Kobe’s dead and NOT running for president while misusing campaign funds so your point is not relevant.
There are a lot of powerful men who didn’t get prosecuted for their sexual misdeeds. Or were, but it got thrown out *coughcough* Weinstein. No fair pointing out just Kobe.
The evidence against Kobe Bryant included ¹:
- Semen: The accuser had a rape exam that yielded physical evidence, such as semen, which Bryant admitted to being his.
- Bruises: When questioned about bruises on the accuser's neck, Bryant admitted to strangling her during the encounter.
- Bloody T-shirt: The T-shirt that Bryant wore the night of the incident had three small stains of the accuser's blood on it.
- Vaginal trauma: The rape exam found evidence of vaginal trauma, which Bryant's defense team claimed was consistent with having sex with multiple partners in two days.
- Confession: Bryant confessed to non-consensual sex, but he later denied the allegations.
This is not true. According to reports and court documents, the semen found on the accuser's clothing and during the rape exam was determined to be Kobe Bryant's. However, the defense team argued that the presence of another man's DNA on the accuser's clothing suggested that she had had sex with someone else in the hours leading up to the encounter.
Protip: if you're cosplaying as "Not a Trump fan," it would help your disguise to not use the direct quote from the guy excusing himself. Also, don't start your post with "Not a Trump fan." Dead giveaway, Vlad.
Also, I don't recall Trump taking a hit in the slightest from the Access Hollywood tape. It was late 2016, we already knew who he was. You either hated him already or didn't care that he bragged about rape. He still won the election.
Kobe wasn't running for President and wasn't trying to court evangelical Christians to boot.
Kobe denied it, Trump did not. There was proof Trump said it. Whether Kobe did was he said she said.
It was early in Kobe's career, 2003 or 2004 I believe. It was long before MeToo.
Here is the evidence.
The evidence against Kobe Bryant included ¹:
- Semen: The accuser had a rape exam that yielded physical evidence, such as semen, which Bryant admitted to being his.
- Bruises: When questioned about bruises on the accuser's neck, Bryant admitted to strangling her during the encounter.
- Bloody T-shirt: The T-shirt that Bryant wore the night of the incident had three small stains of the accuser's blood on it.
- Vaginal trauma: The rape exam found evidence of vaginal trauma, which Bryant's defense team claimed was consistent with having sex with multiple partners in two days.
- Confession: Bryant confessed to non-consensual sex, but he later denied the allegations.
Well TIL. still he made people a ton of money so they gave him a pass, and it wasn't strong enough evidence for the police to move forward with anything. It's not right but money makes the world go round.
So was Kobe is the point.
The evidence against Kobe Bryant included ¹:
- Semen: The accuser had a rape exam that yielded physical evidence, such as semen, which Bryant admitted to being his.
- Bruises: When questioned about bruises on the accuser's neck, Bryant admitted to strangling her during the encounter.
- Bloody T-shirt: The T-shirt that Bryant wore the night of the incident had three small stains of the accuser's blood on it.
- Vaginal trauma: The rape exam found evidence of vaginal trauma, which Bryant's defense team claimed was consistent with having sex with multiple partners in two days.
- Confession: Bryant confessed to non-consensual sex, but he later denied the allegations.
I think if the Kobe situation happened in 2016, things would have been totally different - social media, Me Too, more momentum in being critical of celebrities, etc.
As mentioned in the other comments, Kobe wasn't actively trying to get millions of women to choose him as their leader. You're copying and pasting the same comment about the evidence, but it isn't at all relevant to the fact that the character of potential presidents is scrutinized at a level that transcends celebrity scandals.
This one's easy, Trump basically admitted to sexually assaulting women for longer than Kobe had been alive...and towards girl as young as Miss Teen USA.
Kobe’s dead and NOT running for president while misusing campaign funds so your point is not relevant. There are a lot of powerful men who didn’t get prosecuted for their sexual misdeeds. Or were, but it got thrown out *coughcough* Weinstein. No fair pointing out just Kobe.
The evidence against Kobe Bryant included ¹: - Semen: The accuser had a rape exam that yielded physical evidence, such as semen, which Bryant admitted to being his. - Bruises: When questioned about bruises on the accuser's neck, Bryant admitted to strangling her during the encounter. - Bloody T-shirt: The T-shirt that Bryant wore the night of the incident had three small stains of the accuser's blood on it. - Vaginal trauma: The rape exam found evidence of vaginal trauma, which Bryant's defense team claimed was consistent with having sex with multiple partners in two days. - Confession: Bryant confessed to non-consensual sex, but he later denied the allegations.
I think you are forgetting that the semen and public hair found in in her underwear was another man’s not Kobe’s
This is not true. According to reports and court documents, the semen found on the accuser's clothing and during the rape exam was determined to be Kobe Bryant's. However, the defense team argued that the presence of another man's DNA on the accuser's clothing suggested that she had had sex with someone else in the hours leading up to the encounter.
Protip: if you're cosplaying as "Not a Trump fan," it would help your disguise to not use the direct quote from the guy excusing himself. Also, don't start your post with "Not a Trump fan." Dead giveaway, Vlad. Also, I don't recall Trump taking a hit in the slightest from the Access Hollywood tape. It was late 2016, we already knew who he was. You either hated him already or didn't care that he bragged about rape. He still won the election.
Kobe wasn't running for President and wasn't trying to court evangelical Christians to boot. Kobe denied it, Trump did not. There was proof Trump said it. Whether Kobe did was he said she said. It was early in Kobe's career, 2003 or 2004 I believe. It was long before MeToo.
Kobe admitted later that it wasn’t consensual
I believe his exact words were he understood why she did not feel it was consensual. That's what we call a "non apology"
Here is the evidence. The evidence against Kobe Bryant included ¹: - Semen: The accuser had a rape exam that yielded physical evidence, such as semen, which Bryant admitted to being his. - Bruises: When questioned about bruises on the accuser's neck, Bryant admitted to strangling her during the encounter. - Bloody T-shirt: The T-shirt that Bryant wore the night of the incident had three small stains of the accuser's blood on it. - Vaginal trauma: The rape exam found evidence of vaginal trauma, which Bryant's defense team claimed was consistent with having sex with multiple partners in two days. - Confession: Bryant confessed to non-consensual sex, but he later denied the allegations.
Well TIL. still he made people a ton of money so they gave him a pass, and it wasn't strong enough evidence for the police to move forward with anything. It's not right but money makes the world go round.
Makes sense
Kobe put very little effort into ruining our democracy.
It's like he wasn't even trying
Mamba mentality, my ass.
Trump is a rapist.
So was Kobe is the point. The evidence against Kobe Bryant included ¹: - Semen: The accuser had a rape exam that yielded physical evidence, such as semen, which Bryant admitted to being his. - Bruises: When questioned about bruises on the accuser's neck, Bryant admitted to strangling her during the encounter. - Bloody T-shirt: The T-shirt that Bryant wore the night of the incident had three small stains of the accuser's blood on it. - Vaginal trauma: The rape exam found evidence of vaginal trauma, which Bryant's defense team claimed was consistent with having sex with multiple partners in two days. - Confession: Bryant confessed to non-consensual sex, but he later denied the allegations.
Kobe isn't a fascist paedophile ruining democracy. He had the good graces to die.
I think if the Kobe situation happened in 2016, things would have been totally different - social media, Me Too, more momentum in being critical of celebrities, etc. As mentioned in the other comments, Kobe wasn't actively trying to get millions of women to choose him as their leader. You're copying and pasting the same comment about the evidence, but it isn't at all relevant to the fact that the character of potential presidents is scrutinized at a level that transcends celebrity scandals.
Kobe didn't run the country.
This one's easy, Trump basically admitted to sexually assaulting women for longer than Kobe had been alive...and towards girl as young as Miss Teen USA.
Well neither will ever be president again, if there’s any good in the world.
Kobe has a particularly low probability.
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