Quote Originally Posted by wiggin View Post
Don't be a dick; you know that the context of my posting had to do with a priori believing those who claim to be rape victims in order to encourage reporting and such, not to prejudice the outcome of a trial.
If only the retribution that is supposed to come at the end of the trial IF guilt has been established weren't meted out well before by that approach.

Let's assume that DSK is found not guilty; will he be able to recover his old position? Will he head the IMF again? Will he be a serious contender for the French presidency again? Will he be able to recover the money he lost on his defense and/or his present house arrest? You know and I know that his public life is finished no matter what. And the reason for that is that we are being told that rape is underreported and we really therefore should encourage reporting it by respecting the claims of the accuser .