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xmas74

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14. Nope

Reply to Butterbean (Reply #13)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 06:38 PM

Nov 2013

Not unless the public has a fit and stirs the pot. Otherwise, the Academy grad (yep, Colorado kid who even played sports while there) will always get away with it. And this is a college town so there's always a victim in wait.

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Facts About Rape Committed By An Air Force Pilot [View all] xmas74 Nov 2013 OP

Horrific hypocrisy. nt Mnemosyne Nov 2013 #1

We need to get the word out about this case. xmas74 Nov 2013 #2

Another rape left unpunished gollygee Nov 2013 #3

In this case, the victim is a young professional woman xmas74 Nov 2013 #4

It says at the link that he was found not guilty. delta17 Nov 2013 #7

Him being found not guilty because he claimed a sleeping woman gollygee Nov 2013 #8

And it was taken out of the courts xmas74 Nov 2013 #11

I thought it was just all officers. delta17 Nov 2013 #17

There are things left out of the blog xmas74 Nov 2013 #19

I left in 2007, so it's been a while. delta17 Nov 2013 #20

I was in JoCo in 2007. xmas74 Nov 2013 #21

He was found not guilty by a "jury" of his peers xmas74 Nov 2013 #9

Once again, rape is just barely illegal gollygee Nov 2013 #18

Apparently, she should have "just closed her legs." Butterbean Nov 2013 #5

I'm sure she could have fought off a B-2 pilot. xmas74 Nov 2013 #6

OMFG. Because drunk women sleeping in a guest room saying no = leading him on. Butterbean Nov 2013 #10

He won't be convicted. xmas74 Nov 2013 #12

Yes, I saw that. Is there ANY hope of him being tried in civilian court if he's not active duty? Butterbean Nov 2013 #13

Nope xmas74 Nov 2013 #14

Pardon me while I think ugly things I can't post here. n/t Butterbean Nov 2013 #15

Now you see why this needs shared everywhere. xmas74 Nov 2013 #16

In theory NobodyHere Nov 2013 #22

Don't think so. mn9driver Nov 2013 #27

I'm not sure how the Watada case applies to this. NobodyHere Nov 2013 #51

I found this posted on another forum xmas74 Nov 2013 #23

As I posted on your other thread... NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #24

And as I posted back in that thread xmas74 Nov 2013 #25

Was a false allegation of rape fair? NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #26

Is it fair that the stalking started with her before the trial? xmas74 Nov 2013 #28

"She will be losing hers shortly-it's a done deal." NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #29

She's been informed that her job is toast. xmas74 Nov 2013 #30

No, I was not referring to the KC Star article. NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #31

Except for the fact that local pd has been contacted xmas74 Nov 2013 #32

Fair enough. NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #33

How is that cyber-stalking? historylovr Nov 2013 #39

An acquittal does not mean a false accusation BainsBane Nov 2013 #46

Exactly. historylovr Nov 2013 #47

Kick historylovr Nov 2013 #34

There is another thread about this too xmas74 Nov 2013 #35

Done historylovr Nov 2013 #36

it was a DUer who accused the parties of cyber-stalking, xmas74 Nov 2013 #37

Oh, yeah, I got that. :) historylovr Nov 2013 #38

That person seems to have a vested interest in the military xmas74 Nov 2013 #40

That is curious. historylovr Nov 2013 #41

And it makes no sense. xmas74 Nov 2013 #42

Like I said earlier, fair enough. NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #43

What made me curious was that you said you were familiar with Whiteman. xmas74 Nov 2013 #44

Okay. NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #45

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #48

How do you know him? xmas74 Nov 2013 #49

That attorney needs a lesson in blogging 101 Paolo123 Nov 2013 #50