He’s probably more embarrassed to be seen with Kevin Connolly
I’m confused...
Jozy’s most clinical finish in years.
A lot of people seem to be blaming the Crown here, without having seen the Judge’s decision.
But you can’t question a victim! If they did there would have been outrage. How dare the police and Crown not just believe what a victim said?!
The people who have pushed the “You have to believe the victim” movement to where it is now are to blame for a system that is terrified of dealing with victims.
I mean, I understand how people can be sexually assaulted/raped by someone they know and “compartmentalize” it, then continue on as if nothing happened somewhat. But to not think comments/actions made like this = “I didn’t know my memory was on trial” is a bit troubling. Absent audio or video, THAT’S exactly what’s on…
Why do you think they dropped the ball on this? I imagine it has something to do with the calls to always believe victims. When the police and the crown can’t question the victims about what happened for fear of the stigma that will happen if the victim says out loud that someone in the system questioned her account…
This is ridiculous. Of course they are going to look into your recollection of things. That’s what cross examination is. Who was giving them legal counsel? Furthermore, how can you expect a court to convict someone of a crime and punish him accordingly, based on your testimony if your testimony is not clear,…
But he is right. There is a vocal set of people who are committed to “believing survivors/accusers” based on nothing other than the fact that they have accused someone of sexual assault. This describes many commenters here on Jezebel. It ignores any interest in finding the actual truth and is a bananas way of going…