Wednesday, July 6, 2011

More About the Dominique Strauss-Kohn case: Wish I"d Said That

There is a thought-provoking article in today's  New York Times  by Mike McGovern. The title was intriguing. "Before You Judge Stand in Her Shoes." Since charges of rape and sexual assault have been dropped against Dominique Strauss-Kohn the spotlight has been turned on the woman that made the charges. She has been villified in every way. McGovern writes a story about where she came from: Guinea--one of the poorest countries in the world. 70% of the people there make less than $1.25 a day. The violence and poverty cause a great many of their citizens to escape as they can. He asks the question: When one of the most powerful men in the world has some kind of sexual liason with a poor maid in a hotel room where she works--is this not a classic case of the abuse of power?  Read it for yourself.

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