So the latest is that the accuser may forgo the criminal trial in favor of a civil suit. According to her lawyer, she is concerned that the court screw-ups will make it difficult for her to get a fair trial. But how about Kobe's fair trial?
The medical records are sealed and can't be admitted into evidence, but this is a young woman who has attempted suicide twice. Does it prove that she can't be raped? No. Does it mean her mental state is in question? Yes.
Evidence suggests that she had sex with another person AFTER her encounter with Bryant. Until her boyfriend offers a sample, one can only guess his identity. Does it prove that she wasn't raped? No. Does a sexual encounter mere hours after a rape fall outside the typical victim profile? Yes.
In the 200-page document emailed to the press, the prosecutors expressed concern that these revelations might make it more difficult to prove their case. Well, of course it makes it more difficult. The question is whether or not any of these people have admitted to themselves the possibility that there was no crime committed.
Don't these public servants owe it to their constituents to seek justice? Is it justice to continue a highly speculative case against any defendant, much less one with the resources to mount a highly competent defense? Have we forgotten how this young woman used her position to isolate Bryant's guards in the furthest available room from his? Have we forgotten that she violated hotel policy to slip up to his room? Do these facts prove she wasn't raped. No. But, neither do they prove that she was raped.
The missing piece of this puzzle is Bryant's recorded testimony during his first police interview. There may be some startling revelations in that testimony that blow away the mountain of evidence that has raised so much doubt in the public's mind. However, if the prosecution's idea of a bombshell is an alleged "groping" incident at Shaquille O'Neal's Orlando mansion, one has to wonder if there's anything to this case at all.
The medical records are sealed and can't be admitted into evidence, but this is a young woman who has attempted suicide twice. Does it prove that she can't be raped? No. Does it mean her mental state is in question? Yes.
Evidence suggests that she had sex with another person AFTER her encounter with Bryant. Until her boyfriend offers a sample, one can only guess his identity. Does it prove that she wasn't raped? No. Does a sexual encounter mere hours after a rape fall outside the typical victim profile? Yes.
In the 200-page document emailed to the press, the prosecutors expressed concern that these revelations might make it more difficult to prove their case. Well, of course it makes it more difficult. The question is whether or not any of these people have admitted to themselves the possibility that there was no crime committed.
Don't these public servants owe it to their constituents to seek justice? Is it justice to continue a highly speculative case against any defendant, much less one with the resources to mount a highly competent defense? Have we forgotten how this young woman used her position to isolate Bryant's guards in the furthest available room from his? Have we forgotten that she violated hotel policy to slip up to his room? Do these facts prove she wasn't raped. No. But, neither do they prove that she was raped.
The missing piece of this puzzle is Bryant's recorded testimony during his first police interview. There may be some startling revelations in that testimony that blow away the mountain of evidence that has raised so much doubt in the public's mind. However, if the prosecution's idea of a bombshell is an alleged "groping" incident at Shaquille O'Neal's Orlando mansion, one has to wonder if there's anything to this case at all.
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