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Lives ruined |
So, the five young men charged with raping someone called "E.M." have been acquitted. Frankly, from my armchair, the judge really had no other option. I mean, there she was on video agreeing to sex and inviting the men to "have at it", so to speak.
Can you tell me what red-blooded young man would turn down an invitation like that? Can't think of anyone; virile, vigorous men in their prime are always up for a "good time".
And whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"? In spite of the fact that those guys have been found not guilty, their reputations lie forever in tatters. If E.M. could not be named, neither should the accused. Why is a woman's name always protected, but a man's is blared and blasted all over the media -- pictures and everything.
The whole thing was a circus. Firstly, they had to have only female prosecutors because can you imagine male prosecutors cross examining E.M.?! Would never happen. The defence lawyers were also women because that always seems the M.O. in such cases. The best of this breed is Marie Henein, the lawyer who defended Jian Ghomeshi and won. He too, however, has been ruined, which is too bad because the various CBC morning shows have never been a touch on 'Q'.
And let's not forget that in 2022, E.M. settled with Hockey Canada for $3.5 million! That should have been the end of it, but no, she was persuaded, apparently by her mother, to press charges -- even though the London police hadn't seen any case there at the time. 'Cause there wasn't any.
Was this a case of two female prosecutors attempting to re-define "rape"? Didn't work.
As you know, I was actually raped when I was 20 and I sure wasn't "asking for it". I fought as hard as I could, but lost. However, I did get my revenge a few years later when I bumped into my rapist at a parent/teacher night, where he was the speaker. Yep! He was by then a saint. "Hi Bill," I said in front of a gaggle of his admirers. "Remember when you raped me at your parents' cottage a few years ago?"
I have to put in a good word about NHL players back in my day. I dated two Montreal Canadiens and both were complete gentlemen. My Mother loved them and I always felt completely safe and respected in their company. May they both Rest in Peace.
Ya, that was a good moment.