[Howlin]

Well, since I've seen the courtroom close up, I don't have that kind of faith at all; the assertion that the DA wouldn't go forward without solid evidence is just laughable. It happens all the time.

And now we have this accusation FROM THE ACCUSER that Kobe held her in his room against her will; for all we know, all he said was "Don't go right now" and stepped in front of the door. Everything is WAY out of proportion.

[#3Fan]

Well, since I've seen the courtroom close up, I don't have that kind of faith at all; the assertion that the DA wouldn't go forward without solid evidence is just laughable

Howlin, do you ever wonder why you get in so many flame wars. Dolphy makes an intellectual point in a very mild manner and you say it's "laughable". Do you have any concept of tact?

[#3Fan]

And now we have this accusation FROM THE ACCUSER that Kobe held her in his room against her will; for all we know, all he said was "Don't go right now" and stepped in front of the door. Everything is WAY out of proportion.

Or she could be telling the truth and he held her against her will. Why do you assume that her statement is out of proportion? Maybe it's not.

[nyconse]

If he stepped in front of the door-blocking her and refused to move-after being asked to do so-then he did imprison her in the legal sense. He did not allow her to leave. Of course like all reports, we have no idea if this true.

[cyncooper]

And now we have this accusation FROM THE ACCUSER that Kobe held her in his room against her will; for all we know, all he said was "Don't go right now" and stepped in front of the door. Everything is WAY out of proportion.

And "now"? Evidently it is what she claimed from the beginning and hence the initial arrest stated as much.

As to whether is is "way out of proportion", perhaps it is and perhaps it isn't. Neither of us knows for a fact.

[Dolphy]

Well, since I've seen the courtroom close up, I don't have that kind of faith at all; the assertion that the DA wouldn't go forward without solid evidence is just laughable. It happens all the time.

You don't have a monopoly on courtroom experience, Howlin. Of course, cases make it to court that have no business being there, but unless you are saying it's the rule, calling a "certain amount of faith" laughable speaks to a cynicism that I don't have. I find it as distasteful as those who slant against Kobe because of their notion of black basketball players, males or ones personal wealth. I will gladly put my certain amount of faith in the institutions before a young woman or man that I don't know. In the end any verdict may be just the reflection of a culture gone wrong or the best that money can buy.