[cpdiii]

We do not know the guilt or innocence of this man. However, we will know long before the trial starts. If there is an intense effort to suppress evidence and cast doubt on evidence you will know he is guilty as hell. If there is an
effort to bring this to trial as quickly as possible and to confront the evidence and thus destroy the case against him, you will know he is innocent.

The key is what legal moves he makes and what attempts (if any) are made by his side to portray this as a nuts and sluts incident. Note: The nuts and sluts game is already out but the thing in question is whom is behind it.

The other key thing is what is the history of Kobe Bryant. Men do not just wake up one day in their mid twenties and decide this is the day I will become a rapist. Rapist will have a history of abuse that finally leads up to rape. If there is an effort by Kobe's team to suppress and buy off other women in his past, he may have a problem.

Something that does bother me (as an individual that was accused of sexual impropriety) is why he has not demanded a polygraph by a neutral agent acceptable to the police. When I was accused of sexual harrasment this is exactly what I did and at the same time demanded the accuser take one too. I did. She did not. She was fired.

If I were Kobe and innocent I would request the most aggressive inquiry by polygraph that the police can give. After passing it I would then destroy the woman in public with multiple interveiws with any newsprogram that would listen to me. This has not happened.

[meandog]

We do not know the guilt or innocence of this man. However, we will know long before the trial starts. If there is an intense effort to suppress evidence and cast doubt on evidence you will know he is guilty as hell. If there is an effort to bring this to trial as quickly as possible and to confront the evidence and thus destroy the case against him, you will know he is innocent.

I would say also that if we see the specter of Johnny Cochran, we'll also know that he's guilty ... incidentally, you make some good points (especially about the polygraph)...