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CaliforniaPeggy

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3. This sort of verdict is also why so many women don't prosecute their rapists. Goddamn it. n/t

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Sat Aug 23, 2014, 04:24 PM

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Florida cop acquitted of rape, tells victim to 'move on' [View all] Hugabear Aug 2014 OP

Yay, Cops! Iggo Aug 2014 #1

Or why women don't report gaspee Aug 2014 #2

This sort of verdict is also why so many women don't prosecute their rapists. Goddamn it. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #3

Exactly! theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #5

Justice wears a blue-stained dress. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2014 #4

"blue stained dress" exactly what do you mean by that? nt alp227 Aug 2014 #13

Or more importantly why cops are no longer respected. PFunk Aug 2014 #6

And there were four women on the jury? BillZBubb Aug 2014 #7

Benefit of the doubt, or fear of revenge from the other cops? Lars39 Aug 2014 #12

I have long thought this to be part of the reason why juries don't convict cops. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #27

Good point. Uggh! nt ecstatic Aug 2014 #41

Maybe that is a factor too. I don't know. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #42

excerpt from another recent thread... BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #8

Well said, Blanche. But the community is the real problem, NOT the cop. He's just a symptom freshwest Aug 2014 #11

Indeed. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #22

you are SOOO right, fresh. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #40

Agreed. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #23

Maybe when his daughter gets sexually assaulted he'll "get it" Dont call me Shirley Aug 2014 #9

Let's rather hope that if the only way he could "get it" KitSileya Aug 2014 #46

Agreed, my statement was impulsive and unnecessary Dont call me Shirley Aug 2014 #50

Move on? Fuck you cop. blackspade Aug 2014 #10

Apparently no one here has even considered the possibility that he was actually, well, NOT guilty. JJChambers Aug 2014 #14

Considering that his DNA was found on her, that's highly unlikely Hugabear Aug 2014 #15

Where does it say that? JJChambers Aug 2014 #20

Well, if she falsely accused him (which was his defense), why is he telling her to "move on?" LisaL Aug 2014 #18

From reports his actions were enough to make him lose his job etherealtruth Aug 2014 #25

did you bother to read the article: niyad Aug 2014 #30

Yes, I read it. She said he did. He said he didn't. JJChambers Aug 2014 #32

considering he was FIRED after an investigation? NO. niyad Aug 2014 #33

But found not guilty by a jury who has been presented all the evidence. JJChambers Aug 2014 #35

righhhht, because juries ALWAYS do the correct thing! niyad Aug 2014 #36

I'm not saying he's not guilty nor am I saying he is guilty. JJChambers Aug 2014 #37

Casey Anthony and George Zimmerman were acquitted as well - n/t Hugabear Aug 2014 #45

a cop who was FIRED because of his actions, and who tells the victim to "move on". . niyad Aug 2014 #31

Usually I would give people that possibility mythology Aug 2014 #39

I know what I think a just outcome would have been DFW Aug 2014 #16

Corruption does seem to be widespread, sadly. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #17

Members of the best armed gang of them all... 99Forever Aug 2014 #19

Power and Control. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #21

six people on a jury? iandhr Aug 2014 #24

Florida has 6 person juries except for death penalty cases davidn3600 Aug 2014 #28

You learn something every day. iandhr Aug 2014 #34

Someone ought to castrate that asshole. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #26

+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #44

It's like being raped all over again! ReRe Aug 2014 #29

Rape culture. riqster Aug 2014 #38

Perhaps kcks Aug 2014 #43

go ahead and tell us why he was fired Skittles Aug 2014 #47

Then why did we bother have a trial? davidn3600 Aug 2014 #48

you really don't get it, do you? Skittles Aug 2014 #49