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Old 01-24-2024, 11:23 AM   #212
Cecil Terwilliger
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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby View Post
The legal system historically is stacked against SA victims based on the burden of proof needed in a Court of Law.

Charges, typically, would only be brought if there was enough proof to lead to a conviction. Now, again in theory, Crown Prosecutors could feel differently about that evidence and decline to prosecute but I really don't see that happening.

The likely result is this is going to trial and we'll have to see if the burden of evidence is enough to lead to convictions.

Sadly, that isn't often what happens in SA cases.

Now, an individual's burden of proof, when looking at the same evidence, won't be as high as the courts. So make of that what you will.
Ya I get all that. I’m asking if Westhead or someone else reported what they have as evidence. Wasn’t there video in one of these cases? Or incriminating texts between players? Or maybe I’m thinking of a different team Canada assault. Or maybe even the Virtanen one. There’s so many I honestly have trouble keeping track.

If it is just he said she said, the system is absolutely stacked against the victim.
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