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["Alan MacHett" <machett AT ibiblio.org>]

the good ol' U. S. of A.

only in Amerika can you spill hot coffee on your crotch and win $3M in a
lawsuit.

and, now, only in Amerika can you videotape you and your buddies raping
someone and get away with it:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/28/video.rape.trial/index.html

Jury deadlocks in videotaped rape trial
Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Posted: 2:05 PM EDT (1805 GMT)

SANTA ANA, California (CNN) -- A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the
trial of three teenagers charged with raping an unconscious 16-year-old
girl, after the jury announced it was deadlocked on all 24 counts against
the defendants.
 ...
The defendants -- 19-year-olds Gregory Haidl, Keith Spann and Kyle
Nachreiner -- are charged with three counts of rape by intoxication, two
counts of oral copulation by intoxication, 14 counts of sexual penetration
by intoxication, three counts of penetration by force, one of penetration
by force in concert and one count of assault with a deadly weapon.
 ...
The 21-minute incident was recorded by Haidl on July 5, 2002, during a
party at the home of his father, who was not there at the time.

Some of the teenagers can be heard making lewd comments on the tape,
laughing at times and using profanity to describe various sex scenes.

Prosecutors contend that the girl was seduced, manipulated, and given
drugs and alcohol before passing out and being assaulted numerous times as
she lay motionless on a pool table.

Throughout the trial, defense attorneys presented jurors with a different
characterization of the teenage girl, describing her as promiscuous and an
aspiring porn star who was acting out her fantasies and agreed to be
videotaped.

The girl, identified only as Jane Doe, testified for four days, telling
jurors she did not remember anything after having a drink that may have
been drugged.

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