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In reply to the discussion: Naomi Wolf: Sweden's Other Rape Suspects [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)42. So you're condemning them for finally doing the right thing in one rape case.
As for filing charges, you've been told on many occasions that Swedish law requires that in-person in-Sweden interview - where they arrest the person and file charges. Are you really having so much trouble believing there are other justice systems besides the UK/US system?
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When you call sex crimes investigators the "dating police," that's rape apologia.
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#31
Only problem with those allegations is that they are contradicted in the initial
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#55
Funny, how you never cite any of your claims with sworn testimony presented in a court.
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#60
Funny how YOU never seem able to find anything that is actual testimony from the
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#64
What are you talking about? The alleged victims have yet to give testimony. But Mr. Assange's
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#66
Nonsense. You have no verified police statements, nothing taken in a court and crossed,
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#75
No--I'm saying no one on this board has verified police statements, but undoubtedly, the
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#83
The court called bullshit on the claim that the statements didn't support the EAW charges. Thanks
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#88
Nope. You have nothing but unverified leaks. You have nothing from a court or an official
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#81
I'm sure the usual suspects will be here with their phony "feminism" once they clock in...
backscatter712
Sep 2012
#37
assange goes public, leaves the country and draws all this attention, then supporters use this as a
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#15
i do not know that he is guilty or innocent, he ran. you do not know either. nt
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#20
He was given permission to leave. After Wikileaks exposed the diplomatic cache
riderinthestorm
Sep 2012
#22
Naomi Wolf embarassed herself when she used the term 'dating police' to describe the investigators:
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#30
Actually its "Sweden does a particularly craptastic job pursuing every other rape case BUT this one
riderinthestorm
Sep 2012
#26
No, the point is that Sweden apparently does a terrible of job of prosecuting rape
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#41
This is not 'Law and Order'. This is reality, in Europe, where there are specific
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#59
I don't expect him to change his mind, I respond so that the big lie, as you rightfully
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#54
If you want to change their behavior, you don't want to attack them for the good behavior. (nt)
jeff47
Sep 2012
#47
My point is we shouldn't be arguing for Assange to go free because they don't persue others
jeff47
Sep 2012
#69
Maybe it's because he's a gazillionaire, high profile non-citizen who came into the country
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#67
That comment probably could win the contest for internet comments most lacking
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#77