[Protagoras]

You're so old-fashioned.

That is truer than you can know. About half this site has become enablers of the wefare/regulation state and if you are "old fashioned" like me, you get excoriated for it.

"Conservatives" on this site advocate everything from group rights to new entitlements to suspension of rights.

Call me old fashioned, I like the way the criminal justice system used to work before jury tampering (by jury selection) was the order of the day and group think was all the rage.

[Skywalk]

What I find bizarre is that implicit in many people's posts is the belief that all it takes for motive and pattern for a man to rape is to BE A MAN(or to be black, or an athlete, or worse in their minds a black athlete--the horrors!)

I mean, if Bryant were charged with robbery, people would probably laugh out loud. Now, if they have a video of him robbing someone at gunpoint then maybe you don't need to show motive(you can guess, in that case) but for most crimes it makes sense for the prosecution to present a pattern of behavior OR a motive for the crime. For most murder cases, they at least seek out a motive or pattern of violent behavior if they can't find a clear reason.

By the logic of some, Bryant being an athlete and famous is the motive for his rape. Essentially, a man accused of rape has just provided the sole basis for their belief that he is susceptible to violent fits of sexual assault.

A bizarre view, mostly held by NOW-nags, but apparently gaining traction.