Where’s the victim? In trial of couple accused in UW assault, defense questions absence of protester

Seattle Times ^ | Aug. 1, 2019 | Mike Carter

[RideForever]

Couldn't find a verdict in this case. The local paper had additional info that the victim refused to testify at the trial. Doesn't that violate our right to face our accuser in a fair trial?

[dljordan]

“far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos”

Oh please.

[The people have spoken]

The local paper had additional info that the victim refused to testify at the trial. Doesn't that violate our right to face our accuser in a fair trial?

No, if the victim had been killed, he would surely then not testify, but a prosecution could still go forward.

[jjotto]

Accusers can also be witnesses instead of victims. In such cases, victims aren’t actually accusers.

[rockrr]

"...and he and his partner were expecting a child."

Most troubling aspect of this entire story...

[Vigilanteman]

Has Milo Yiannopoulos ever appeared in public in a mask and beat anybody senseless? Antifa has and it is on videotape. More selective law enforcement by the left.

[Former Proud Canadian]

When I read articles like this I have to ask myself, “has the civil war already started?”

[BenLurkin]

What “anti-fascist protesters”?

Oh, the Occupy Wall Street anarchists.

[BenLurkin]

“Dukes had charged her husband with a knife after Marc Hokoana had fired pepper-spray into the crowd to rescue a photographer who was being beaten by antifa protesters.”

Could be.

[freedumb2003]

>>“far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos”

Oh please.<<

A gadfly yes — “far right” — HARDLY.

[Pearls Before Swine]

“Dukes had charged her husband with a knife after Marc Hokoana had fired pepper-spray into the crowd to rescue a photographer who was being beaten by antifa protesters.”

If that's what happened, what else could they do?

[rednesss]

The Confrontation Clause of the 6th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right to confront witnesses, not accusers.

[Teacher317]

The Confrontation Clause of the 6th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right to confront witnesses, not accusers.

Nobody claimed otherwise. The defense merely noted the very strange circumstance that a victim refuses to be a part of a prosecution. Reasonable Doubt is all they need.

[FreedomPoster]

A gay dude with a black boyfriend is “far right”. Delusional.

[FoxInSocks]

The criminal case is brought by the county or city or state. The victim would be the plaintiff in a civil case.

[SunkenCiv]

The case should have been dismissed. Oh, and the shooter should consider more range time.

[NativeSon]

The prosecution would then have John Edwards, channel the spirit of the victim and testify on their behalf.

[ro_dreaming]

far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos

How in the world is Milo a “far-right provacateur”?

[rednesss]

Actually, had you bothered to read the post I was replying to, he did.

[reformedliberal]

How in the world is Milo a “far-right provacateur”?
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He’s a young-ish, British, well-educated, white gay man with a black male partner and he supports Trump, Western Civilization and the US Constitution with compelling logic, excellent linguistic skills and spot-on humor. He is persuasive and persistent.

What other definition could there be?/s