Posted on 05/17/2011 6:35:27 AM PDT by rawhide
French Socialist politicians voiced outrage Tuesday at the parading of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn handcuffed and unshaven in the United States before he has a chance to defend himself on charges of attempted rape.
Arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a chambermaid at a luxury New York hotel,Strauss-Kahn was made by police to walk manacled in front of cameras on his way to a courthouse,and his appearance before a judge was televised.
Former Culture Minister Jack Lang described the treatment of the Socialist presidential frontrunner--whose political career is now in tatters--as a "lynching" that had "provoked horror and aroused disgust."
The U.S. justice system,he said,was "politicized" and the judge appeared to have been determined to "make a Frenchman pay" by denying the head of the International Monetary Fund bail even though his lawyer had offered to post $1 million bond.
To many Americans,the handling of Strauss-Kahn reflected an egalitarian tradition that all crime suspects get the same treatment,regardless of their wealth or power.
Socialist Party leader Martine Aubry denounced "degrading images" and said France was lucky to have a law on the presumption of innocence that bars media from showing defendants in handcuffs before they are convicted.
Former Justice Minister Elisabeth Guigou,who drafted that law,called the pre-trial publicity "absolutely sickening."
"The power of these images of a Kahn who hasn't been allowed to shave, tired, and not dressed properly,all that offends human dignity,"she told Europe 1 radio.
Another respected former justice minister,Robert Badinter,who pushed through the abolition of the death penalty in France,said the IMF chief had been subjected to "death by media."
"Never forget it's not just judges that are elected,but prosecutors.And the chief of police is elected.And clearly,in public opinion,to exhibit a powerful rich man in the presence of a victim from a very poor background,electorally,it pays off."
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Just a guess but I doubt that that applies if the rapist is non muslim and the one raped is muslim.
It’s a secret to me.
When a cop does wrong, and the incident reveals a systematic weakness and not just that of an individual, you’re damn right I’m there demanding answers.
But I also support cops when they’re in the right and that is certainly no secret.
Why is this even an issue? Had they arrested this fool in “La Belle France,” he’d be guilty until proved innocent. You know, that Napoleonic Code and all!
THE COMPLETE MILITARY HISTORY OF FRANCE
- Gallic Wars
- Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian. [Or at ths time in history, a Roman -ed.]
- Hundred Years War
- Mostly lost, saved at last by female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare; “France’s armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman.” Sainted.
- Italian Wars
- Lost. France becomes the first and only country to ever lose two wars when fighting Italians.
- Wars of Religion
- France goes 0-5-4 against the Huguenots
- Thirty Years War
- France is technically not a participant, but manages to get invaded anyway. Claims a tie on the basis that eventually the other participants started ignoring her.
- War of Revolution
- Tied. Frenchmen take to wearing red flowerpots as chapeaux.
- The Dutch War
- Tied
- War of the Augsburg League/King William’s War/French and Indian War
- Lost, but claimed as a tie. Three ties in a row induces deluded Frogophiles the world over to label the period as the height of French military power.
- War of the Spanish Succession
- Lost. The War also gave the French their first taste of a Marlborough, which they have loved every since.
- American Revolution
- In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as “de Gaulle Syndrome”, and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; “France only wins when America does most of the fighting.”
- French Revolution
- Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French.
- The Napoleonic Wars
- Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule!) due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer.
- The Franco-Prussian War
- Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France’s ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night.
- World War I
- Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States [Entering the war late -ed.]. Thousands of French women find out what it’s like to not only sleep with a winner, but one who doesn’t call her “Fraulein.” Sadly, widespread use of condoms by American forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline.
- World War II
- Lost. Conquered French liberated by the United States and Britain just as they finish learning the Horst Wessel Song.
- War in Indochina
- Lost. French forces plead sickness; take to bed with the Dien Bien Flu
- Algerian Rebellion
- Lost. Loss marks the first defeat of a western army by a Non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades, and produces the First Rule of Muslim Warfare; “We can always beat the French.” This rule is identical to the First Rules of the Italians, Russians, Germans, English, Dutch, Spanish, Vietnamese and Esquimaux.
- War on Terrorism
- France, keeping in mind its recent history, surrenders to Germans and Muslims just to be safe. Attempts to surrender to Vietnamese ambassador fail after he takes refuge in a McDonald’s.
The question for any country silly enough to count on the French should not be “Can we count on the French?”, but rather “How long until France collapses?”
“Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. All you do is leave behind a lot of noisy baggage.”
Or, better still, the quote from last week’s Wall Street Journal: “They’re there when they need you.”
Manifique, monsieur!
Women love the bad boy.
No, it is even worse for the girl/woman then, because she is guilty of adultery with an infidel.
Yeah. . .I caught that error as well.
“And the chief of police is elected. . .”
Idiot.
French socialist blowhards. However, I agree with them on handcuffing, as it is symbolic. If and when he’s convicted, then parade him around in cuffs, but not before, unless he’s a violent flight risk.
If they warrant arrest then handcuffs are warranted as well!
I understand your point, but to me, being handcuffed and dragged off to jail are powerful symbols. As it is, he hasn’t been found guilty YET and so I’m against it.
Michael Savage is a savage, and a crazy one at that. These conspiracy theories are running rampant in France. In the MSM as we as the blogs. Has Savage read the official Complaint available on Smoking Gun?
One misogynist making excuses for another?
Have you seen the size of him? He is fat and bloated, but physically massive and powerful. FWIW: 62 is old, only if you are 25.
Amen!
In the French media, all the sympathy the outpour of outrage and horror at the treatment of a man of his importance by the evil uncivilized Americans and their mockery of a legal system.
Hardly a word of sympathy or compassion for the victim.
Their Socialists are exactly like our Socialists.
Amen!
In the French media, all the sympathy the outpour of outrage and horror at the treatment of a man of his importance by the evil uncivilized Americans and their mockery of a legal system.
Hardly a word of sympathy or compassion for the victim.
Their Socialists are exactly like our Socialists.
Ya think Sarkozy made some (wink wink) arrangements with that Sofitel?
Or even just behave your rear
If the French really believed the images were so disgusting, humiliating and depriving DSK of his humanity and dignity, why did they splash them across the front page of every newspaper and magazine in France?
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