OH BOY!! Dominique-Strauss alleged victim is a black Muslim according to ABC news

[bigdarryl]

I see where this is going she will be attacked in the media as setting him up which is totally crazy this guy has an alleged history of this. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/world-22186928/dominique-strauss-kahn-s-alleged-victim-25272534.html#crsl=%252Fvideo%252Fworld-22186928%252Fdominique-strauss-kahn-s-alleged-victim-25272534.html

[opihimoimoi]

1. DSK is gonna try to fight but ain't gonna work...GUILTY as HELL

[joshcryer]

4. Indicted on all charges. I expect DSK to plead guilty for a lesser sentence.

He'll probably get a 5 year minimum and a 2.5 year early out.

If he takes it to trial he will get the max.

[opihimoimoi]

36. He is a hubristic sadistic asshole who likes pain in his sex activities

to inflict pain while doing it is nasty shit

so primitive...like a troglodyte

[joshcryer]

2. Yeah, they're likely going to go with a "poor black woman set him up for money" defense.

It's going to be real ugly.

[seabeyond]

3. or a white jewish male forcing a black muslim woman to give bj is living a fantasy.

[Bragi]

5. So you think he confirmed her religion first? /nt

[seabeyond]

7. i know she was wearing an head scarf so didnt take much to conclude. nt

[Bragi]

10. Noted /nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. True, but that was known on Tuesday, if not earlier:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hotel_maid_reveals_report_brother_cqmWIr4vfBEA1FmrvFy1oM

There's no need to get quite so excited about it now.

[Eddie Haskell]

8. Why do you think the fact that she's muslim

changes things?

[Lars39]

13. His trial will take place in New York...they're trying to sway public opinion

to his side because "she's a Muslim". Get the crowds rabid against her and they'll have trouble seating a jury.

[seabeyond]

16. hence, why i posted what i did. another way to look at, that doesnt make him a hero.

i agree that is exactly what they are doing.

there was another article about a civil lawsuit. her lawyer said it had not been talked about, was not a consideration. yet there was a huge ass article about all the people she could see

to make her look like

a money grabbing ho?

[Lars39]

27. I think they'll try every tactic they can think of....remember,

it's what is said first that sticks in a lot of people's minds. I feel so sorry for her. :(

[Eddie Haskell]

18. It does bring up a very interesting question:

Can the burka be worn in court? Can she wear it when she gives her testimony?

http://www.google.com/search?q=burka&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7ADRA_en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=KHDWTbqkIJD1gAeKo-yhBw&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1073&bih=529

[seabeyond]

21. she is in the u.s. not france. she has the freedom to wear the SCARF, not burka

in court.

[leftynyc]

23. WTF are you talking about?

Who said anything about a burqua? She wears a headscarf (although both pictures I've seen of her, she didn't have one on). And the answer to your question would be no - you cannot testify with your face covered - not in NY.

[seabeyond]

25. he is strong anti prosecution of this man using anything to validate the assault. nt

[Eddie Haskell]

28. Now, I'm on trial?

My sister-in-law is Muslim, she sometimes wears a scarf (niqab) that covers half of her face. I'm asking a legal question and I'm not sure you're the one to answer it.

[seabeyond]

33. as i said above... unlike france, women have that freedom in dress. hyberbole much? trail?

you really have a hankering to oppress opposition, dontcha.

my perspective shared from observation. it is allowed on a DISCUSSION board.

we .... discuss

[Eddie Haskell]

34. I'm not questioning your right to respond.

Just your legal background.

For the record, my sister-in-law used to wear a niqab all the time, she no longer does. I'm not sure whether wearing the niqab is culturally or religiously required, if required at all. I just thought it was an interesting question and could (if not already decided) become an issue in the trial.

[sufrommich]

26. Where have you seen pictures of her? nt

[leftynyc]

35. This wasn't the orginal place

I saw it but here's a link (I will not post the picture)

http://news1.ghananation.com/headlines/155846-nafissatou-diallo-maid-assaulted-by-imf-chief-dominique-strauss-kahn.html

The French got totally bent out of shape about pictures of Kahn doing the perp walk but thinks nothing of publicizing the victim's name and picture - revolting.

[Eddie Haskell]

30. Sorry, I thought someone said burka.

Can she wear a scarf?

[Eddie Haskell]

31. Here's a case in MI

http://dawudwalid.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/drama-in-mi-regarding-niqab-in-courts/

Here's a followup: http://chaldeandetroit.com/news.php?id=565

Apparently the scarf is called a hijab, the veil is called a niqab, and the burka is the outer garment. Didn't know.

[GeorgeGist]

9. Alleged history ...

WTF is that?

[Fumesucker]

11. The allegations against him seem to be piling up..

I think he did it but I think there's a non-zero chance there's more to it than meets the eye.

How did someone in the opposition party to him in France know he was being arrested before the NYPD announced it, only 19 minutes after the arrest?

[seabeyond]

12. why is this amazing. maybe he text people about his arrest, who text some people who text some

people

now, when a poster that is defending this man said thos person knew BEFORE the arrest, that could raise a brow or two. but he was wrong.

[Fumesucker]

17. He texted the opposition about his arrest?

That doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

I'm not trying to blame the victim here, like I said, I think he did it, I'm just not one hundred percent convinced that's all there is to it.

[sufrommich]

19. There is no proof that such a text exist. If it did, it would

be extremely easy to produce the text with the time stamp.

[Fumesucker]

See my post #20

:hi:

[seabeyond]

24. i am not taking a position either, but from my post, why would you get he text opposition?

ONE person finds out, it is viral

[sufrommich]

15. The alleged tweet (which would include a time stamp) has

not been seen.

[Fumesucker]

20. Well then I'm probably jumping to conclusions..

He's a rapist IMO, we'll see how things turn out at the trial which seems to be certain by now.

[LanternWaste]

29. In today's culture of instants communications...

"How did someone in the opposition party to him in France know he was being arrested ..."

In today's culture of instants communications, I would imagine that merely one phone call to an IMF lawyer could easily have its contents advertised to relevant parties within a matter of minutes.

[mfcorey1]

14. So what? The allegation is still that of a woman who was raped. nt

[Fumesucker]

22. The M$M will dance around it but the racist and bigoted dog whistling is going to be deafening..

Prepare for an avalanche of shit like we have seldom seen.

This is going to be HUGH!11!one

[Skidmore]

32. Who needs the media to do this when we have DUers actively

working on building up to the same innuendos.