fodder.

This is the first I have heard of the situation.

that was probably a GOP smear.
what she did at the time and who she did it for
and what it meant for underage girls in that state?
sickening.
shattering her faith in lie detectors forever.

That's basic in America.

Everyone is allowed access to attorney. Are Repubs really going to hit her on constitutionality?

The fact that something Clinton did in her early career can be used against her in the present is the subject at hand, now what do you have to say about it?

You guys want it both ways. If her record is good, show it to the world, but when it's bad, it's a right wing smear. I guess you don't think other Dem's might be interested in learning more about Hillary.

bullshit about Sander's 'rape fantasy' essay as GOP fodder.

Why should this be any different.

It is just called vetting, right?

Clinton stated:

"When I was a 27-year-old attorney doing legal aid work at the [University of Arkansas] where I taught in Fayetteville, Arkansas, I was appointed by the local judge to represent a criminal defendant accused of rape," she said when broached with the topic in an interview with British online network Mumsnet. "I asked to be relieved of that responsibility, but I was not. And I had a professional duty to represent my client to the best of my ability, which I did."

otherwise use coping mechanisms. Get back to me when you defense someone's constitutional rights, and have a better way of dealing with it.

I've always asked mr. Greenwald supporters what specific constitutional Liberty of mr. Hale he was protecting and I've never gotten an answer.

to put unsubstantiated lies into an affidavit, as Hillary did about the 12 year old victim.

client in a conservative state. That take crap loads more courage then simply allowing the da to walk all over you just because you have an awful client.

Probably not right away.

in a witness should prompt serious questions about memory and reliability.

Have you ever been in a situation that is so tragic and sad, that if you didn't find some way to laugh, you would cry?

Sometimes laughing is a sign of irony ... not a sign of humor.

she was laughing about how guilty he was.

Polygraphs are supposed to determine the truth ... and they don't. That's IRONY.

She asked to be relieved from the case.

You might believe her, but I certainly don't. Just doing her job.

This "affidavit" contained not one fucking scintilla of evidence or proof - HRC made it all up - of course she knew the right psychological phrases to use, from her much vaunted work with Marion Wright Edelman. I have researched this whole sordid incident. The man's co-rapist pled guilty; Hillary got this scumbag off on a lesser charge for time served.

When the Free Beacon published tapes in which Hillary Clinton laughed cheerfully about a case in which she got a child rapist off, ordinary people had a glimpse into the twisted mind of a woman who keeps claiming to be a role model for young girls.

Hillary's tactics including accusing a 12-year-old girl who had been savagely beaten and raped, in fine legal language, of being a mentally ill slut. The tapes were shocking even for her supporters. They revealed a complete lack of empathy and Hillary's willingness to do absolutely anything to win.

Now Josh Rogin of the Daily Beast has talked to the woman who was raped, once by her attackers, and again by Hillary Clinton's twisted manipulation of the legal system on behalf of her attacker.

In her interview with The Daily Beast, she recounted the details of her attack in 1975 at age 12 and the consequences it had for both her childhood and adult life. A virgin before the assault, she spent five days afterwards in a coma, months recovering from the beating that accompanied the rape, and over 10 years in therapy. The doctors told her she would probably never be able to have children.

Now 52, she has never married or had children.

“I have been informed that the complainant is emotionally unstable with a tendency to seek out older men and engage in fantasizing,” Clinton, then named Hillary D. Rodham, wrote in the affidavit.
Clinton also wrote that a child psychologist told her that children in early adolescence “tend to exaggerate or romanticize sexual experiences,” especially when they come from “disorganized families, such as the complainant.”

Is being beaten into a coma Hillary Clinton's idea of a romanticized sexual experience?

The victim vigorously denied Clinton’s accusations and said there has never been any explanation of what Clinton was referring to in that affidavit. She claims she never accused anyone of attacking her before her rape. “I’ve never said that about anyone. I don’t know why she said that. I have never made false allegations. I know she was lying,” she said. “I definitely didn’t see older men. I don’t know why Hillary put that in there."

Hell I defended an alleged pedophile that walked. .... his co-defendant pled. Was I supposed to advocate prisons for my client because of what his co-defendant got?

Constitutional rights are not just for the innocent ... but for the guilty as well.

And if you want to take away Constitutional rights from the guilty, how long until they'll be taking them away from the innocent?

Before HRC found out that a piece of evidence had been lost, she filed an unfounded affidavit smearing the child's reputation.

Her defense was blame the victim.

She'd never have been able to back that up in court, but got lucky when the prosecution lost the piece of the child's underpants which had already tested positive for HRC's scumbag client's DNA.

The Constitution is for everyone ... not just people you deem it should be for.

If the state cannot prove your guilt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, you should be set free.

It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer - William Blackstone

be secure in his papers and possessions. The police and the da screwed that up.

how many cases like this was she asked to defend as "a favor"?
how many criminal cases did she work on?
thanks in advance.

....character.

I was going to myself. He's delusional. He supports the biggest liar in political history.

I don't think much more needs to be said.

the best defense you can muster. They deserve to be represented in court and that is your job.

As far as the laughter, she was laughing about lie detector results, not the charges or the 12 year old girl.

If you don't like Hillary, that's your business and you are free to vote your conscinece, but could we stop using rw tactics and smears against Democratic candidates?

Must be a day of the week that ends with a "y."

Sounds like floating on a river in Egypt

won't be used by Trump in the GE.

... this is becoming all to commonplace.

The mods need to start cleaning this place up.

Shameful.

Is this Democratic Underground or Right Wing World? Yuck.

...'zealously advocate' by turning the tables on a 12 year old victim.

You go after evidence, police procedure, inconsistencies in testimony.

Or better yet, what I have seen mostly done...

You plea bargain and take what you can for the scumbag.

Disgusting story.

malpractice.

...the testimony of an underage victim is subject to radically different courtroom procedure than if the witness was an adult.

This includes a closed court, use of closed-circuit cameras for the jury, and hyper-vigilant monitoring by the judge.

To just 'pull out the stops' on a 12 year old speaks directly to her character.

An affidavit isn't pulling out all the stops, fyi.

A man goes home and masturbates his typical fantasy. A woman on her knees. A woman tied up. A woman abused.

A woman enjoys intercourse with her man—as she fantasizes about being raped by 3 men simultaneously.

Have you ever looked at the Stag, Man, Hero, Tough magazines on the shelf of your local bookstore? Do you know why the newspaper with the articles like "Girl 12 raped by 14 men" sell so well? To what in us are they appealing?

or whoever did write that headline, clearly does not like "innocent until proven guilty." As long as the charge is heinous, anyone accused must be guilty. And does not deserve a lawyer in defense. The Founders would roll in their graves. Of all the anti-Hillary arguments, this one is a big fail and makes its sponsor look really stupid, and like they don't agree with the constitution, and like a right wing conservative who believes anyone accused should just be thrown in jail.

...looked at the Stag, Man, Hero, Tough magazines on the shelf of your local bookstore? NO

Do you know why the newspaper with the articles like "Girl 12 raped by 14 men" sell so well? NO

To what in us are they appealing? PSYCHOPATHOLOGY?

think of the word "professional," a lawyer using a "child psychology expert" to call into question the stability of a 12 year old who has been raped is not what comes to mind. Nor is the image of that lawyer laughing about the results. That lawyer would be the one whose behavior and mental health I'd question and I'd certainly never consider her any kind of advocate for women and children.