r/Music • u/[deleted] • Oct 14 '17

Article Woman who accused rapper Nelly of rape tells police to drop investigation.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '17 edited Jul 11 '20

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u/flanndiggs Oct 14 '17

Amen to that. Can you imagine if there was no neutral party and the judges, prosecutors, and cops had the only say? Crazy corruption.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '17

Wow, I'd hate to live there.

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u/RalphieRaccoon Oct 14 '17

Not for serious accusations such as this.

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u/RalphieRaccoon Oct 14 '17

We have jury trials here in the UK. And I'm glad we do. For an accusation such as rape where the consequences are a long prison spell and a life ruined, having just a judge preside over is not good enough.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '17

That's a really good point too... ah this is too complicated for me.

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u/nixonrichard Oct 14 '17

But in the US, our history was what caused us to question the integrity of non-jury trials.

Also, in the US, you can always choose the option of a bench trial. Most defendants opt for a jury.

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u/nixonrichard Oct 14 '17

Yeah, I don't know why people downvote stuff. Ever.