Who said the the Neandethal was no longer with us. She gets assaulted, but she
should learn to avoid situations like that, and besides, being a woman, she must
be making it all up. Hell yes, she deserves whatever she gets. John
James H. Nazarian wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Sorry to eavesdrop on your e-mail... I failed to look at the subject
> before
> reading it. You (and your girlfriend) have a responsibility to hold your
> tongue(s). You don't know what happened, because you weren't there. If
> you
> choose to believe the girlfriend, that is your choice. In this country,
> a mere
> accusation of this kind can become a character assassination and
> terribly
> expensive for his defense even if he is found innocent. Then I hope he
> would sue
> his false accuser for irreparable harm to his good name and reputation.
>
> "Filing" a complaint as a precaution against it happening again ignores
> the fact
> that this is what motivates the legal/police business to prosecute and
> convict
> innocent people... money. If you really want to document it, have her
> write a
> statement, seal it in an envelope, and have the postal service put a
> date stamp
> over the seam of the flap. Then store it safely away. You can even send
> him a
> copy.
>
> Since you have known and trusted him, maybe you should call him on the
> phone and
> have a friendly chat about it before you jump the gun and make a false
> accusation. This will also serve him notice that you know what she said.
> If you
> were ready to go there to "kill the SOB", surely you can muster the
> eloquence to
> advise him to stay away from her, including to not confront her about
> telling
> you. This would be for his own good too. Always bear in mind that it is
> easy for
> a woman to make such an accusation, including as a cover-up to something
> she
> did. It is very difficult to stop the ball once it gets rolling.
>
> In common sense 101, she should have learned to avoid situations like
> being
> alone in a stairwell with a stranger. Just as he has a responsibility to
> leave
> her alone, she has a responsibility to avoid giving suggestive signals.
> You too
> should hope that he isn't murdered during your next visit to London,
> 'cause you
> just told 500 people you are pondering killing someone. Yikes! I
> wouldn't want
> to be in your shoes.
>
> Don't play with dynamite if you don't like loud noises.
>
> Jim
>
> PS: I fail to see the connection here with MG's, other than one man
> asking for
> advice from some others. Good luck my friend.
>
> Michael Graziano wrote:
>
> > Hey folks.
> >
> > I have a little news that's bothering me to no end. In fact, I'm quite
> > upset.
> >
> > My girlfriend is currently going to school in London. I'm stuck here in the
> > states.
> >
> > She called me more than a little upset Saturday night (3:30 am your time)
> > that one of her friends, someone I actually know and whom we both trusted,
> > trapped her in the stairwell of her apartment house and forced himself on
> > her. Mainly just kissing, but a little more as well. She escaped by first
> > kneeing him at the first opportunity, and then running into her apartment.
> > THe advances were unwanted and unprovoked. He was a little drunk.
> >
> > After my initial reaction (which was to start making plans to fly to
> > London), I realized that no good could come of it. Being arrested in a a
> > foreign land is not what I had in mind for this week. My next thought was
> > for her to report him to the police and file a complaint. Maybe not file
> > charges, but at least have it on record in case he tries something else.
> > Letting him know a report was filed might be a future deterent. Wini, my
> > GF, doesn't think that will do any good. She is of the opinion that things
> > of this nature are taken lightly by the police constables.
> >
> > What is your the general opinion on this matter. What steps can we take
> > short of my killing the son-of-a-bitch? I promised her I would do nothing
> > until i spoke with her, but doing nothing is eating me up inside.
> >
> > Mike
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