Florida, second guess was Texas. Thanks for getting back to me. I'm checking out of here for the night...