Defense asks for investigation (Fox News Carol McKinley broke the story)

AP ^ | Friday, December 19, 2003 | AP

[carpio]

I never would have thought I would say this. But Kobe Bryant now has my sympathy. Police or Prosecuters who think being accused of such a serious crime is a legitimate subject for public mockery are repugnant to my Libertarian soul.

If this is true all charges should be dropped and the offending officers or prosecuters should be in an unemployment line.

Carpio

[Terry Mross]

The defense blew it. They shouldn't have said a word until the trial then showed the jury the shirt and said, "Look at this. The prosecutor's office ordered this shirt and it says the defendant is not a rapist. The defense rests."

[Saundra Duffy]

The great T-shirt controversy of 2003.

[Fawnn]

The defense must have a weak case if they're attacking something as silly as T-shirts.

My feelings exactly! The weaker the defense, the more you attack the messenger. (We had 8 years of seeing that occur, the logic of which is detailed in this thread.

[sinkspur]

If this is true all charges should be dropped and the offending officers or prosecuters should be in an unemployment line.

Well, it's true.

The MSNBC correspondent just reported that the judge turned down a prosecution request to investigate the defense for violating the previous judge's gag order.

Supposedly, the accuser's mother is going to testify at the request of a subpoena from the defense.

[cinFLA]

I dunno. Why don't you try the place you buy the rest of your Klan regalia.

If someone writes something you disagree with you slur them! Libertarians and Liberals - sheeeze!

[sinkspur]

The weaker the defense, the more you attack the messenger

Well, who's the "messenger"? The prosecution, which admitted receiving racist t-shirts making light of the person they're prosecuting?

This accuser is an unstable girl, who had sex with three guys in three days, one of whom she accuses of rape.

The prosecution's prime witness is also compromised, as he nailed her a week before the supposed rape.

There seem to be few men who come in contact with her that she doesn't jump in the sack with.

[Servant of the 9]

Defense attorney Pamela Mackey called the shirts inflammatory and derogatory, and asked for an investigation. The judge, however, told prosecutors to supply details to the defense by Jan. 5 -- including who is involved.

How wussie.
It's not nearly as inflamatory or derogator as arresting him was.

So9

[stop_fascism]

In what way racist?

[lewislynn]

Carol McKinley of Fox News broke this story

Why does anyone other than a reporter really care who or what agency "breaks" a story?

[#3Fan]

What kind of sleazy office is the prosecutor running, if his people don't realize that these t-shirts are inflammatory and borderline racist?

Racist? How? Are you a liberal or something? Bryant said he was an adulterer. Therefore the shirts are undoubtedly truthful in their paraphrase. What's wrong with wearing a shirt that has the truth on it?

Of course, the cops started it, so one has to wonder what kind of people populate the justice system in this lily-white community.

Some of you Bryant defenders are liberals playing the race card. Do you see everything in black and white?

[sinkspur]

In what way racist?

Hangman? Black man accused of raping white woman?

Surely you're familiar with the ugly history behind these images.

[nothingnew]

Who gives a shirt?

FMCDH

[Petronski]

[sinkspur]

See #34.

That's not racist?

[Petronski]

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[kemathen7]

HUH? Where was it said that she DEFINITELY had sex with three guys in three days?

From what I read and understood, Mackey asked the nurse if her injuries *could* be consistent with someone who had sex with three men in three days. That doesn't mean she actually did.

[stop_fascism]

I thought libertarians believed in free speach - even if that included mockery..

[#3Fan]

My feelings exactly! The weaker the defense, the more you attack the messenger. (We had 8 years of seeing that occur, the logic of which is detailed in this thread.

Yeah, look at the Bryant defenders on this thread. If you call Bryant an adulterer, then you're a racist Klan member...they're nuts and as bad as liberals.

[Fawnn]

There seem to be few men who come in contact with her that she doesn't jump in the sack with.

And you have that on whose authority? The impression being made by the defense. (Besides, her previous sex life is no one else's business but her own! "No!" means no!)