Tag: trial
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Feel sorry for the victims, not Bill Cosby
Legendary actor and comedian Bill Cosby was convicted of sexual assault this week. More than 60 women have claimed Cosby raped or sexually assaulted them. 45 of them say that he drugged them. Many taking a drink or other pill offered by Cosby and waking up hours later. These accusations go back to assaults as…
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Why we shouldn’t celebrate vigilante justice
Warning: the video contains graphic language. Randall Margraves is the father of two daughters who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar, the convicted former U.S.A gymnastics doctor. At his sentencing hearing this morning, Margraves asked the judge to speak. He then asked if he could have five minutes alone with Nassar. The judge said, “No sir,…
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Not guilty, not surprising
I would like to think that any reasonable person can agree that the fact that Travon Martin was fatally shot in an altercation with George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012 is truly tragic. On Saturday night, George Zimmerman was found to be not guilty. In the Trayvon Martin case, I believe that so many people…
Josh Benner 