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To: CrimsonTidegirl

Just because he committed suicide doesn’t mean he is guilty.

Not too long ago, I was on YouTube and, somehow, came upon a video of a disgraced politician holding a press conference. I believe it was in Pennsylvania or New York.

I don’t remember what the politician was accused of, but it wasn’t a sex scandal. After speaking for several minutes and declaring his innocence, the politician pulled out a gun and killed himself.

I was horrified and curious, so I googled the politician’s name (can’t remember the name right now). It turned out that he was innocent and had been set up by someone else. I believe the incident happened in the 80’s. I was a teenager then, so that may have been why I wasn’t familiar with this case. So tragic.

My point is that, even if one is innocent, the accusations and the stress can destroy the accused person’s life.

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Robert Budd Dwyer

Throughout Dwyer’s trial and after his conviction, he maintained that he was not guilty of the charges levied against him, and that he had been framed. Decades later, the prosecution’s primary witness, William T. Smith, whose testimony was largely used to obtain Dwyer’s conviction, admitted in a documentary about Dwyer that he had lied under oath regarding Dwyer’s acceptance of bribes in order to receive a reduced sentence.

So there ya’ go to all the know-it-all posters who love to feel so self righteous and morally superior.
Man shot himself in front of the press and was later found to be innocent.

**PS OT: snitch testimony is the biggest reason for over turned convictions as they turn out later to have lied.


149 posted on 12/13/2017 9:17:09 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: snarkytart
just so we're clear Gigi Habid at 17 when she started as a fashion model:

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Ten y/o actress

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A man who goes for the top pic and is over 18 is probably normal but a little creepy. A man who is sexual attracted to the bottom pic is a sick criminal, and a pedophile. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. Words have meaning.
162 posted on 12/13/2017 9:51:18 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: snarkytart

Thanks for refreshing my memory.

Dwyer’s tragic suicide can serve as a grim reminder of what can happen when someone is falsely accused and no one gives the accused the benefit of the doubt.


172 posted on 12/13/2017 10:40:12 PM PST by CrimsonTidegirl
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