RiverguyVT wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 12:29 pm
HvilleHokie wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 12:05 pm
So you find this to be an asymmetric application of justice but you don’t disagree with it? That’s an odd position.
(At best it’s an extreme case of parsing that you accuse hokiefandc of)
What has been laid out is that there was a civil court case. Okay. The judge & jury found what it found -guilt. Okay. Some here have implied that maybe I have an issue with procedures of the trial itself -it's framework. I'm not a lawyer. I'd have to assume (as another said) that the laws of NY were followed. Fine. Still no problem.
Some put words in my mouth saying I was upset with the "guilty" verdict. I've never said any such thing. People then argued against something I'd never said. (whaaaat???)
My "asymmetric application of justice" comment is no different from what I've been saying here for years. Some here mock the very idea of there being "two sets of laws." DC often makes a point of discarding the notion wholesale. Leftists here tend to.
If the system of justice was not asymmetrical, we would have seen other similar trials; but we don't. DC called for comparison to a "similar case" or some such phrasing. There is no similar case to this one. LOL. Never has been.
Right now, the left's approach is to kill dRuMpF~! by a thousand cuts. He will never get out of court. Well, okay, if he's done things and needs to be tried, I have (and I think every single other conservative on this board has) said go ahead and try him and find him guilty if that's the case. He will be in court from now until the next election and probably past that too. Probably for the rest of his life, the Jacobins hate him so.
But while we are at it, how about we apply the same exact (blind?) justice to others?
There was way more evidence that Bill Clinton actually raped Juanita Brodderick. There were corroborating acquaintances that Brodederick had told. Date, time, place are all in order. The man bit her face to bleeding and said "better get some ice for that." Where's the trial? Joe Biden raped his staffer. Again, date time and place are all known. Again, the victim told others (corroborated by her mom calling in to Larry King even). Where's the trial? Biden pedophiled his own daughter. Where is the trial and social services involvement? What he did was a crime.
There is almost zero appetite to prosecute those on the left, by a system so thoroughly manned by other leftists.
In this case, the woman didn't even know what YEAR this supposedly happened. So, spike the football. Ding-dong the wicked witch oRaNgEmAn is dead! Okay. Fine.
What about all the others?
Two sets of laws.
What about our system of justice?
I don't think your comparison is accurate.
Clinton and Trump both accused of sexual assault and rape. Neither charged with criminal charges - the allegations came after statute of limitations expired.
Carroll can't remember day, month, or year.
Broderick can't remember day or month.
Carroll's story has remained consistent.
Broderick has both accused Clinton of sexual assault and filed an affadavit saying she was not assaulted. There are lots of reasons why a woman would take the accusation back when it's related to accusing the POTUS who may be impeached.
Trump lost the civil case by Carroll.
Broderick never filed a civil case.
Politicians, political activists, and campaign experts have used accusations against both as political weapons.
Trump and Clinton have both had multiple claims of sexual assault.
Paula Jones filed a civil suit against Clinton. He didn't "lose" in the sense that Trump did, because he settled with Jones.
Clinton, like Trump (but for different reasons) was impeached for flimsy reasons, and neither were found guilty and removed from office.
There's nothing asymmetric about any of those.
Both of them are creepy as hell and most likely
have assaulted multiple women.
Insinuating that there is separate treatment is a pretty flimsy stance.
And you and others always say this,
"Well, okay, if he's done things and needs to be tried, I have (and I think every single other conservative on this board has) said go ahead and try him and find him guilty if that's the case.",
and when that happens, you say it wasn't fair and cry "two sets of laws".
In this case, this sounds like a pretty strong insuation that the judge had a hand in determining the verdict.
Joe, "Clinton-appointed judge in Manhattan finds Trump guilty of allegedly defaming a gold digging whore. In a civil suit based on 30 year old allegations.
DC, "
The judge didn't find anyone guilty, Joe."
RGVT, "Holy non-seq batman.
Did the judge run the trial?"
Biden? He's a whole different story.
He's extra creepy on many levels and likely has assaulted lots of women.
Tara Reade isn't the best witness, she has changed her story and lied, but what she is accusing Biden of doing, seems perfectly plausible and likely.