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Events
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Document Information
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Article / statement / legal argument (house oversight production)
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Summary
This document appears to be page 10 of an opinion piece, essay, or legal argument contained within a House Oversight Committee file. The text defends Dominique Strauss-Kahn regarding the sexual assault allegations at the Sofitel, arguing that the 'presumption of innocence' has been lost and criticizing the media's immediate acceptance of the accuser's narrative. The author distinguishes between being a 'victim of society' (economic status) and a 'victim of aggression' (criminal act).
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Dominique Strauss-Kahn | Accused |
Named as a potential victim of the loss of presumption of innocence regarding the Sofitel incident.
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| Unnamed Accuser | Accuser / Hotel Maid |
Referred to as 'this woman', 'hotel maid', and 'accuser' regarding charges against Strauss-Kahn.
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| Author (Unidentified) | Author/Commentator |
Refers to themselves as 'I' throughout the text, arguing about the presumption of innocence.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Sofitel |
Hotel chain where the alleged incident took place.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document production (implied by footer).
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Timeline (1 events)
Unknown (Historical reference)
Alleged incident/rape involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid.
Sofitel suite
Locations (2)
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Mentioned in the context of the principle of presumption of innocence.
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Specific location of the 'now-legendary suite'.
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Relationships (1)
Text discusses 'his accuser’s charges' and the 'supposed rape'.
Key Quotes (4)
"But giving voice to the lowly is one thing. Considering this voice as Gospel is quite another—which can be the source of new and dreadful injustices."Source
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"The era when the word of the System’s victims was, on principle, discredited has given way to one in which it is—also on principle—attributed all prestige."Source
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"Finally, as I immediately emphasized, there is already a victim in this case and that is the very principle, in the United States, of the presumption of innocence."Source
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"...should it be verified that the accuser also lied about what actually happened in this now-legendary suite at the Sofitel, and that will be Dominique Strauss-Kahn himself."Source
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decades of struggle so that “equality of rights” wouldn’t be empty words, and so that rape, for example, would be recognized as a crime. But giving voice to the lowly is one thing. Considering this voice as Gospel is quite another—which can be the source of new and dreadful injustices. Yet this is exactly what has happened with his accuser’s charges.
And I am still asking myself how so many editorialists, so many great consciences and, by the way, so many feminists could take it as a given that the word of this woman—of whom we knew only what filtered through the incomplete language of justice—was necessarily infallible.
The truth is that we have passed from one extreme to the other. The era when the word of the System’s victims was, on principle, discredited has given way to one in which it is—also on principle—attributed all prestige.
Yet I repeat: To be a victim of society is one thing, and no one doubts that the alleged victim of the supposed rape is at least the victim of a social order that pays its hotel maids peanuts and treats them like livestock.
But to be the victim of aggression is another thing entirely and of an entirely different nature. It must be established methodically, scrupulously, and with discretion, by comparing evidence, viewpoints and witness accounts and by avoiding the interference of emotion, even when justified, that may motivate one and another. This is a question of principle.
5. Finally, as I immediately emphasized, there is already a victim in this case and that is the very principle, in the United States, of the presumption of innocence. Soon there will be another, I mean another victim, should it be verified that the accuser also lied about what actually happened in this now-legendary suite at the Sofitel, and that will be Dominique Strauss-Kahn himself. But from now on, there
And I am still asking myself how so many editorialists, so many great consciences and, by the way, so many feminists could take it as a given that the word of this woman—of whom we knew only what filtered through the incomplete language of justice—was necessarily infallible.
The truth is that we have passed from one extreme to the other. The era when the word of the System’s victims was, on principle, discredited has given way to one in which it is—also on principle—attributed all prestige.
Yet I repeat: To be a victim of society is one thing, and no one doubts that the alleged victim of the supposed rape is at least the victim of a social order that pays its hotel maids peanuts and treats them like livestock.
But to be the victim of aggression is another thing entirely and of an entirely different nature. It must be established methodically, scrupulously, and with discretion, by comparing evidence, viewpoints and witness accounts and by avoiding the interference of emotion, even when justified, that may motivate one and another. This is a question of principle.
5. Finally, as I immediately emphasized, there is already a victim in this case and that is the very principle, in the United States, of the presumption of innocence. Soon there will be another, I mean another victim, should it be verified that the accuser also lied about what actually happened in this now-legendary suite at the Sofitel, and that will be Dominique Strauss-Kahn himself. But from now on, there
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