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Re: TN football player wants rape case dismissed because unconscious victim was ‘prom
They're likely do this again and again and again. Attack the credability of the other person is a tired and true low ball effort for the legal profession, and not just in rape cases. This is one of the pitfalls of a legal system where people are innocent until proven guilty and who are guaranteed a fair trial under the law. You're rarely going to have people just walking up and going "GUILTY" outside of plea deals, which means lawyers will always try to be finding SOME method of attempting to win the case. Even if the best case scenario is unlikely to succeed 99% of the times, that 1% chance is still viewed as worth it compared to the 100% chance of being found guilty if you plead guilty.
The question isn't when this will stop happening in the legal profession in this fashion. That's a question that basically has no purpose OTHER than to assure that those who make their political hay off this issue will always be able to beat the drum. The question is whether society, by and large, views these kind of defenses as laughable and illegitimate. And, by and large, that is the case.
How many more times do people need to hear this kind of crap before they stop blaming the victim?
They're likely do this again and again and again. Attack the credability of the other person is a tired and true low ball effort for the legal profession, and not just in rape cases. This is one of the pitfalls of a legal system where people are innocent until proven guilty and who are guaranteed a fair trial under the law. You're rarely going to have people just walking up and going "GUILTY" outside of plea deals, which means lawyers will always try to be finding SOME method of attempting to win the case. Even if the best case scenario is unlikely to succeed 99% of the times, that 1% chance is still viewed as worth it compared to the 100% chance of being found guilty if you plead guilty.
The question isn't when this will stop happening in the legal profession in this fashion. That's a question that basically has no purpose OTHER than to assure that those who make their political hay off this issue will always be able to beat the drum. The question is whether society, by and large, views these kind of defenses as laughable and illegitimate. And, by and large, that is the case.