Bryant case not a victory for rape victims

Bryant case not a victory for rape victims

"s_knight8"	9/13/2004 10:31:00 AM
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/local/9648831.htm BILOXI - The dismissal of the criminal rape charge against basketball superstar Kobe Bryant may dissuade sexual assault victims from notifying authorities, a victims' advocate said. Peggy Cuevas, a sexual assault counselor for the Gulf Coast Women's Center for Nonviolence, says she's heard many excuses from victims. "They're afraid they'll be ridiculed for being drunk or for going out with the wrong man. They're afraid people won't believe them," Cuevas said. Every state except Arizona has a rape shield law intended to limit testimony about an accuser's sexual history. The deviation in the Bryant case has drawn criticism nationwide about potentially disastrous effects on future sexual assault cases. "Most women will think twice before going to authorities," Cuevas said. Making her name public didn't help the case, said Biloxi Police Sgt. Bobby Darden. "We don't identify sexual assault victims for privacy reasons," said Darden. "You know it's going to come out during the trial, but you try the best you can to keep it from being made available to the general public." District Attorney Cono Caranna said he doesn't believe the Bryant case will be detrimental to prosecutions in South Mississippi. "It was a most unusual case and should have little or no effect on how we handle cases here," Caranna said. "I can't recall ever having a rape victim who came in with civil lawyers as well." Most sexual assaults are never reported, Cuevas said. "More often than not, the victims seek medical attention and our emergency response team is called in," she said.



ToF	9/13/2004 11:08:00 AM
On 13 Sep 2004 10:31:00 EDT, "s_knight8" <s_knight8nospam@hotmail.com> wrote: http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/local/9648831.htm Thats the fallout for the true victims of rape by the whore who cried wolf. The real criminals are Faber who filed false accusations and the DA for filing for prosecution without all the evidence. Faber wanted fame for seducing Kobe and money from the settlement. Hubbert wanted fame for prosecuting a famous celebrity. The truth came out and bit them both in the ass.



"Alex"	9/13/2004 8:49:14 PM
"s_knight8" <s_knight8nospam@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht news:ci4av4$jms@dispatch.concentric.net... http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/local/9648831.htm District Attorney Cono Caranna said he doesn't believe the Bryant case will be detrimental to prosecutions in South Mississippi. "It was a most unusual case and should have little or no effect on how we handle cases here," Caranna said. "I can't recall ever having a rape victim who came in with civil lawyers as well." Now isn't that the truth? Alex



"Chas"	9/13/2004 1:07:17 PM
"Alex" <avdeelen.REMOFE@wanadoo.nl> wrote ..... "I can't recall ever having a rape victim Now isn't that the truth? The whole idea of everybody having counsel is quick coming of age in our adversarial system. The State has defined that the interests of the accuser are not it's interests. The defense certainly isn't looking out for her interests- somebody's got to. And look how badly she was treated even with representation- Chas



"Darkfalz"	10/9/2004 7:55:37 AM
"They're afraid they'll be ridiculed for being drunk or for going out with the wrong man. They're afraid people won't believe them," Cuevas said. Um, this is exactly what women need to learn from. Stop getting drunk out of your minds. Stop picking the wrong men for the wrong reasons. The rapes will stop. This is the problem with #@&@ es and their "rights". They don't seem to comprehend that EVERY right has implicit responsibilities. It's never been any different. But they seem to think they can abuse their "rights" and ignore responsibility, and then absolve themselves of the blame for whatever bad happens. What a @$#ing joke. It's time for women to grow the @$# up.



"\|-\|erc"	10/9/2004 12:22:45 PM
hey DF! just unsubscribed from aus.tv and the 2nd post I find in my new group is from you!! meet you at news:soc.men EVERYONE INVITED! lets figure out how to put the #@&@ es back in the kitchen Herc "Darkfalz" <darkfalz.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in ... "They're afraid they'll be ridiculed for being drunk or for going out with the wrong man. They're afraid people won't believe them," Cuevas said. Um, this is exactly what women need to learn from. Stop getting drunk out of your minds. Stop picking the wrong men for the wrong reasons. The rapes will stop. This is the problem with #@&@ es and their "rights". They don't seem to comprehend that EVERY right has implicit responsibilities. It's never been any different. But they seem to think they can abuse their "rights" and ignore responsibility, and then absolve themselves of the blame for whatever bad happens. What a @$#ing joke. It's time for women to grow the @$# up.



chriso728762004@yahoo.com (Chris Smith)	10/9/2004 8:58:40 AM
"Darkfalz" <darkfalz.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in message news:<2sogmtF1negpmU1@uni-berlin.de>... "They're afraid they'll be ridiculed for being drunk or for going out with the wrong man. They're afraid people won't believe them," Cuevas said. Um, this is exactly what women need to learn from. Stop getting drunk out of your minds. Stop picking the wrong men for the wrong reasons. The rapes will stop. This is the problem with #@&@ es and their "rights". They don't seem to comprehend that EVERY right has implicit responsibilities. It's never been any different. But they seem to think they can abuse their "rights" and ignore responsibility, and then absolve themselves of the blame for whatever bad happens. What a @$#ing joke. It's time for women to grow the @$# up. Jack Nicholson in "As Good As It Gets": WOMAN: "How do you relate to women so well?" JACK: "I think of a man...and then I take away reason...and accountability."



"Michael Snyder"	10/9/2004 6:01:49 PM
"\|-\|erc" <spam@fodder.abc> wrote in message news:pKQ9d.19660$5O5.14935@news-server.bigpond.net.au... hey DF! just unsubscribed from aus.tv and the 2nd post I find in my new group is from you!! meet you at news:soc.men EVERYONE INVITED! lets figure out how to put the #@&@ es back in the kitchen Herc "Bite me." -- Gary Owen.

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