Posted on 07/18/2003 2:56:45 PM PDT by arthur003
Statements by Kobe Bryant and His Wife The Associated Press
Statements by Kobe Bryant and His Wife 13 minutes ago By The Associated Press
The following statements by Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, were released Friday in response to the felony sexual assault charge filed against the Los Angeles Lakers (news) star in Colorado:
Bryant's statement: "I am innocent of the charges filed today. I did not assault the woman who is accusing me. I made the mistake of adultery. I have to answer to my wife and my God for my actions that night and I pray that both will forgive me. Nothing that happened June 30th was against the will of the woman who now falsely accuses me. These false allegations have hurt my family. I will fight against these allegations with all my strength. My wife is the strongest person I know. She is willing to stand by me despite my mistake. That means everything to me. I have so much to live for. And by that I do not mean the contracts, or the money, or the fame. I mean my family. I will fight for them. I appreciate all those who have supported me. Thank you for believing in me. My family and I are going to need your support and prayers now more than ever." ___
Vanessa Bryant's statement: "I know that my husband has made a mistake — the mistake of adultery. He and I will have to deal with that within our marriage, and we will do so. He is not a criminal. I know that he did not commit a crime, he did not assault anyone. He is a loving and kind husband and father. I believe in his innocence. Because I know him to be innocent, I will stand by him and we will face this together. I will give him all the strength and support he needs to face these false accusations. I will not let him face these accusations alone. I know Kobe better than anyone. The great person you see on the court and in the public is a far greater person off the court."
Here is where they got that photo. Click the link in the posting to see it without the useless logo. The press has been reporting that she was on the 2002 cheerleading team, but I don't know how they figured out which of the tall blonds is the right one.
Thanks for posting the link. If hotel security had to go to the room why didn't the girl scream out to free herself? Or was she already gone by then?
Are you saying that women who are raped are at fault? If so, please explain how an 82 year old (African American) grandmother I knew lured in her stranger (also African American) rapist in through her locked and then broken kitchen window and then encouraged her rapist to beat her in the head with a gun, knock out a few of her teeth during his assault all in the middle of the night?
Maybe she was lonesome for company, or wait, maybe she was after his money? Oops, she was asleep when her rapist broke in. She had never met her rapist prior to his unexpected arrival.
Rape is not about sex, it's about rage and violence against a victim perceived to be weak. Rape is not about racial discrimination. Grow up.
Where do woman's studies graduates go after university? They become lawyers, legislators, judges, supreme court judges.
No doubt. You were caught in #40 praising Kobi's side of the story while attacking his opposition because they had no evidence. That's "clearly understandable". Now you're throwing gibberish at me for pointing it out. I've been through enough interrelations with you. Feel free to take the last word, and then don't talk to me again.
So anyone who believes Kobe to be guilt is automatically a racist? A good way to start an argument, I guess, but a very poor choice of words if you want anyone to take you seriously. You should rethink the use of gross generalizations.
No woman who is raped is at fault. However, was the guy who stopped but not soon enough after the girl said no during intercourse in California guilty of rape. I think not, but California told him to spend 20 years to life in jail.
Was the drunken girl who went into the guy's dorm room, lay down with him and regretted her actions a couple of days later raped. I don't think so, but I would guess alot of Freepers would think so.
Does race play a part in rape? I agree with you, no. Does race play a part in who is charged with and who is convicted of rape? I would disagree with you and say yes.
Grow up? No, you grow up.
Reexamine the phrase, "Those who" used in my post. "Those who" lacks specific referential indexing as my linguist friends used to say. It is the opposite of a generalization as the statement following it could refer to one person, many people or even no one at all.
No, YOU don't talk to me again.
Thank you for the compliment. I hope you feel this way after you read my other response to you. Frankly though, discussing rape is not my idea of fun.
"True but if the definition she or the DA uses for rape comes out of a woman's studies text or its equivalent..."
This is something you have said in at least one other response. Have you ever read a "woman's studies text"? I have not so I ask in all sincerity. I also did not enroll in a woman's study course in college.
In which women's studies text is rape defined as anything but a violent assault against a victim?
Where in the USA has there been a law enacted using text from a "woman's studies text" which legally re-defines rape as anything less than a violent assault against a victim?
Are you referring to "date rape?" Do you define rape only as an act committed by a stranger?
If a victim knows the assailant's name because they are neighbors, customers, classmates, friends of friends or on a first date, does that give the assailant a free pass to violently assault those acquaintances? What about on a second, third or fourth date? Is a violent assault acceptable then?
What if the assailant sees their victim at a swimming pool dressed in a swim suit? Because the victim is not wearing a lot of clothes, is this a sign that the victim enticed the assailant?
Where do you come up with these things?
I have a book "Polite Sounding Phrases Which P*ss People Off".
My only point was that if you want Bryant to be given the benefit of the doubt until the evidence is in; then, to be logically consistant, you have to do the same with the woman. On the other hand, if you want to call her a psychotic slut, you can't get all indignant when others call Bryant a vicious rapist. They have as much evidence as you do. None.
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