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Triumvere's past comments

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TriumvereJul. 24, 2011 - 11:19AM JST

Kinda surprised she lasted this long.

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TriumvereJul. 23, 2011 - 06:23PM JST

God, the number keeps rising.

Posted in: Norway horror: 91 die in camp shooting, 7 in blast
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TriumvereJul. 22, 2011 - 09:09PM JST

The modern progressive movement is basically a substitute religion.

And the modern 'conservative' movement isn't?

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TriumvereJul. 19, 2011 - 06:48PM JST

Uggg. This sort of fanatacism needs to be severly delt with, regardless of the religion in question. No tolerance.

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TriumvereJul. 17, 2011 - 11:57PM JST

No. But I did not watch the trial, so my opinion is of little value.

Posted in: Mom acquitted of daughter's murder leaves US jail
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TriumvereJul. 17, 2011 - 11:23PM JST

Serrano,

She didn't say that Casey was innocent. Rather, that the outcome serves to show that "beyond a reasonable doubt" is still the standard of proof in more than just name.

Posted in: Mom acquitted of daughter's murder leaves US jail
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TriumvereJul. 17, 2011 - 11:00AM JST

So who were those sick SOBs keeping the wife and son out and what 7-11 are they working at now? Surely, they are not still employed by immigration?

Be assured, they are still sitting at their desks. Bureaucracy is faceless and cruel. It cares nothing of people and everything of rules.

Posted in: 'Widow penalty' victims finally allowed back in US
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TriumvereJul. 10, 2011 - 06:50AM JST

When will they reunite?

Why should they?

Posted in: South Sudan becomes world's newest nation
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TriumvereJul. 09, 2011 - 06:43PM JST

Congratulations to the people of Southern Sudan. I hope with independence you will find peace.

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TriumvereJul. 07, 2011 - 07:30AM JST

I wonder if false accusations are as much of a national past time for French women as they are for American women.

This is really beyond the pale.

Posted in: French writer files formal assault charge against Strauss-Kahn
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TriumvereJul. 06, 2011 - 07:27PM JST

I hate smoking, but I think this move by the gov't is rubbish.

Posted in: Australia introduces tough new tobacco ad bill
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TriumvereJul. 06, 2011 - 07:26PM JST

Come and get me the next time you see someone snorting coke in an airport smoking lounge.

To make this analogy work, would't it have to be a coke-snorting lounge?

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TriumvereJul. 06, 2011 - 07:23PM JST

Madverts,

My pleasure, sir. It is always nice to be able to discuss serious issues with reasonable people. Even (especially?) when there is a difference of opinion.

As I have stated before, I strongly suspect DSK to be guilty (and in both cases). However, that is not a standard of proof. There is still the matter of the physical evidence in the NY case, but I have trouble seeing how DSK could be convicted in either, given that the standard of proof required is "beyond a reasonable doubt" - just as it should be.

Posted in: Strauss-Kahn faces new sexual assault complaint from French writer
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TriumvereJul. 06, 2011 - 01:24PM JST

Or, "Ms. Banon"... double oops.

Posted in: Strauss-Kahn faces new sexual assault complaint from French writer
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TriumvereJul. 06, 2011 - 01:24PM JST

That should read "Ms. Bannon." Oops.

Posted in: Strauss-Kahn faces new sexual assault complaint from French writer
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TriumvereJul. 06, 2011 - 01:22PM JST

sfjp330,

You seem to be confused; we were talking about Mr. Banon. I was explaining why a genuine rape victim might not want to go through with the ordeal of a trial.

Posted in: Strauss-Kahn faces new sexual assault complaint from French writer
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TriumvereJul. 06, 2011 - 01:19PM JST

Great picture!

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TriumvereJul. 06, 2011 - 06:14AM JST

So why is that Triumvere?

Madverts,

See, here's the thing: I've never been raped. I'm going to take a risk and say that a lot of people posting here haven't been either. A lot of critics of rape allegation base their criticism on what they a imagine that a "reasonable person" would "logically" do in such a situation. Only problem is, they don't really know what they are talking about. People react to psycological trauma in very different ways, and while you can imagine you might do X or Y under extreme stress, you can't really know until it happens. I think the chances of you behaving "illogically" are pretty high, based on what we know about actual rape (and other types of assault) victims.

Basically, I am saying that Banon's behavior may seem obviously suspect to you, I see nothing contradictory in it. She was a young woman (if we take her story at face value) traumatized by an attack by a very powerful man. She was pressured by society and - grossly - by her own mother to keep it quiet. She struggled for with it for many years, gradually mustering enough courage to semi-publicly tell the story. Then when DSK was arrested, she finally felt she was able to speak out and be taken seriously.

Who's to say that DSK's on-going power and influence still won't damage her? And why decide to finally bring charges after weeks and weeks of umming and arrin but more importantly - as the US case is beginning to crumble?

I imagine it may. Therefore, it would take courage to speak out, no? And your last question is the very easiest to answer: rape trials are horrific experiences for genuine rape victims (even attempted victims, I'd imagine). If this goes to trial, she's going to go through all sorts of hell - not the least of which is being forced to re-live her attack. Even if she's gotten over that, she's going to have to face a society which largely believes DSK to be innocent. There's all kinds of pressure here. Banon believed that the New York case might bring DSK to justice wthout her having to go through all this herself. Now that it looks like it would fail, she feels she has to take action. Otherwise he'll get away with it. Again. (and again, and again, and...)

Now, none of this means her story is true. But I think it is entirely plausable.

And more to the point, what proof does she have

Now this, on the otherhand, is a very good question. How does one prove rape several decades after the fact?

Posted in: Strauss-Kahn faces new sexual assault complaint from French writer
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TriumvereJul. 05, 2011 - 03:40PM JST

Why did she wait 9 years to accuse?

We've been over this:

1) Her mother, a politician in DSK's party, told her to shut-up as it might hurt her political career. 2) She was afraid that, given DSK's status, no one would take her seriously. 3) She was inspired to go public now after DSK was arrested in New York.

A further note, she has accused him before, privately and pseudo-publicly (such as on that TV show, though they bleeped out DSK's name; its only that now she is formally accusing him.)

Posted in: Strauss-Kahn faces new sexual assault complaint from French writer
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TriumvereJul. 05, 2011 - 07:01AM JST

Harkins,

You aren't the only one thinking this; put "Yingluck Shinawatra" into Google and the first autocomplete suggestion that comes up is "Yingluck Shinawatra hot."

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