Agreed completely. A trial is an adversarial procedure - the accused faces the accuser unless there is such an overwhelming presumption of harm to the accuser that it negates the rights of the defendent, an incredibly high hurdle, that I don't think is met here.
The accusers (who I believe) were teenagers when the offences happened, and are adults now. They can testify, even if it is emotionally painfull. This is not dealing with "children" either now or then. The victims are not 7, 8, 9 or 10 who have to testify. They are adults who want justice - something I think we all want.
Do it right. Put her (Maxwell) and all who participated in jail (or more), but do it properly so they can't evade it by a technicality.
I agree with 'face your accuser' but I wonder if this is more about protecting the lives of the accusers - this testimony could implicate some very wealthy and connected individuals, who are operating outside of the law. Eliminating victims/witnesses via 'accident' isn't out of the realm. And it's a threat these people would suffer their entire lives, not just for the duration of the trial. Not sure how to counter that and satisfy both needs
Agreed completely. A trial is an adversarial procedure - the accused faces the accuser unless there is such an overwhelming presumption of harm to the accuser that it negates the rights of the defendent, an incredibly high hurdle, that I don't think is met here.
The accusers (who I believe) were teenagers when the offences happened, and are adults now. They can testify, even if it is emotionally painfull. This is not dealing with "children" either now or then. The victims are not 7, 8, 9 or 10 who have to testify. They are adults who want justice - something I think we all want.
Do it right. Put her (Maxwell) and all who participated in jail (or more), but do it properly so they can't evade it by a technicality.
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I agree with 'face your accuser' but I wonder if this is more about protecting the lives of the accusers - this testimony could implicate some very wealthy and connected individuals, who are operating outside of the law. Eliminating victims/witnesses via 'accident' isn't out of the realm. And it's a threat these people would suffer their entire lives, not just for the duration of the trial. Not sure how to counter that and satisfy both needs