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OmegaX

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30. Granted...

Reply to Sparkly (Reply #26)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 01:10 PM

Jul 2

...but it's the defense's job to "confuse" juries sufficiently enough for them to find enough reasonable doubt to render a verdict of not guilty. As the saying goes, "don't hate the player, hate the game"...

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*** Breaking ***Verdict Reached In Diddy Case. Guilty On Lesser Charges. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2 OP

The media will pay more attention to the verdict than they will Tribetime Jul 2 #1

Watching the fall of this creep as entertainment, unfortunately this MEDIA guided since I have no power on that front. Brainfodder Jul 2 #5

Guilty on two out of five charges Emile Jul 2 #2

You can't spell, murielm99 Jul 2 #3

to whom are you replying? WhiteTara Jul 2 #29

Original post. murielm99 Jul 2 #37

what was the misspelling? WhiteTara Jul 2 #42

I don't want to embarrass them. murielm99 Jul 2 #45

SMH DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2 #46

In DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2 #47

All is forgiven WhiteTara Jul 2 #48

Thank you. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2 #50

forgiveness is mine WhiteTara Jul 2 #51

Link Passages Jul 2 #4

He can still have freaky sex parties in prison milestogo Jul 2 #6

looks like his lifestyle will carry on, outside prison. WhiteTara Jul 2 #49

Convicted on 2 counts Acquitted on 3 Johnny2X2X Jul 2 #7

Not Guilty on Sex Trafficking of Casandra Ventura Prairie Gates Jul 2 #8

Obviously it pays to be rich Arazi Jul 2 #9

Exactly. I suspect a less privileged person of color Heidi Jul 2 #11

Highly unlikely. A less privileged person of color would almost certainly never have been charged with Racketeering Wiz Imp Jul 2 #13

Maybe because they couldn't afford to boss a group of 'assistants' Sparkly Jul 2 #14

By all accounts, they didn't convince anybody in the courtroom including the Jury that there was Wiz Imp Jul 2 #16

And that is a shame. Sparkly Jul 2 #18

Combs is a truly horrible, despicable human being. Wiz Imp Jul 2 #23

And OJ was never going to be convicted Sparkly Jul 2 #28

First result of a very quick Google search; Heidi Jul 2 #17

I didn't claim otherwise. Wiz Imp Jul 2 #20

I apologize for misunderstanding. Heidi Jul 2 #22

The evidence was in front of our eyes. Sparkly Jul 2 #27

And, people still don't believe women. Sparkly Jul 2 #12

And there are specific subsets of women Heidi Jul 2 #19

Billionaire justice TheProle Jul 2 #31

Doesn't look like he's going to prison BannonsLiver Jul 2 #10

He may get off with time served. murielm99 Jul 2 #21

What's more disgusting: 1st time offense; celebrity break; richie rich "justice"? UTUSN Jul 2 #15

Guilty on two counts... OmegaX Jul 2 #24

It was a terrible decision. Sparkly Jul 2 #26

Granted... OmegaX Jul 2 #30

Blame the prosecution MakeThemCry Jul 2 #34

Question? Was there some offense lesser than Sex Trafficking that they could have charged him with Wiz Imp Jul 2 #36

The facts did speak for themselves Sparkly Jul 2 #38

Why does it seem angrychair Jul 2 #40

Good question. Sparkly Jul 2 #44

He should get zero jail time Buckeyeblue Jul 2 #25

Apparently... TheProle Jul 2 #32

Yep angrychair Jul 2 #41

But he wasn't convicted of that Buckeyeblue Jul 2 #52

Exactly my point angrychair Jul 3 #53

Yep MakeThemCry Jul 2 #33

I just heard a point which I had forgotten about - but I think is dead on. Wiz Imp Jul 2 #35

And put him on staff MorbidButterflyTat Jul 2 #43

Don't worry. moondust Jul 2 #39