MSNBC Zerlina January 15, 2022 11:43:00
And bending overbackward for the convicted defendant. >> well, i think it really calls for judicial education. these judges need to understand what we call rape myths, and i've heard a lot about rape myths in a number of cases in which i've been involved involving rape and sexual assault victims. in other words, i mean sometimes jurors, sometimes judges believe in those rape myths like, oh, well, if she was drunk, in other words, if she was incapacitated, maybe it's her fault, okay, maybe she -- so they feel sorry for the defendant that, well, she shouldn't have gotten drunk or shouldn't have ...