re: Madison Brooks case: Defense's new motion

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how about you stop with the what ifs game and stick to what was said.

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want her cellphone as "a way to circumvent rape shield laws to get her sexual history,"

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This was said by the girl's mother. Of course she doesn't want her daughter's phone in the hands of defense counsel and potential dirty laundry aired about her dead daughter. What mother wouldn't have this reaction?

But why are you acting like that is the end of the matter and the only viewpoint to be discussed? The mother is not an attorney on the case and neither made nor opposed the motion in court.

The defense counsel that made the motion stated it was at at least partially on the grounds that the coroner attributed the victim's injuries to sexual assault and, therefore the defendant has the right to discover any evidence that the injuries could have been caused by other sexual encounters. I'm sure, as is normal, if they get the phone records and find other relevant evidence not on point with the grounds for receiving such evidence that they made in their original motion, they would make further motions to use said evidence for other purposes which a judge would have to decide.

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2. If that’s all the prosecution can prove, the defense will use the intoxication of the defendants themselves and state her text messages would show she was the aggressor

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Did they get the dudes blood alcohol level to even argue that?

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The mother is not an attorney on the case and neither made nor opposed the motion in court.

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Ugh the article said the DA vigorously opposed it.

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Ugh the article said the DA vigorously opposed it.

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Of course the DA opposed it. What is your point?

What they are looking for is if there could have been any other thing that happened in the 72 hours before she died that could have caused injuries.

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This trial is going to suck for the family and friends of Brooks

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There are definitely screenshots of texts that have been circulating through the sororities since the incident, and rumors of more.

Regardless of the final verdict, her family is going to have to accept that a number of embarrassing and private things are going to come to light. It's unfortunate that has to happen to put away the animals that did this.

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There are definitely screenshots of texts that have been circulating through the sororities since the incident, and rumors of more.

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saying what

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There are definitely screenshots of texts that have been circulating through the sororities since the incident, and rumors of more. Regardless of the final verdict, her family is going to have to accept that a number of embarrassing and private things are going to come to light. It's unfortunate that has to happen to put away the animals that did this.

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It’s terrifying as a parent. Nothing below is blaming the victim

As a father, I can’t control or parent criminals. They are always going to exist and be present. You can only teach your children how to best avoid criminal interactions to the best of their ability and hope they listen

Always have friends around if you are going to be drinking, and as a woman, engaging in even what you think is consensual sex with strangers is a dangerous game

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I could see some relevance if whether the intercourse actually occurred was at issue, but it isn’

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Yes it is. It’s very relevant to the first degree rape charges

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A supposedly reputable group at a large university needs to have a plan for members who are out of control.

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You can have an intervention but you really can’t make them DO anything.


We had a guy who was a major drinker and it looked as if he was going to get an intervention at one point.

He was also a bartender and everyone, himself included, thinks he got roofied one night while working because of how out of it he was when he came home.