Reply #27: That's Not the Point [View All]

[NashVegas]

Cheuvront entered the order forbidding Bowen and other witnesses from using the terms "rape," "victim," "assailant," "sexual assault kit" and "sexual assault nurse examiner" during the trial.

Imagine a robbery trial where the prosecution/plaintiff was not allowed to use the word "robbed" or "assailant" but told they must instead use something like "property misappropriation" or something along those lines.

Here's more, from previous articles:

Bowen, who testified for nearly 13 hours at the first trial, said the ban’s effect was “huge, huge.” She said she fears a repeat at the second trial.

“They’ll (jurors) think I’m choosing to use the word, ‘sex,’” she said.

“I had to pause (at the first trial) and think, re-navigate (how to say what happened). ... Jurors won’t find me credible because I’m pausing to find the words.”

FYI, the same judge denied the county attorney's motion to deny the defense the ability to use the words "sex" and intercourse" to describe what their client did.

With language being so used - one might say, "fucked over," to determine the outcome, it's no wonder the jury couldn't reach a decision.