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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]This is why so many people take issue with this whole story.

She discredited a 12-year old rape victim when she was a defense attorney by putting a statement in the affidavit about the mental stability of the child.

Then, in Nov., 2015, as a candidate for president, she makes the following tweets:

"Every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed, and supported."

"To every survivor of sexual assault...You have the right to be heard. You have the right to be believed. We're with you." —Hillary

So, as an attorney, she lends doubt to the credibility of the child’s story in the affidavit "because it was her job." 
Then, as a candidate, she says all rape victims should be believed "because it is her job."

Just a bit of conflict here........Which is it?[/quote]

You discredit yourself. The statement in the affidavit had absolutely no impact on anyone. It didn't discredit the girl or anyone else. The case was resolved without the affidavit because the State lost key evidence. 
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It impacted the VICTIM.  Read the article.  [/quote]

I've read the article. The victim was impacted by the incompetence of the prosecutors who threw away evidence. The victim didn't get upset with Clinton until recently when the tape was released.
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Can you see why it was painful for the victim to hear Clinton's laughter on the tape? I feel for her. Once again, I understand that the affidavit was not used and that no laws were broken. It is still pretty awful.

I am the pp whose dad quit criminal law when he got a racist murderer a $1 fine. When he spoke about that case 50 years later, he looked like he would cry every time. I took that to heart and I am having some trouble excusing Hillary's behavior. [/quote]
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Well, you can't expect Clinton or anyone else to react the same way your dad did. Look, no one is saying that the victim isn't entitled to feel how she feels.  I imagine that ANY reminder of that case would be painful for her.  But you have to understand that most attorneys are pretty removed from what they do on a day to day basis.  That's not to say they are cold-hearted people in general.  But it's a job, and a tough one at times, and to do that job, you often have to distance yourself from it.  A lot of criminal defense attorneys who do this for a number of years get burned out for this very reason and it all takes a toll.  But not everyone would react the same.  Feel however you want about Clinton, but I don't think this is a good example of how terrible of a person she may be.[/quote]

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