I'm sure if she was directly threatened she'd receive the same police protection you or I would. But no, once the trial's over and she's released from custody I don't think she'll be given any protection absent some overt threat.

Honestly how would you even begin to know that? Have you been her shadow through this entire thing?

He absolutely saved her life.

Yeah I actually don't take the mere mention of a public person as an opportunity to comment on whether or not I personally find them sexually attractive and why. You know why? No one cares. Except me. So I keep it to myself.

Tell me more! What other female politicians do you feel are "sexy" enough for you to jack off to?

Fascinating! And what are your thoughts on Hillary Clinton? Bang-able? Or no? I'm on the edge of my seat. Tell me how she "carries herself."

It's so odd because I always think of the area as so liberal but that's probably just the Twin Cities.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand the Tim Pawlenty Campaign Tour of Fail just keeps on rollin'

Oh well if Pace University law professor Bennett Gershman thinks it's a stunt....

Fucking disgusting! Ugh. What a vile waste of humanity. I'm SURE Elizabeth Smart had specified BEFORE the interview that she was not coming on to discuss her personal experiences.

Don't exhaust yourself patting yourself on the back too hard Nancy!

Jesus. Is there really such a shortage of terrible things to get offended and outraged about that this bullshit is moving to the top of the list?

I agree, that's the one thing that really hurts her credibility although that could be addressed and mitigated. I still think that with all the other evidence the case is triable.

Thank you for writing all of this out. No "perfect" victim will ever exist. We need to stop qualifying crimes in this country. Rape is supposed to be illegal no matter the victim, unfortunately it does not play out that way more often than not.

It really points out how incredibly difficult arduous it is to seek asylum in this country. She was clearly given bad advice. Then she (tragically it turns out) actually thought the police and those sworn to uphold the law in this country would stand behind her if she persevered in pressing charges against this…

The judicial system does not recognize the term "alleged victim."

Nope. And it wasn't hundreds of thousands of dollars it was multiple totals coming to 100,000. But regardless yes! I do think even people who engage in criminal activity can be the victim of sexual assault. Imagine that!

I know you're desperate to turn this poor woman's sexual assault into an incidence of white men being mistreated, just like the Duke Lacrosse case, but the facts simply don't bear your theory out.

I did read the article actually! Thanks!

Exactly. One millions times yes to this comment.