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To: CondorFlight
where did it say the charges were flimsy?...

usually, when a verdict is overturned for jury stacking or some technicality, its because the shyster lawyers found nothing wrong with the evidence...

I agree that juries should be impartial but do we quiz the men now to see what their attitudes toward rape are?...do they use porn depicting women in degradation?....

the game can be played either way...

its too bad our country is so divided that we mistrust everyone and their brother..

14 posted on 01/28/2018 4:25:25 PM PST by cherry
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To: cherry
where did it say the charges were flimsy?...

Read it again.

18 posted on 01/28/2018 4:29:32 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: cherry
“The Government’s case was weak, primarily based on the testimony of [name redacted], the putative victim, who was unable to remember many of the events surrounding the crime due to alcohol use and whose testimony was controverted by other witnesses at trial,” the opinion read.
19 posted on 01/28/2018 4:32:07 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: cherry

On top of it she waited a very long time to report the alleged rape.

And, the hearing officer recommended dismissing the case because it was so weak but he was overruled by an admiral.


20 posted on 01/28/2018 4:36:38 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: cherry
where did it say the charges were flimsy?...

In the article.

She was drunk, could not remember what happened and other witnesses contradicted her story.

At worse reasonable doubt.

The hearing officer said that there was not enough to make a case.

He was overruled.

21 posted on 01/28/2018 4:39:48 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: cherry

where did it say the charges were flimsy?...

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Cherry,

Read the article. The jury was stacked with female rape victim advocates. the article did say the accuser couldn’t remember facts like where or when it happened.

This is what we normally refer to as a kangaroo court, this will probably go in the dictionary as the definition.


38 posted on 01/28/2018 6:18:09 PM PST by JAKraig (my religion is at least as good as yours)
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