he was going to FORCE (under penalty of contempt of court) a rape victim to watch a tape of her actual rape (it occurred when she was SIXTEEN by the way) - i think i have to use the word 'alleged' in front of the word rape since no conviction has occured. i will, but i don't like it
Judge Tries To Force Victim To Watch Alleged Rape Tape
After Outrage, Judge Changes Mind
UPDATED: 6:52 am EST March 2, 2006
CHICAGO -- A judge decided Wednesday not to force a woman to watch a videotape of two men having sex with her as a 16-year-old, a key piece of evidence in the trial of a man accused of raping her.
On Tuesday, Cook County Circuit Judge Kerry Kennedy had threatened to charge the Naperville woman with contempt of court for refusing to watch the tape, a move that drew outrage from victims' groups and Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
In Wednesday's ruling, Kennedy said defense attorneys could cross-examine the woman without her watching the 20-minute video, said Cook County's State's Attorney's spokeswoman Marcy Jensen. Kennedy ruled the tape can be shown after the woman, now 20, has testified and left the courtroom.
Kaethe Morris Hoffer, a private attorney working with the woman, said Kennedy made the about-face after realizing he had "no legs to stand on" legally...........
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To paraphrase myself from a comment on the Pime blog:
This country is going downhill in reverse at 300 miles per hour.
Honestly, it's getting scary.
That is absolutely effing barbaric!
Why in the hell should she have to watch the tape in the first place? Maybe, the Judge would like to tell her what she should think in addition to what she should see? He sounds like he is both stupid and misogynistic ... but I could be missing something here? .... I hope???? However, the fact that this is news and big news ... is also evidence that this scenario does not happen every day ...
Wow. The sensitivity of those running our judicial system is overwhelming, ain't it?
i'm wondering IF and i do mean IF these men are found guilty what sort of sentence this JUDGE is going to dole out (since in his mind i'm guessing he thinks she asked for it)
this is a JURY TRIAL. realize that first and foremost, you never know what a jury will rule. a person is smart, people are idiots. also remember that the video of her alleged rape was a porno that her friends, under oath, stated she agreed to. and had consetual sex with at least the first guy, and maybe the second guy as well(this being the current trial). i would think that since she consented to have the video made that she should have to watch it just so that everyone can get some facts straight.
i posted some very ugly comments to anonymous last night and deleted them this morning. i know that anonymous does not have a vagina, was never a sixteen year old grrrl and has never been raped. i hope he never knows this for himself or any member of his family. i will light a candle for you anonymous.
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