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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:01 PM Original message |
Why do so many people give Julian Assange the benefit of the doubt but not Dominique Strauss-Kahn? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. I suppose the violence factor- no one has accused Assange of being violent |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why don't you tell us what you think about that? Somehow, we never really know |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I generally let people have their day(s) in court. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Humor me once--take a stand. nt |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I see no reason to humor someone at the expense of someone else's reputation. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Two totally different scenarios and charges maybe? |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. +1 |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. I believe both should have their day in court. Assange, as we all know, has not |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. The maid Strauss-Kahn tried to rape wasn't bragging about sex with him on Twitter? |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. And (so far anyway) the woman accusing him doesn't have any CIA links. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. Why do you think the cases are related or similar? |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Both men have been accused of a crime. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. So have thousands and thousands of other men. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. More precisely, one has been charged of a crime by the state. The other is wanted for questioning. |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. That is a fair criticism of my comparison. |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sex without a condom just seems like a silly crime. Strauss is a Rapist |
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Mojeoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. Un-Recced for Deliberate Obtusion ~nt |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Deliberate? Intentions of the DU member are unknown, and |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'd like to know how this latest case is different from the accusations against Al Gore. |
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Distant Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. not much, based on detail of accusation -- assault was attempted rape it seems |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
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RZM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. You could probably say that about any two people/crimes |
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riverwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. apples and oranges n/t |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
24. i dont give assange any benefit of doubt. he is an ass. but his cases are not the equal to this |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. Strauss-Kahn is a financier. Why would you even ask that question? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. Because the maid isn't a CIA tool? |
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TexasProgresive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. I don't judge either of them. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
29. I don't give either of them a pass |
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