Reply #14: Ok... What about freedom of speech?

[dutchdemocrat]

Are you saying we are not allowed to judge the case and offer our thoughts on his innocence or guilt? Or the lowball tactics of his attorneys?

This is a Democratic forum and we are free to offer opinions last time I checked.

If I think he is guilty based on the evidence that has been so far put forward in the case, I reserve the right to offer an opinion on that evidence. What you are pushing is a gag order. Don't judge. Innocent until proven guilty. Yeah just like all those muslims at Gitmo.

I never accepted the outcome of the OJ trial either. Did you? Just because the jury let him go?

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Prosecutors in Kobe Bryant Case Seek to Close at Least Portion of Hearing
By Jon Sarche Associated Press Writer
Published: Oct 11, 2003

EAGLE, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant case asked a judge to close at least part of the preliminary hearing when it resumes next week, after defense attorneys questioned the sexual history of the woman who accused the NBA star of rape.
Prosecution spokeswoman Krista Flannigan said Friday the request involved a portion of the hearing. She declined to provide additional details.

Prosecutors made the request in private after the hearing on Thursday, when defense attorneys questioned the accuser's past.

Tom Kelley, a Denver attorney who represents several media organizations including The Associated Press, said he was told prosecutors sought to close the balance of the hearing.

Earlier, prosecutors had supported a public hearing, and Kelley called the move a "flip-flop."

"They got in all the stuff that is harmful to Kobe. When the witness started taking a beating on cross-examination, they move to close," Kelley said.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGATJZ0INLD.html