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25. The fundamental difference is she pled guilty while he went to trial

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 03:11 PM

Sep 2015

she was the key prosecution witness against him but refused to testify against him - she would not directly link him with the abuse. The case fell apart and a 2yr plea was the best they could get.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/09/24/a-battered-woman-will-stay-in-prison-for-failing-to-protect-her-kids-from-her-abuser-he-was-released-9-years-ago/

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Wow that is so fucked up! Rex Sep 2015 #1

definitely some of both. niyad Sep 2015 #4

The fundamental difference is she pled guilty while he went to trial hack89 Sep 2015 #25

you and me both. niyad Sep 2015 #3

Can we get a group rate? Glassunion Sep 2015 #5

It's her own fault. She has two strikes against her. Glassunion Sep 2015 #6

at the very least. niyad Sep 2015 #7

Holy crap! gollygee Sep 2015 #8

What the ever-loving WHAT DirkGently Sep 2015 #9

truly bizarro world. niyad Sep 2015 #12

K&R Solly Mack Sep 2015 #10

I wonder Shankapotomus Sep 2015 #11

a much more in-depth (and infuriating) article here: niyad Sep 2015 #14

"Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain..." jtuck004 Sep 2015 #13

yes, it does. niyad Sep 2015 #15

How do you respond to something like this? Stonepounder Sep 2015 #16

the war on women escalates marym625 Sep 2015 #18

almost daily, it seems. niyad Sep 2015 #19

there is no doubt in my mind marym625 Sep 2015 #21

sadly, you are quite correct. niyad Sep 2015 #22

. . . niyad Sep 2015 #20

People often plead guilty to things they haven't done. ColesCountyDem Sep 2015 #26

Kafka-esque Orrex Sep 2015 #27

. . . niyad Sep 2015 #29

kick Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #30