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The unfortunate reality here is that the basic premise that SEATTLE has done anything wrong here is based on the foundation premise that the court DID NOT punish him enough.
And this
Having lived through the months surrounding the Duke Lacrosse debacle, maybe I'm a little jaded in assuming that the 'typical' D.A. in America today tends to want to OVER-convict - and is perfectly willing to do everything in their power to carve another notch into their conviction belt regardless of actual guilt.
Ya.
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In the 1980's, I thought I got it: they media-lynched guys so that --- > they'd have political advantage in the gender debates.
But 20 years later, the media lynchings (I am NOT talking about Baker here) don't work any more -- yet the media still attempts them.
I don't understand the echoes of an obsolete era.