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Nye Bevan
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Tue May-24-11 06:56 AM Original message |
Strauss-Kahn's pals bid to pay off woman's kin |
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Fumesucker
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Tue May-24-11 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oh boy... |
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Oceansaway
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Tue May-24-11 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. k & r...nt |
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LuvNewcastle
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Tue May-24-11 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm surprised they didn't get to her |
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CTyankee
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Tue May-24-11 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
4. I don't see how this could NOT become an international incident if it happens this way. |
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JackRiddler
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Tue May-24-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
23. It worked for the CIA assassin, Raymond Davis, why not for Strauss-Kahn? |
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CTyankee
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Tue May-24-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. DSK is at a completely different level than Davis. I'm not saying what went down with Davis was |
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joshcryer
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Wed May-25-11 02:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
38. What are you talking about? The rich do this all the time. |
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mopinko
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Tue May-24-11 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
5. since bribery and obstruction of justice |
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ironrooster
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Tue May-24-11 07:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. bribing a witness is a felony in NY |
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mopinko
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Tue May-24-11 07:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. it's not the crime, it's the cover up. |
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JDPriestly
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Tue May-24-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
17. But what if she is blackmailing him or something akin to that? |
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brooklynite
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Tue May-24-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. We DO know some facts... |
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JDPriestly
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Tue May-24-11 05:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. There is a saying in the law: A good prosecutor could get a |
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joshcryer
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Wed May-25-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
49. That's utter bullshit, there were a few hundred or so Grand Jury indictments in NY... |
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joshcryer
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Wed May-25-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
48. We don't know DSKs side of the story because his lawyers are being silent. |
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entanglement
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Thu May-26-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #17 |
55. Are you Mrs Strauss-Kahn or something? Why are you so strongly against this woman? |
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JAnthony
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Tue May-24-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. I think we should charge ANY one who attempts to bribe a witness, and |
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jberryhill
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Wed May-25-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
42. What do you suppose was witnessed in Africa? |
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keopeli
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Tue May-24-11 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
8. Why the non-sequitor? Does the case not appaul you enough already? |
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Nye Bevan
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Tue May-24-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Precisely. Anyone can buy the newspaper. |
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msanthrope
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Wed May-25-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
52. Um, DSK hired Jackson's molestation lawyer. So it's not a non-sequitur. n/t |
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Downwinder
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Tue May-24-11 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
9. Isn't that how we got Raymond Davis out of Pakistan? |
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dipsydoodle
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Tue May-24-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Exactly - good example. |
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orangeapple
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Tue May-24-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. different cultures do handle things like this differently |
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JackRiddler
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Tue May-24-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. In both cases it's intercultural, and someone is paying a bribe. Bribes are universal. |
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JDPriestly
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Tue May-24-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. But what if the facts she has told about the incident in the hotel room |
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JackRiddler
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Tue May-24-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. hm, "her background" may render her story incredible? |
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JDPriestly
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Tue May-24-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. She is from a French-speaking country in Africa. |
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JackRiddler
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Tue May-24-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I think you're engaging in the standard blame-the-victim cliches. |
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JDPriestly
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Tue May-24-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Let's just wait and see. |
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joshcryer
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Wed May-25-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. In New York the conduct of an individual is certainly admissible, and you're laying out the defense. |
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joshcryer
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Wed May-25-11 09:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
46. Yes, you're laying out the defense very well, she will be chastized as a money grubbing liar. |
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Downwinder
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Tue May-24-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. Diyya -- Sharia Law |
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AngryAmish
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Tue May-24-11 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
10. Take the money, testify anyway |
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Peace Patriot
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Tue May-24-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
11. Accused = disgraced? What kind of justice is this? |
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BobbyBoring
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Tue May-24-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. It's the NY Post |
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Zorra
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Tue May-24-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Agreed. If DSK is found to be |
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Nye Bevan
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Tue May-24-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. So it's wrong to refer to people as "criminals" until they have been convicted in a "court of law"? |
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Lenomsky
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Tue May-24-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. They SHOULD BE prosecuted and punished. They are war criminals and traitors. |
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provis99
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Tue May-24-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. never underestimate DU's talent for hypocrisy. |
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Peace Patriot
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Wed May-25-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
39. I'm sorry but Bush, Cheney & Rumsfeld and their cohorts are in a category by themselves, |
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joshcryer
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Wed May-25-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Right, so the Bush's, Cheney's and Rumsfeld's of this world are not innocent until proven guilty... |
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Peace Patriot
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Thu May-26-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Bush, Cheney & Rumsfeld have been IMMUNIZED by FIAT. And there is NO QUESTION that |
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joshcryer
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Wed May-25-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
45. He has not just been arraigned, he has been *indicted by a grand jury.* |
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JDPriestly
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Tue May-24-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. I'm with you, Peace Patriot. |
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Dreamer Tatum
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Wed May-25-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. But you've never used highly prejudicial language in your takedowns of GWB? |
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Odin2005
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Tue May-24-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
18. Slick bastards! |
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Mz Pip
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Tue May-24-11 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
30. She can always sue him |
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Demeter
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Tue May-24-11 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
36. This man must be crucified--figuratively |
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daleo
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Tue May-24-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Castration, then trial? n/t |
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sabrina 1
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Wed May-25-11 08:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Amazing, isn't it? Frightening really. And all based on Rupert |
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joshcryer
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Wed May-25-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Oh bullshit, the *same people* who said DSK shouldn't be caught because he's powerful and rich... |
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sabrina 1
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Wed May-25-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Wrong, I am denying nothing. I am sure the rich and powerful |
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msanthrope
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Wed May-25-11 10:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
53. Oh, but the DSK apologists are being consistent. |
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Dreamer Tatum
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Wed May-25-11 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
40. Next he will try the more direct approach, I'm sure. nt |
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