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[–] caoimhinr@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago (10 children)

Gisele Pelicot said she was reacting to remarks by Guillaume De Palma – one of the lawyers for the defence – who told the court that "there's rape and there's rape" in a possible attempt to back up some of the men's claim that they assumed they were participating in a libertine couple's sex game.

Don't feel too bad for them now.

[–] NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago (9 children)

Lawyers are legally obligated to be advocates for their clients. They have to pursue arguments which may strength their cases.

This may be their only avenue for a defence strategy.

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