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In reply to the discussion: Fox Anchor Greg Kelly (And Son of NYC Police Commissioner) Accused Of Rape [View all]caseymoz
(5,763 posts)51. Not a trial, I'm just guessing.
Guilt being enormously difficult to prove in a rape case, often the guilty go free and not because of incompetence or bias (though there is that). Often it's just because the rapist is innocent until proven guilty (at least in the courts, not in the president's courts) and guilt could not be proved beyond a shadow of a doubt.
It's a price we pay for that principle. And unfortunately, there's no good way to correct it without throwing the assumption of innocence down the drain.
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Fox Anchor Greg Kelly (And Son of NYC Police Commissioner) Accused Of Rape [View all]
Tx4obama
Jan 2012
OP
They are only investigating..............he hasnt been convicted so tad early to be bashing him. nt
cstanleytech
Jan 2012
#7
Not too early IMHO since 'Cons have a history of perverted sexual behavior. nt
live love laugh
Jan 2012
#8
Weiner hardly did anything wrong. His communications were text and phone calls and
N7Shepard
Jan 2012
#21
Right. But he's not free from being classed as a sexual pervert which you seem to be arguing. n/t
vaberella
Jan 2012
#71
At the rate we're going, it won't be long before we're taking GOP loyalty oaths.
Octafish
Jan 2012
#20
They continued phone and text contact with each other after the incident, and
Lance_Boyle
Jan 2012
#9
I predict that all this incident will do is tarnish Mister Kelly's reputation (such as it is).
MADem
Jan 2012
#11
Not exactly - many don't report rape until years after it happened, or even at all
chrisa
Jan 2012
#54
In "The Goodbye Girl", Marsha Mason's character threatens to cry "rape!" if Richard
closeupready
Jan 2012
#41
I really hope no national media finds it "newsworthy" until some actual evidence can be displayed.
PavePusher
Jan 2012
#76