01-29-2020, 09:30 PM
(01-29-2020, 08:33 PM)Benskix2 Wrote: I don't think Kobe would have issued his public apology after the settlement if he felt like he had done nothing wrong. You have to think he had some fear of being convicted to settle at all, because at that point the damage was done publicly so he wasn't paying her off to keep it out of the news.
But if anyone was still concerned about Kobe getting away with rape they should have been writing that story every week for the last 15 years, publishing that now seems like a cowards move.
The apology part was also discussed extensively in those days.
The girl after her poor mock trials refused to press charges. But she could have always done so in the future. The settlement part of her not pressing charges was him giving that statement.
From what I remember he did not want to do it but his attorneys finally convinced him to. If she went ahead at some point and filed charges regardless of how strong you think your position is, you are putting your life in the hands of a jury. Plus the threat of a trial at some point would always hang on his head. It is easy to say that if you did not do anything you should fight it out. Legal system is not always fair in a he said / she said case.