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Dominic Strauss-Kahn released

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aliceliddell · 23/08/2011 09:58

There is no case to answer because Ms Diallo is an 'unreliable witness'. No medical or forensic evidence is relevant. When raped women are 'witnesses' in the legal system, their credibility is the topic of contention, not the evidence. The issue of consent is largely ignored. Criminal law requires 'presumption of innocence' and 'beyond reasonable doubt'. Is it this combination that results in an inadequate legal response to sexual violence or other factors? Can this be changed?

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lollygag · 22/02/2012 15:42

I rest my case on the evidence.

KRITIQ · 22/02/2012 15:41

The fact that you don't give a flying fuck lolly seems about the ONLY thing that's clear. Confused

lollygag · 22/02/2012 15:30

I don't give a flying fuck either! At last we agree on something.

GeekCool · 22/02/2012 15:16

Gosh you must live in an interesting world lollys. I don't give a flying fuck what her job is/was. It has no bearing on whether or not she was a victim of sexual assault.

lollygag · 22/02/2012 12:33

Are you agreeing that she WAS a prostitute?

GeekCool · 22/02/2012 11:59

Are you suggesting that a prostitute can't be raped? I sincerely hope not.

lollygag · 22/02/2012 05:33

Not my words,the words of Top Gear magazine.

KRITIQ · 21/02/2012 21:04

Sure lolly, sure. Biscuit

lollygag · 21/02/2012 20:10

FYI:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser wasn't just a girl working at a hotel -- she was a working girl.
The Sofitel housekeeper who claims the former IMF boss sexually assaulted her in his room was doing double duty as a prostitute, collecting cash on the side from male guests, The Post has learned.

"There is information . . . of her getting extraordinary tips, if you know what I mean. And it's not for bringing extra f--king towels," a source close to the defense investigation said yesterday.

Read more: www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/maid_cleaning_up_as_hooker_0mMd759PLuYGYYJyA0RNbI#ixzz1n36LYJYn

NunOnTheRun · 21/02/2012 19:37

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17110618

21 February 2012 Last updated at 13:37

Strauss-Kahn questioned in prostitution ring inquiry

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been detained for questioning by French police investigating a prostitution ring.

Mr Strauss-Kahn, once a front-runner for the French presidency, could be held for 48 hours at a police station in Lille, northern France.

SweetTheSting · 18/09/2011 08:47

Cheria it says here there will be an interview with him tonight on French TV - Indy DSK - conducted by a friend of the family (grr). If you or other French posters watch it, would be great to know what you think!

SweetTheSting · 08/09/2011 10:32

Looks likely court date will be deferred again, DSK's lawyers want more time to prepare his defence.

DSK trial

Cheria · 31/08/2011 13:58

He's due back in France any day now apparently. I hope he doesn't come and pollute my corner of France.

PettyCoat · 31/08/2011 13:38

Civil court date in the Bronx deferred to 9th Sept

[[http://www.scribd.com/doc/63596095/090911DSK-Bronx-Court-Motion
DSK date]]

Cheria · 28/08/2011 14:44

Oh I'd never heard of him. I'm going to have to shove him and his stupid opinions in a box and hide it deep down the back of my mind. With a bit of luck he'll never come out again.

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aliceliddell · 28/08/2011 14:20

Cheria - so sorry to burst your bubble of innocence. TY is one of the true gits of our world; his misguided opinion on schools is largely based on his own experience of unsupportive parents and private schools, I think

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Cheria · 28/08/2011 14:10

Oh I just read that Toby Telegraph piece what a patronising w***

Cheria · 28/08/2011 14:08

Until today I had never heard of Toby Young (the bliss of living abroad). And now I wish I hadn't. What a git.

Unbelievably Suzanne Moore spoke some sense in the Daily Fail today here down towards the bottom.

Nearly fainted to find myself agreeing with her.

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aliceliddell · 28/08/2011 13:49

Oh good, a new reason to hate Toby Young! Hope the middle classes recognise his value in their daughters' lives.

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Greythorne · 28/08/2011 13:36

Good Lord.

Toby Young reaches new low. Here.

I feel sickened by this man's smug, MRA attitudes in a mainstream broadsheet.

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aliceliddell · 27/08/2011 20:48

In The Guardian they were saying that a lot of Socialist Party members see him as a liability, though not necessarily believing the accusations. So - mixed result. Good luck to Osez la feminisme at the conference!

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Cheria · 26/08/2011 17:22

Can't do anything and as the weeks go by it will get worse and worse Angry

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aliceliddell · 26/08/2011 16:09

but anyway - back to the plot : DSK. What can we do in the French 'Socialist' party to halt the rehab of this alleged rapist?

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AuldAlliance · 26/08/2011 16:07

Ségolène has never held a serious ministerial post in any gvmt. She has no high-level political experience outwith her local region - where, I agree, she seems to be appreciated.

DH went to one of her rallies prior to the previous election, as his mother was going, and he said she seemed to think she was some kind of strange Messiah, acting in an oddly evangelistic way.

I do agree that she is often criticised for stereotypically 'female' failings (being shrill, hysterical, etc.), but there is a bit of an image problem there that she could address, frankly. Her answers to questions are often a tad vague, too...

Aubry is sadly too dour. Hollande seems clever but boring. DSK did seem to be a potential candidate with economic sense, until he showed his true colours.

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aliceliddell · 26/08/2011 16:06

YY, Cameron/Osborne/Clegg - economic policy Hmm GB growth is around 0% now. Going well, then. Good luck with that, Dave.

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