C. Michaels at ABC11 continues-
"To be blunt, all of the involved are truly characters who survive on the west end of who they can hustle next. No one is squeaky clean in any of this. That's what makes it so volatile, and why I cover it with a much more deliberate, and contextual approach than most reporters.
That way people know that when I ask questions, there is a very good reason why.
Now i can't, as a journalist, call for the defeat of any politician in an election. I'm just not allowed, plus it's unprofessional. But that doesn't mean I can't report on the views of those who do, and do not. As this case unravels and people in my community clearly determine that they may have been lied to, that will become more and more evident. **
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Rez, most Black people believe "something" happened, if not a rape.
Most LAX supporters believe nothing happened, especially a rape.
Both groups have their beliefs based on how they see the case. Problem is, while the discovery evidence leans towards no rape occurring, it does not clear up those minutes she was in there by herself.
Did she argue with somebody? Was she pushed or grabbed? Did someone threaten her because they were all still very angry about paying $800 and not getting their two hours? Did the racial taunts and slurs either continue from the dance, or start immediately after, and then continue when she went back in BY HERSELF to get items she left, only to leave WITHOUT those items.
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dennark wrote:
"You also use the phrase "while there is scant evidence of rape". Why can't you say the truth; there is ZERO, ZIP, NADA evidence of rape?"
Because ALL of the evidence, especially the stuff that defense attorneys are waiting for from the confiscated computers, is not in yet. You and others are absolutely free to state, based on what you know, that no rape occurred.
But as a journalist I have to wait for all of it to be in before I can publicly say that. I hope you understand that distinction. Unless I already know what's on those computers, or whatever else is out there, I can't play the absolutes here until the judge says it's all in."
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** Providing cover for the politicians? Getting ready to dump the DA?