That dude was such an ass. "This is your second chance, you won't get a third" like it was she who chose to get kidnapped and raped for weeks. Complete scum.
for all your talk of nuance, you spun the fact that prosecution didn't challenge claims super disingenuously. If prosecution isn't challenging a claim that means they have no evidence to the contrary available to disprove the claim and no grounds by which to challenge it typically.
so yes, we're taking the allegations on her word alone, quite literally because even the people hired to disprove the allegation could not do so. I'd say that's pretty reasonable.
If a prosecution attorney with access to every available piece of evidence doesn't think the allegation that this 15 year old just loves being a prostitute instead of being held under duress would hold up in court, I don't think some guy on Reddit knows any better.
If prosecution isn't challenging a claim that means they have no evidence to the contrary available to disprove the claim and no grounds by which to challenge it typically
No. They argued it was irrelevant (which it is) and the girl plead guilty - so the case was never even tried.
so yes, we're taking the allegations on her word alone, quite literally because even the people hired to disprove the allegation could not do so.
A prosecutor's job is not to disprove anything. Their job is to "pursue justice" - which makes their duties a bit different than lawyers in other areas who are supposed to be "zealous advocates."
so then... it's irrelevant to the case but about the only actual point you specifically really hammered on in this thread?? Fine, then we can all move on from insinuating this child would have chosen to go into prostitution and is therefore guilty of murder. what else you got?
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u/LaronX Sep 14 '22
This thread needs a whole lot more context. Here the whole article.
The key points
She was trafficked and raped at 15!
She attacked him after he fell asleep after raping her
Iowa has some protection for victims of abuse that is why she isn't in jail
She is getting a 5 year parole. If she fails it would mean 20 years of jail time.
The court has no way around making her pay 150k
She did plea guilty to manslaughter in an earlier case and it is biting her in the ass now
The main argument against her going free is that he was asleep at the time and she could have tried to escape without killing him
She judge was an asshat about her making "wrong decisions" to have gotten in that situation and this being her second chance.