mothra wrote on Dec 7
th, 2022 at 4:42am:
AusGeoff wrote on Dec 6
th, 2022 at 11:23pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 6
th, 2022 at 6:57pm:
John Smith wrote on Dec 5
th, 2022 at 6:36pm:
no surprise that so many ozpolians defend a rapist
No surprise you've done nothing but sit on the sidelines of a topic unable to read AND comprehend what's written.
NOT 1 PERSON IN THIS TOPIC HAS DEFENDED A RAPIST! NOT 1!
Exactly. Mr Smith seems to be making stuff up to serve
his own agenda—whatever that is.
He obviously doesn't have any understanding of how the
judiciary functions, or of the time-worn adage "innocent
until proven guilty". Sad really.
Ironically, a right you lot have not reserved for Ms. Higgins.
Incorrect. What I and many other commentators are suggesting is that Higgins
may well be making up this "rape" story, simply because there is
zero corroborating
evidence confirming her extremely serious claim. Which means the question
of an actual rape comes down to a "she said, he said" scenario.
mothra wrote on Dec 7
th, 2022 at 4:42am:
I'll have you lot know that of all of the cases of sexual assault that are reported to police, only 16% end up with criminal charges.
Did it ever occur to you that could've been because a police investigation found
no viable evidence to give to the DPP? You seem to be implying that 84% of guilty
rapists escaped punishment. Which is silly.
mothra wrote on Dec 7
th, 2022 at 4:42am:
Now consider, the overwhelming majority of sexual assaults are not reported at all.
Agreed. One report I read said that 87% of sexual assault cases go unreported in
Australia. [
Elle Australia, 27 April 2022]
mothra wrote on Dec 7
th, 2022 at 4:42am:
But what do you lot do when a case goes as public as this? You hang her out to dry. And, ironically, cry victimhood for the accused whilst doing it.
I think you're exaggerating a bit Mothra. We've not "hung her out to dry"... well
some of us have not at least. What we
are suggesting is that there are far too many
apparent contradictions in Higgins's story—she's changed her own recounting of
what happened a couple of times, and lied about two critical pieces of circumstantial
evidence, her panties and her dress.
Ironically, you've done precisely what you've accused "us" of doing. You've presumed
Lehrmann is guilty, and that Higgins's claims are absolutely rock solid. You've effectively
hung him out to dry. How your opinion is any more valid than "ours" is beyond me.
Even worse, the media whore Lisa Wilkinson interview with Higgins was a disgrace that
should never have been broadcast. Wilkinson should've been charged with contempt
of court for prejudicing the case against Lehrmann, and appearing to unquestioningly
accepting Higgins's story as true.
This image says a thousand words. Your opinion Mothra?
PS: for Mothra. Sexual assault
does not necessarily equate to rape.
Sexual assault is a legal term used to describe a range of sexual offences,
from showing indecent images to another person, to kissing or touching
them, doing something sexual that makes them feel uncomfortable, as
well as penetration of the person’s body with a body part or object.