May 24, 2011
— Ace There's a story about cops looking for a discarded murder weapon, a gun, in a notorious crime-dump of a lot in Baltimore.
One cop finds a gun, and his sergeant tells him, "No, that's the wrong caliber. Let's just focus on the one we're looking for or we'll be out here all night."*
With Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Let's ignore the attempted rapes or we'll be at this all year.
But now Tristane Banon, the 31-year-old god-daughter of Strauss-KahnÂ’s second wife Brigitte Guillemette, said he attacked her almost a decade ago.Ms Banon will now tell French detectives about the alleged attempted rape, which took place in an anonymous studio flat in Paris in 2002.
Strauss-Kahn lured the then 21-year-old trainee journalist to the property under the promise of an interview, and then started to rip her clothes off, it is claimed.
‘I kicked him, I called him a rapist, he didn’t seem to care,’ said Ms Banon in earlier interviews, in which she also described Strauss-Kahn as acting like a ‘rutting chimpanzee’.Ms Banon’s mother, Anne Mansouret, said the only reason she did not press charges at the time was because 'she was just starting out in journalism' and was afraid of being 'defined by the story' of being attacked by a senior politician.
Mrs Mansouret has now confirmed that her daughter is making a report to Paris police, and may hold a press conference about an ordeal which left her 'traumatised'.
Via Hot Air, which goes with the other headline (so many to choose from) of Strauss-Kahn's friends and family members offering "seven figures" to the family of the rape victim to shut her trap.
“They already talked with her family,” a French businesswoman with close ties to Strauss-Kahn and his family told The Post. “For sure, it’s going to end up on a quiet note.”…“He’ll get out of it and will fly back to France. He won’t spend time in jail. The woman will get a lot of money,” said the source, adding that a seven-figure sum has been bandied about.
Oh, and there's a quote included from Bernard Henri-Levy, no, the real one, not the other one, where he contends against the presumption of truth by a poor black woman, and the presumption of guilt on the part of a rich white man.
There is much to that. That's an important point. We saw that exact dynamic play out in the Duke Not A Rape Case.
However, countervailing that consideration, is this one:
Guilty.
* I read this in Homicide, that book the TV show was based on. It was presented as a real story, but it does seem like a story that cops just tell each other.
From Paris With Love: Although quite a few Frenchmen repudiate DSK and the dandy BHL's defense of him, I thought this angry spin by a French idiot was worth reading more.
To the American people,
Please be advised that you are no longer welcome to France as the ambassadors of a violent, decadent culture.
You have taken in hostage a wonderfully competent man who represented real hope for millions of French people (over 60% declared they wanted him for President).
You have humiliated him and together with him, you have humiliated France.
This is for us a very serious offence.
You have broken this man, his family and his career, without even giving him a chance to express himself.
This was all done in a spirit of revenge for Mr Polansky, even though his "victim" wanted the case to be closed.
This is really sick.When I see the thousands of horrible, bloody crimes that are committed every days in the US, the number of innocent people who have been wrongly executed in your system, I feen there is something definitely hatable about your culture.
We thought we were brothers in the Western universe.
But you hate foreigners, like you hated Black people before.We mage a mistake about you, people.
You are just a bunch of arrogant bastards.
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Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 24, 2011 03:32 PM (UOM48)
The better one is the South Park where the detectives were looking for the left-hand killer, who chopped off the victim's left hand.
They went to his house, but didn't see a problem, all of the chopped-off hands he had hanging on his wall had the thumb on the wrong side, you see.
Posted by: AmishDude at May 24, 2011 03:34 PM (73tyQ)
Posted by: Rutting Chimpanzee at May 24, 2011 03:34 PM (2p0e3)
Posted by: Google at May 24, 2011 03:37 PM (uaEZS)
Posted by: joeindc44 at May 24, 2011 03:38 PM (QxSug)
Posted by: sifty at May 24, 2011 03:39 PM (2dbd9)
Posted by: ErikW at May 24, 2011 03:40 PM (Ul4n5)
And by "technicality" I mean a hot little paralegal.
And by "get off" I mean "get off."
Posted by: AmishDude at May 24, 2011 03:41 PM (73tyQ)
“He’ll get out of it and will fly back to France. He won’t spend time in jail. The woman will get a lot of money,” said the source, adding that a seven-figure sum has been bandied about.
This is someone who doesn't understand New York City. The prosecutors want this kind of defendant and this kind of victim: it makes their job of convincing a jury easier because she's sympathetic and he's a pig, and the notoriety does wonders for their careers.
And the victim will get her money anyway, especially if DSK is convicted. The story rights alone will set her up for a few comfortable years.
Posted by: stuiec at May 24, 2011 03:41 PM (Di3Im)
Posted by: Inmate No 36-157746 at May 24, 2011 03:42 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Dan Collins at May 24, 2011 03:43 PM (YtNy/)
Posted by: FUBAR at May 24, 2011 03:44 PM (1fanL)
Posted by: steevy at May 24, 2011 03:45 PM (7I2m9)
Posted by: Helen Thomas at May 24, 2011 03:46 PM (1fanL)
Posted by: Soona at May 24, 2011 03:46 PM (V6eFh)
This guy needs to be castrated - manually.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at May 24, 2011 03:46 PM (c0A3e)
Posted by: garrett at May 24, 2011 03:46 PM (cQaKF)
With the track record this Strauss-Kahn is laying down, an out of court monetary settlement just won't cut it.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at May 24, 2011 03:47 PM (DAEhL)
Um, she's pretty hot, too. I'm just saying.
Posted by: Google at May 24, 2011 07:37 PM (uaEZS)
I'd rape it.
Posted by: FUBAR SK at May 24, 2011 03:47 PM (1fanL)
Posted by: Marquis Barry du Fuckstick
________
Nonsense. If he were, it'd be spelled "Obamaux".
Posted by: Anachronda at May 24, 2011 03:48 PM (NmR1a)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at May 24, 2011 07:46 PM (c0A3e)
How about a 12-gauge castration?
But for seriousness, there's a lot of good a fellow like this could get in 5 years in a US Federal Prison.
They could prove they don't just coddle the wealthy and famous (psssshhh).
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 24, 2011 03:49 PM (bxiXv)
With the track record this Strauss-Kahn is laying down, an out of court monetary settlement just won't cut it.
I see what you did there.
Posted by: Y-not at May 24, 2011 03:50 PM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Y-not at May 24, 2011 07:48 PM (pW2o
Himself.
Maybe he can attempt to rape himself, press charges and then beg the judge to be lenient.
Posted by: AmishDude at May 24, 2011 03:50 PM (73tyQ)
Posted by: Marquis Barry du Fuckstick
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Nonsense. If he were, it'd be spelled "Obamaux".
Posted by: Anachronda at May 24, 2011 07:48 PM (NmR1a)
Or "Eauxbama."
Posted by: stuiec at May 24, 2011 03:50 PM (Di3Im)
Posted by: Y-not at May 24, 2011 03:51 PM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at May 24, 2011 07:46 PM (c0A3e)
Twist -- and PULL!
Posted by: stuiec at May 24, 2011 03:51 PM (Di3Im)
Posted by: Rollory at May 24, 2011 03:51 PM (BFset)
Posted by: Y-not at May 24, 2011 03:51 PM (pW2o8)
Are you ok? How about the house?
Posted by: Y-not at May 24, 2011 03:53 PM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Dr Spank at May 24, 2011 03:53 PM (kaZUb)
Posted by: steevy at May 24, 2011 03:53 PM (7I2m9)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 24, 2011 03:56 PM (TMB3S)
Posted by: Ted Kennedy at May 24, 2011 03:56 PM (g3OU+)
Posted by: The Crack of Dawn
You and me both. DSK is why I didn't show up on the 21st.
Posted by: The Crack of Doom at May 24, 2011 03:56 PM (YCfy9)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 24, 2011 03:56 PM (i6RpT)
Posted by: ben stein at May 24, 2011 07:53 PM (wPxqH)
He's a Socialist economist. This is just an extension of his economic views.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 24, 2011 03:56 PM (bxiXv)
Remember? The one where the monkey was handed cash and started humping everything in sight?
Posted by: © Sponge at May 24, 2011 03:57 PM (UF26Z)
Posted by: Ben Stein at May 24, 2011 03:57 PM (VoSja)
Posted by: Soona at May 24, 2011 03:57 PM (V6eFh)
Posted by: steevy at May 24, 2011 03:57 PM (7I2m9)
Ahem! Did you say seven figures?
Posted by: Al not so Sharpenton at May 24, 2011 03:58 PM (oNphh)
oh, my bad...it said God-daughter.
Forget it.
Posted by: Prof. David Epstein at May 24, 2011 07:41 PM (cQaKF)
Give it another day.
Posted by: AndrewsDad at May 24, 2011 03:58 PM (C2//T)
Posted by: Ivana Humpme at May 24, 2011 03:59 PM (7YKsD)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 24, 2011 07:56 PM (i6RpT)
You call it "shitting where I eat." I call it "access."
Posted by: DSK at May 24, 2011 03:59 PM (Di3Im)
Posted by: steevy at May 24, 2011 03:59 PM (7I2m9)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 24, 2011 07:56 PM (i6RpT)
No. Duh. They're French.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 24, 2011 03:59 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Barack "Louis XVI" Obama at May 24, 2011 04:00 PM (g3OU+)
Is that so? Well I'm glad this bit of gossip came out before the trial. It'll make longer sentencing easier and much more palatable.
Posted by: Eager Beaver, DA at May 24, 2011 04:00 PM (DAEhL)
I'm sure if the maid refuses their silver, they'll pay her in lead.
Posted by: Ernie McCracken at May 24, 2011 04:01 PM (FUEui)
Posted by: Soona at May 24, 2011 07:57 PM (V6eFh)
Wow...Ok has been getting POUNDED today. You're not out of the woods yet, so lay low and stay safe.
That KFOR coverage has been good. That helicopter pilot is insane.
Posted by: © Sponge at May 24, 2011 04:01 PM (UF26Z)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 24, 2011 04:01 PM (UOM48)
Is that so? Well I'm glad this bit of gossip came out before the trial. It'll make longer sentencing easier and much more palatable.
Posted by: Eager Beaver, DA at May 24, 2011 08:00 PM (DAEhL)
So, they have to get her to recant her testimony? Otherwise, there is still proof of a crime.
Posted by: The Robot Devil at May 24, 2011 04:02 PM (g3OU+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 24, 2011 08:01 PM (UOM4
They tried that as one of his 'remotes' and he started blubbering in the corner like a kid in 1st grade that still poops his pants.
Ardmore OK about to get pounded.
Posted by: © Sponge at May 24, 2011 04:04 PM (UF26Z)
Posted by: ace at May 24, 2011 04:05 PM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Comrade Arthur at May 24, 2011 04:06 PM (KE+Ya)
Posted by: steevy at May 24, 2011 07:59 PM (7I2m9)
I'm definitely thinking about digging out and putting in one of those manufactured hidey-holes in my garage. I found out today that the with all the non-cooperation, the cats are fucked the next time.
Posted by: Soona at May 24, 2011 04:06 PM (V6eFh)
Posted by: Eager Beaver, DA at May 24, 2011 08:00 PM (DAEhL)
May he meet many charming young men named Bubba who will treat him like a hotel maid, frequently and with extreme prejudice. Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, you socialist animal.
Posted by: Ombudsman at May 24, 2011 04:07 PM (6U4X6)
so they really do believe they are above justice. Is it because they strike against those that are powerless, or they just believe they are above it all?(laws)
Posted by: willow at May 24, 2011 04:08 PM (h+qn8)
_________
FIFY
Posted by: Anachronda at May 24, 2011 04:08 PM (NmR1a)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 24, 2011 08:01 PM (UOM48
Bwahahahaha!!!!!
Posted by: Sonnyspats at May 24, 2011 04:08 PM (oNphh)
I'm thinking with the evidence presumably collected, the prosecution won't need her testimony any more unless she comes right out and says, "Yes, I filed a false report and I actually wanted him to give it to me... which he did." No way she opens herself up to the legal ramifications of that. So, worst case, she doesn't testify but leaves the written report as is. A prosecutor wanting to establish or reinforce a record, or actually enforce the law, will proceed anyway.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at May 24, 2011 04:08 PM (DAEhL)
Posted by: ace at May 24, 2011 08:05 PM (nj1bB)
Hasn't she given a sworn statement to the contrary? If she now swears it wasn't rape, one of those statements is perjury. So as the DA, ma'am, I'm strongly advising you against this course of action.
Posted by: FUBAR at May 24, 2011 04:09 PM (1fanL)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 24, 2011 04:09 PM (i6RpT)
Posted by: The Wehrmacht at May 24, 2011 04:09 PM (xy9wk)
Granddaughter?
That's just wrong.
Posted by: Prof. David Epstein at May 24, 2011 07:40 PM (cQaKF)
Posted by: Morgan Freeman at May 24, 2011 04:10 PM (O/onO)
Hasn't she given a sworn
statement to the contrary? If she now swears it wasn't rape, one of
those statements is perjury. So as the DA, ma'am, I'm strongly
advising you against this course of action.
Posted by: FUBAR at May 24, 2011 08:09 PM (1fanL)
I thought they already had video taped testimony and the DNA evidence and such that if she decided not to testify, they had enough. I'm sure they try to do that in these situations when there's massive payoffs available.
Posted by: © Sponge at May 24, 2011 04:11 PM (UF26Z)
Posted by: Jerry Lee Lewis at May 24, 2011 04:12 PM (1fanL)
Posted by: Ted Kennedy's Gristle Encased Head at May 24, 2011 04:12 PM (+lsX1)
Posted by: steevy at May 24, 2011 04:12 PM (7I2m9)
Posted by: The German Guy Who Married His Retarded Sister And Had Retarded Kids at May 24, 2011 04:13 PM (1fanL)
That's just wrong."
No, goddaughter. And if fucking your granddaughter is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
Posted by: Morgan Freeman at May 24, 2011 04:13 PM (xy9wk)
Actually... I'd be tempted to take the money and consider it a gift. Free and clear. And then testify anyhow. Is there a question of honor involved that isn't made invalid simply because of the nature of the offer itself? Can a person actually be contractually obligated to lie about a crime?
Posted by: Synova at May 24, 2011 04:13 PM (P0X9Q)
Posted by: Unclefacts Luxury-Yacht at May 24, 2011 04:14 PM (6IReR)
Posted by: Synova at May 24, 2011 08:13 PM (P0X9Q)
No. But any contract wouldn't say it that way.
Posted by: The German Guy Who Married His Retarded Sister And Had Retarded Kids at May 24, 2011 04:15 PM (1fanL)
see you in court.
Posted by: willow at May 24, 2011 04:15 PM (h+qn8)
No, goddaughter. And if fucking your granddaughter is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
Posted by: Morgan Freeman at May 24, 2011 08:13 PM (xy9wk)
Ugh. Maybe the Rapture should have occurred on Saturday...
Posted by: Ombudsman at May 24, 2011 04:15 PM (6U4X6)
Posted by: Marquis de Happy at May 24, 2011 04:16 PM (HBqDo)
Posted by: The Hole in the Ozone Layer at May 24, 2011 08:07 PM (1fanL)
I know, right?
Posted by: the giant plastic whirlpool in the Pacific that doesn't exist at May 24, 2011 04:16 PM (CjRv+)
Posted by: The Super-Massive Black Hole At The Center Of The Galaxy at May 24, 2011 04:16 PM (1fanL)
damn I thought He was a good guy.
Posted by: willow at May 24, 2011 08:12 PM (h+qn
I've been saying for YEARS that Hollywood will be the destruction of America and it's family values. Too many people put too much value on those over paid court jesters. They're destroying society and the sheep are too fucking dumb to see it. The elite live in a totally different world where there's no consequence for their actions.
Posted by: © Sponge at May 24, 2011 04:17 PM (UF26Z)
Posted by: garrett at May 24, 2011 04:17 PM (cQaKF)
damn I thought He was a good guy.
Posted by: willow at May 24, 2011 08:12 PM (h+qn
Where did you get that idea?
You are aware that "acting" means "lying convincingly," aren't you?
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 24, 2011 04:17 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Marquis de Happy at May 24, 2011 08:16 PM (HBqDo)
Please, Please don't throw me in the briar patch!
Posted by: DSK at May 24, 2011 04:18 PM (1fanL)
Granddaughter?
That's just wrong.
Posted by: Prof. David Epstein at May 24, 2011 07:40 PM (cQaKF)
Posted by: Morgan Freeman at May 24, 2011 08:10 PM (O/onO)
Shalom, bro
Posted by: Woody Allen at May 24, 2011 04:20 PM (g3OU+)
@75: "awfully hard to get a conviction when the witness goes on the stand and says it wasn't rape. That's what I'm guessing you get for $1 million."
Then the DA has a talk with the lady about filing false police reports, the penalty for that, and the fact that most states won't let you profit from a crime....
Also, does NY have anything like the Greene rule? It basically lets the DA use your prior claims in lieu of your current denials.
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at May 24, 2011 04:20 PM (xy9wk)
Posted by: © Sponge at May 24, 2011 04:22 PM (UF26Z)
@80: "so they really do believe they are above justice. Is it because they strike against those that are powerless, or they just believe they are above it all?(laws)"
Believe nothing. They KNOW they are above it all. Laws and shit like that only apply to Mundanes.
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at May 24, 2011 04:22 PM (xy9wk)
Actually... I'd be tempted to take the money and consider it a gift. Free and clear. And then testify anyhow. Is there a question of honor involved that isn't made invalid simply because of the nature of the offer itself? Can a person actually be contractually obligated to lie about a crime?
Posted by: Synova at May 24, 2011 08:13 PM (P0X9Q)
Contracts in violation of the law or public policy are unenforceable.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 24, 2011 04:22 PM (z1N6a)
To be fair, frog, we know he expressed himself at least once.
Posted by: Andy at May 24, 2011 04:23 PM (veZ9n)
Yes I to fall for actors at times. Heck I used to think Tom Hanks was really smart.
yeah, yeah,
wince
Posted by: willow at May 24, 2011 04:25 PM (h+qn8)
I agree, time to VOGUE!
Posted by: Madonna at May 24, 2011 04:26 PM (g3OU+)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 24, 2011 04:27 PM (W7Ddq)
Fuck you, France. May you die a thousand deaths, you vile pieces of shit.
Sincerely and Fuck You,
The American People
America -- fuckyeah!
Posted by: leftover soothsayers at May 24, 2011 04:27 PM (6cqZX)
To Jean Aymar:
Ok, consider him payment for one of our dead from Omaha Beach. Now make with a couple thousand more that we can destroy.
Posted by: The U.S. at May 24, 2011 04:29 PM (xy9wk)
damn I thought He was a good guy.
Posted by: willow at May 24, 2011 08:12 Pm
It's all relative.
Posted by: Morgan Freeman at May 24, 2011 04:30 PM (cQaKF)
a fucking smelly Frog is calling us
--violent
--decadent
--arrogant
These Leftists really make me laugh -- but the European Leftists are the worst of the bunch. They are scum and they are genocidal maniacs. When Germany invades France again in the future, I hope they burn it all.
Posted by: leftover soothsayers at May 24, 2011 04:31 PM (hBqOU)
Yew know, I am not really une for your so-silly Americaine zeeater, as most of your films are merde. 'Owevair, zere was une scene in Blazing Saddles zat rilly spoke to me.
Ah lahk ze rahpe tew!
Posted by: DSK at May 24, 2011 04:33 PM (xy9wk)
Hey, Jean, did Dominique fuck you? No? Then how about you go fuck yourself.
Posted by: from fluffy, with love at May 24, 2011 04:34 PM (SwkdU)
Sixty-seven years ago, we invaded your country to liberate your ancestors, who were freedom fighters, to stop the rape of your country by Nazis. Now you expect the next in line to lead your country to come to our country and, with impunity, rape American women?
That is not happening,
Signed,
America
Posted by: Onlooker at May 24, 2011 04:34 PM (9f7qj)
Posted by: Miller at May 24, 2011 04:37 PM (lbijo)
DSK: " "I am the head of the IMF, and you call me "rapist". You are privy to a great becoming, but you recognize nothing. To me, you are a slug in the sun. You are an ant in the afterbirth. It is your nature to do one thing correctly. Before me, you rightly tremble. But, fear is not what you owe me. You
owe me awe."
Judge Chamberlain Haller: Um, 'K. Mr. Strauss-Kahn, the next words out of your mouth better be "guilty" or "not guilty." I don't want to hear commentary, argument, or opinion. I don't want to hear any facts or evidence. If I hear anything other than "guilty" or "not guilty", you'll be in contempt. I don't even want to hear you clear your throat to speak. Now, how do you plead?
Posted by: NYC Supreme Court Transcript at May 24, 2011 04:42 PM (xy9wk)
Posted by: cpajoe at May 24, 2011 04:45 PM (QYdFT)
Ned: Oh Dusty, Dusty, Dusty. Infamous is when you're more than famous. This guy El Guapo isn't just famous, he's INfamous.
Dusty: INfamous? INfamous?
Posted by: ErikW at May 24, 2011 04:45 PM (CjRv+)
Posted by: JohnW at May 24, 2011 04:45 PM (c45mq)
You're welcome.
Posted by: Justice at May 24, 2011 04:45 PM (GTbGH)
@130: "Dear France,
Sixty-seven years ago, we invaded your country to liberate your ancestors, who were freedom fighters collaborators, to stop the rape of your country by Nazis. Now you expect the next in line to lead your country to come to our country and, with impunity, rape American women?
That is not happening,
Signed,
America
PS - Thanks for shooting at our guys in North Africa when they landed to liberate you."
FTFY
Posted by: Fa Cube Itches at May 24, 2011 04:46 PM (xy9wk)
Posted by: MrTea at May 24, 2011 04:51 PM (6yDQy)
----
With any luck, she gave him AIDS. That alone belies the "consensual" defense. He'd either be an idiot to do her without a condom or she would be opening herself up to an assault charge (or whatever the heck they charge AIDS folks who have unprotected sex).
Posted by: Y-not at May 24, 2011 04:53 PM (pW2o8)
"Ve surrender! Haw-haw-haaaw!"
Posted by: JohnW at May 24, 2011 08:45 PM (c45mq)
Interesting thought: Both France and California are known for wine country and candyasses. What's the common denominator?
Posted by: ErikW at May 24, 2011 05:00 PM (CjRv+)
Posted by: NICKIE GOOMBA at May 24, 2011 05:26 PM (jeLTI)
Ass.
Posted by: wooga at May 24, 2011 05:27 PM (2p0e3)
It seems to me that he had plenty of chance to express himself, and chose to do so all over the maid's blouse.
Posted by: t at May 24, 2011 07:19 PM (z9Awt)
Posted by: How This Shit Works at May 25, 2011 12:50 AM (5lHSx)
paging Gloria Alred...Gloria Alred to NYC please
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