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Captain Stern

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38. Perhaps so.

Mon May 18, 2015, 07:07 PM

May 2015

But it could be that the prosecutor didn't think he/she could win a case without the victim's testimony. In that case, the abuser would have walked away with no punishment at all.

My point is that there don't have to be any crooked players in our justice system for it to be unfair. It's definitely better to be a rich defendant, than a non-rich defendant. The abuser could have payed off the victim, the victim's mother (his wife), and/or the victim's biological father to not cooperate with the prosecution. If that were the case, there's nothing the prosecutor or judge could do.

Even if that weren't the case, the resources that the abuser had at his disposal tilt the table in his favor. He can afford to pay superior lawyers to delay the case forever, without suffering any change in lifestyle at all. The rest of us don't have that luxury.

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Clearly this is bullshit! Enthusiast May 2015 #4

I remember reading about the case when he was first arrested. Fuddnik May 2015 #8

I didn't think about that: he bought his way out of prison by paying the parents. C Moon May 2015 #19

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The billionaire class... sendero May 2015 #10

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stepdaughter--sounds to me like incest. merrily May 2015 #15

Transfer the productive turd's billions to the 12-year-old. Octafish May 2015 #16

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I was called to jury duty a couple of years ago... Javaman May 2015 #18

Wow. Yeah, I sat on a multiple child molestation case�3 kids (including a 4 year old). C Moon May 2015 #21

That had to be tough... Javaman May 2015 #34

And yet, even here F4lconF16 May 2015 #22

I wouldn't ever want my life left in the hands of a jury (not directly related to your comment) C Moon May 2015 #24

Disgraceful fadedrose May 2015 #23

Seems the article is a little misleading. Captain Stern May 2015 #25

Regardless, we need to be reminded that our justice system is just as messed up as randys1 May 2015 #26

I agree, but we should do it accurately. Captain Stern May 2015 #27

The guy was a repeat offender. He assaulted the girl on numerous occasions. yellowcanine May 2015 #29

True. But the judge can only sentence him for what he's pleading guilty to. Captain Stern May 2015 #30

Yeah well the prosecutor is much to blame here then. yellowcanine May 2015 #31

Perhaps so. Captain Stern May 2015 #38

Hopefully an Attorney Advocate for the child will sue his ass off. yellowcanine May 2015 #28

The original charges were reduced because the prosecution had no chance of succeeding struggle4progress May 2015 #32

So it's sounding like the billionaire was paying them off. C Moon May 2015 #33

Mebbe. Dunno. Mebbe it's just another fugged-up family where step-dad struggle4progress May 2015 #35

Oh yeah, what was I thinking? He's the step-dad. I forgot about that. Thx. C Moon May 2015 #36

Calvinism certainly does pay off for the rich AZ Progressive May 2015 #37