Is the Head of the IMF a Sex Criminal?

If you don't prosecute rich and powerful men you can lead to a culture of impunity.

Hawkeye just what sort of political leanings do you think I have?

You appear to support the rights of the rich and powerful above those of us lesser mortals

The deputy of Paris, who posted a note on his blog Sunday strongly criticized the left, says Dominique Strauss-Kahn has already attacked in the past other maids in the same New York hotel.
By posting a note on his blog Sunday, where he describes Dominique Strauss-Kahn of "sex offender" who needs "to heal," the deputy of Paris has angered many left-wing politicians, including Pierre Moscovici, and Internet users, who blame excessive violence in words.
Contacted by L'Express on Monday morning, Bernard Debre keeps his words and now accuse Dominique Strauss-Kahn to have ever engaged in sexual assaults in the same hotel in New York. They would, he said, were ignored by management, against the wishes of employees.
"We must abandon the hypocrisy. This is not the first time that DSK was engaged in this type of behavior at the Sofitel. Here he continued to descend. It happened several times and for several years. Everyone knew the hotel, "said Bernard Debre, currently traveling in China.
"DSK? The Chinese marrent"

"The employees were about to revolt, he adds. Management knew, but until then dared to say anything. It has stifled all other cases. Other maids before Ophelia - a charming woman of 32 who worked very well - had been assaulted. It must stop playing virgins. You think the cops in New York reportedly arrested on the plane if they had no precise information ?

punitive measures as a deterrent to unwanted passion

Rape has a far lower conviction rate than other crimes. You mentioned earlier that his conviction will not deter any would be rapists, which is true

The perp in question had about a half dozen criminal charges filed against him, including assault and unlawful imprisonment.

Very few cases go to trial in the American system, it is mostly a "lets make a deal" system.

Overall, for all areas of the law, federal civil trials have declined 60 percent since the mid-1980s. In 2002, less than 2 percent of those cases ended in a trial – down from 12 percent in 1962 and 20 percent in the 1920s. Less than 5 percent of criminal cases go to trial; most result in plea bargains.

So you must prosecute men at the word of women no matter if the evidences or the logic of the story does not support there being a crime otherwise men will think they can get away with rape?

Would you feel any differently about this case if Strauss-Kahn was gay or bisexual and he was accused of attacking a male hotel bellboy who had delivered food to his suite?

Yes sure they are so sure that they had a good case that they are trying to keep him lock up in a cell to pressure him to plea out.

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A D.A. would have to be self-destructive, downright incompetent, or extremely corrupt, to prosecute anyone, for any crime, "no matter if the evidences or the logic of the story does not support there being a crime". Why would a D.A. choose to try a case if evidence or logic does not support the commission of a crime?

Yes, American DA's are very good at charge shopping, and have no moral aversion to doing so. They are well known to level charges with no interest in being able to prove them as their only interest is in getting a better deal.

But people with Strauss-Kahn's resources, and high priced aggressive defense teams, do not get easily pressured into plea bargains. If he chooses a plea deal, it will be because that's his best option and the case against him is very strong. But his defense team is going to fight tooth and nail every step of the way, and attack every scrap of evidence, and every witness in the state's case, and they will be armed with the money to do it.

Our so call justice system is not looking good to the rest of the world at the moment.