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BlueStater

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18. She's 75 years old.

Sun Jun 23, 2019, 03:33 PM

Jun 2019

The last thing she probably wants to deal with is having her character tarnished and her life threatened by scumbags and lunatics. Given all that she's facing if she pursues this further, I can't blame her personally for choosing not to.

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E Jean Carroll says it would be 'disrespectful' for her to file First Degree Rape charges... [View all] DonViejo Jun 2019 OP

Wow. Not what I expected. She really puts Trump in his place... EarnestPutz Jun 2019 #1

It's a shame what happened to her True Dough Jun 2019 #2

That floored me. Nt BootinUp Jun 2019 #3

Disrespectful? Huh? How does that make sense? Eyeball_Kid Jun 2019 #4

She paints a picture of suffering pretty well. Nt BootinUp Jun 2019 #5

Gobsmacked. Boomerproud Jun 2019 #6

Yeah I was unpleasantly surprised. She is rationalizing. Reason is very lame. triron Jun 2019 #14

It is misguided at best. gldstwmn Jun 2019 #15

Not only does she have every right to respond to her sexual assault however she is comfortable with StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #20

The statute of limitations for first degree rape in NY DonViejo Jun 2019 #22

As I understand it, the applicable statute would be the one in effect when she was raped. pnwmom Jun 2019 #24

I guess you didn't read the full article excerpted in the OP... DonViejo Jun 2019 #32

Maya Wiley has issued a correction about what she said on TV. pnwmom Jun 2019 #33

This - once the statute runs, the case is barred StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #37

Good! I'm glad she publicly corrected herself. Thanks for adding that to the thread. DonViejo Jun 2019 #39

The new statute applies only to assaults that occurred after 2005 or on which the previous 5-year StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #35

It definitely sounds like an odd response but being a rape survivor as well as a volunteer at a airmid Jun 2019 #29

Well, nothing to see here. nt Hotler Jun 2019 #7

Disrespectful or Not, It Appears That Carroll Has A Chance To Vogon_Glory Jun 2019 #8

No - he can't be prosecuted - it's beyond the statute of limitations StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #21

The statute of limitations for first degree rape was DonViejo Jun 2019 #23

The statute in effect at the time of the rape was 5 years. It wasn't till 2006 pnwmom Jun 2019 #25

Not according to the attorney that appeared on the DonViejo Jun 2019 #26

Whoever you heard on TV probably didn't realize that the law was different pnwmom Jun 2019 #31

That was Maya Wiley and she corrected her statement DeminPennswoods Jun 2019 #43

She's still not processing all this, I think. shanny Jun 2019 #9

No one who isn't her shoes is in a position to second guess how she chooses to handle this StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #19

Nope. shanny Jun 2019 #27

The old 5-year statute of limitations applied to this assault. StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #36

The term "disrespectful" puzzled me too. But I do think it shows she has been damaged and does not dameatball Jun 2019 #10

She likely means that she would be "being disrespectful" to the women currently suffering... Caliman73 Jun 2019 #28

Correct. She said that. It just seemed like sort of strange to me. Hard to walk in someone else's dameatball Jun 2019 #40

Yes it does seem strange. Caliman73 Jun 2019 #41

I am familiar with feeling.. stillcool Jun 2019 #11

People can't "file first degree rape charges" or anything else. former9thward Jun 2019 #12

I wish she would file a complaint. New York authorities aren't under the phantom "no indictment" Vinca Jun 2019 #13

Sometimes you just have to say WTF Goodheart Jun 2019 #16

Exactly. Like WTF, was trumo resoectful to her when he attacked her? brush Jun 2019 #34

Okay, so she's fine. Her life has moved on. (Actually, I don't fully buy that but for this Grammy23 Jun 2019 #17

She's 75 years old. BlueStater Jun 2019 #18

if she thought like that Skittles Jun 2019 #30

That's not up to any of us. StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #38

It's her decision. LuckyCharms Jun 2019 #42