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I really don't understand why these Kobe threads are so vile. For that very reason, I haven't posted on a Kobe thread in quite a while, but when I saw the Globe on the newstands tonight, I knew that someone here would post the story. :)

At first, after reading the stories such as the evidence regarding rape would be "shocking", etc., I was angry at the knee-jerk Kobe supporters; after all, why should they automatically assume he's innocent when nothing about the case is known (and by the way, the "court of public opinion," also known as Free Republic mega-threads, is not the same thing as a court of law; we are free to chat and speculate). I couldn't stand the vicious comments directed against the purported victim.

On the other hand, as stories like these begin to come out, I am beginning to wonder. No, I haven't gone to Smoking Gun and read the entire preliminary hearing. I expected evidence that would "make my jaw drop" (according to article titles); I'm not sure if I have seen it.

It depends, perhaps, on what the definition of a drop of blood is: is it a bright red blood stain or perhaps diluted with... oh never mind. I don't want to go there. :)

I'm a lawyer and did an internship at a prosecutor's office and yes, it gave me a bias: I figured, well, if the DA wanted to go ahead with things, there must be something "there" there. But then again, perhaps this DA decided to go ahead (against his better judgment, if it had been any other defendant) just because of the name recognition it would bring him.

I really don't know. Anyway, I've been typing so long that I can't really remember the point of my post... but I KNOW there is one thing we can ALL agree on:

The news networks have GOT to be praying/pulling strings, etc., to make sure that any hearing or other court appearance involving Kobe doesn't conflict with any hearing or court appearance involving Michael Jackson. ;)

I'm not a lawyer, and I did read the transcript at SmokingGun. The transcript dosn't seem to have any significant, make that "clear and unambiguous" evidence of major trauma. Only slight tissue changes were noted and no pain killers were perscribed.

The trial likely will have to deal with where, and from whom the tissue changes noted resulted.

I am somewhat mystified as to why more have not read the transcript. One of the truely wonderful things about the net and FR is the ready access to data and expertise.