Reply #25: not at all

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1. she didn't claim she was raped
2. I don't assume he asked politely
3. "physical force" is open to interpretation and it's the job of the police and prosecution to assume the worst, I'm not the police
4. You have no idea what it takes for the police to "drag" someone off an airplane (police to DA "got a French guy here name of Strauss-Kahn, should we bring him in or allow him to leave the country?" - DA to police "Wait, Strauss-Kahn, hm, think I heard that name before, gotta call the mayor" ... ... ... "YEAH, get him, subito, no means spared, perp walk, the works".)

I can't speak for "the French people", but I think the speculation I described is just as plausible as any other theory at this point. In case you didn't notice, it doesn't include the claim that the maid lied.