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In reply to the discussion: Julian Assange bids to sue Julia Gillard for defamation over WikiLeaks comments [View all]LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)One woman's story has already been debunked by the physical evidence. For some reason, neither you nor s4p, who so loves him some Assange links any other time, want to address that one- the older woman, who was the driving force behind the younger going to the police, was lying. Under any standard of evidence in any civilized country, that would result in a dismissal of at least half and likely all charges, since she did influence the younger woman and even took her to a police officer who was a friend of hers.
I know you really, really don't want to hear it and want even less to admit it, but there is nothing here that would result in a prosecution for your average Sven off the street. Even if the younger woman's story is true, the behavior of both the other accuser and the state have destroyed any possibility of their being a fair trial.
So once again: how much evidence do you feel needs to pile up on behalf of the accused before an already questionable case can be dropped? I'll double down: why do you feel this one case should be held to a different standard than any other case? Is it the charge, or just the name of the person being charged? Why, specifically, should this case not be dropped? Point me to something good and specific that would hold up in an unbiased court.