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From: brian@digi-g.UUCP (Merlyn Leroy)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: The Dotson Case
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 16:02:10 EDT
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Peter Barbee writes:
>I have a question about this case, what is/should happen to the
>woman who lied?...
>My personal opinion is that she deserves some punishment - on a par with
>what she caused to happen to the man.
>

I have seen an editorial arguing that whats-his-name actually IS guiltly,
and Dotson is lying now.  Here's a guy, locked up for six years, for a crime
he didn't commit.  Is he mad at her?  Does he sue her?  Wouldn't you be
kind of ticked off a little, at least?
Now suppose he is guilty, she recants her story (for whatever reason).
Now you are happy.  You are not mad at her.  You don't sue her since she
might change her story again.  Sound more familiar?

She has not been convicted (or even charged, as far as I know) of perjury.
Until she is convicted, talking of punishment is jumping the gun.
He could press charges.  Why doesn't he?

Merlyn Leroy
Don't ask me, I wasn't there