But who knows its seems to me more and more everyone loves a scandal.
Maybe he was set up? I trust nobody but my close friends, family and cat!
]]>Would he would have got this thrown out of court if he confronted it (pled not guilty)? If he did, it would likely only be because he had access and funds for the best legal defense. And…if he did, I suppose all others that have been caught in Minneapolis and other cities would use his success to fight their own legal battles. The fact is, what worked to catch others caught him.
I think his behavior as observed by the police was very unlikely to be a coincidence and an accidental mis-interpretation. That he denies doing so is most heartbreaking to Idahoans like myself - we care most about truth, not (even being a Republican state) personal preferences.
]]>I don’t know what the standard of proof is. I can’t say if it’s “beyond reasonable doubt,” or something less. But, yes, my gut reaction is that there is probably something there. OTOH, I don’t think it would stick in a legal case. But then he’d be in the news for fighting the accusation. It’s a lose-lose. I think his plan was to keep things quiet, which almost worked.
]]>Max: I suppose I just can’t see pleading guilty to anything, especially if I were a Senator, if, indeed, all I did was tap my foot and put my bag down. My sense of righteous indignation at being arrested for going to the bathroom would make it impossible for me to simply plead guilty. As such, the guilty plea speaks volumes to me.
]]>Reading the officer’s account of things ( http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/08/gop_senator_larry_craig_arrested_for_lewd_conduct.html ), I have to say (1) my gut feeling is that he was guilty, and (2) my other gut feeling is that the case would have been thrown out had it gone to trial (”I put my bag down by the door and tapped my foot? That’s all you got? How is that disorderly?”).
But, hey, what’s the fun of taking on “gay causes” if you don’t get to smear the other side for being gay? (Directed at the hypocritical Democratic Party, not our gracious host). I mean, why isn’t Hillary out in front saying that Senator Craig needs our understanding and support?
]]>In almost every jurisdiction the defendant is required, under oath, to state that he is pleading guilty because he is fact guilty and is required to described with particularity the nature of his crime
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