IMF Chairman Arrested for Sexual Assault by NYPD

[Slargos]

Duh, everybody knows France loves rape since Depardieu made it cool.

Thank heaven for little girls
For little girls get bigger every day!

Thank heaven for little girls
They grow up in the most delightful way!
Those little eyes so helpless and appealing
One day will flash and send you crashin thru the ceilin
Thank heaven for little girls
Thank heaven for them all,
No matter where no matter who
For without them,
what would little boys do?

[Ed Anger]

Hey Zoupa!  What do you think of this:
Article de Cyberpresse concernant Sexus politicus

Apparently, rape and juvenile prostitution are widely tolerated for politicians in France, wich explains why so many media seem so surprised DSK was arrested.

Translate it!

How fucking lazy.

[MadImmortalMan]

GT clearly isn't perfect, but it looks better than it used to be.

One thing about this story that does bug me a little is the line of thinking that "some mere maid can destroy such an important man". Frankly, the fact that a mere hotel housekeeper can get the (hopeful) next President of any country arrested and yanked off a plane because she was wronged by him is an example of something that is very right about the United States.

[Slargos]

GT clearly isn't perfect, but it looks better than it used to be.

One thing about this story that does bug me a little is the line of thinking that "some mere maid can destroy such an important man". Frankly, the fact that a mere hotel housekeeper can get the (hopeful) next President of any country arrested and yanked off a plane because she was wronged by him is an example of something that is very right about the United States.

Concur. Whenever I hear the types of sentiments expressed in the bolded part, the flames of my closet marxism are fanned to the point where I think I may explode at any moment.

And they're everywhere. The mindset is not dead, and it's not solely the domain of the upper class.

Ideas are hard to kill.

Almost as hard as the jews. [Yes, yes, it's that time of the month]

Frankly, this [the arrest] is one of the most redeeming features of American society. Might just be your salvation.

[Monoriu]

Am I the only one who is amazed about the quality of the online translator?  I've always thought that such translators are utter crap, because every time I use it, I get gibberish.  But that article was actually largely understandable. 

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I usually try to translate Japanese into Chinese, or English. 

[Ed Anger]

Am I the only one who is amazed about the quality of the online translator?  I've always thought that such translators are utter crap, because every time I use it, I get gibberish.  But that article was actually largely understandable. 

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I usually try to translate Japanese into Chinese, or English.

Google's toolbar translator of the major languages ain't bad.

Slovak... utter crap though.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Am I the only one who is amazed about the quality of the online translator?  I've always thought that such translators are utter crap, because every time I use it, I get gibberish.  But that article was actually largely understandable. 

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I usually try to translate Japanese into Chinese, or English.

Probably because English and French aren't too dissimilar, but Japanese, Chinese, and English are all in different language families.

[jimmy olsen]

Am I the only one who is amazed about the quality of the online translator?  I've always thought that such translators are utter crap, because every time I use it, I get gibberish.  But that article was actually largely understandable. 

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I usually try to translate Japanese into Chinese, or English.

Google's toolbar translator of the major languages ain't bad.

Slovak... utter crap though.

It's pretty damn good for Romance languages. I've translated French, Italian and Spanish articles and had them come out well.

[alfred russel]

Is there any reason to believe these charges have legitimacy? It would suck if this was completely made up and Dominique is going to have to sit in jail for a while.

[grumbler]

Is there any reason to believe these charges have legitimacy? It would suck if this was completely made up and Dominique is going to have to sit in jail for a while.

Circumstantial evidence, it seems.  Guy runs out of the hotel, takes the first plane (no reservation), and calls the hotel to make sure he didn't leave anything behind (don't know if he did).

All this from an excited radio op-ed piece, though, so some salt may be indicated.  Still, if true, it has some weight.  Maybe not a lot.

[HVC]

Is there any reason to believe these charges have legitimacy? It would suck if this was completely made up and Dominique is going to have to sit in jail for a while.

Circumstantial evidence, it seems.  Guy runs out of the hotel, takes the first plane (no reservation), and calls the hotel to make sure he didn't leave anything behind (don't know if he did).

All this from an excited radio op-ed piece, though, so some salt may be indicated.  Still, if true, it has some weight.  Maybe not a lot.

if he was trying to flee why call the hotel to see if he forgot something?

*edit and when was his stay up? i thought i had heard that his reservation was over when he signed out.

[grumbler]

if he was trying to flee why call the hotel to see if he forgot something?

Don't understand the question.  This wasn't slowing him down, and he had expensive shit.  He'd want it cared for.

[Razgovory]

Wealthy people are corrupt at heart and truly believe they can do anything to any poor person whenever they want, without consequence. And I've seen that happen. My grandfather and uncle always raped their maids.

What is it with Europeans and rape?

[grumbler]

*edit and when was his stay up? i thought i had heard that his reservation was over when he signed out.

Dunno about this.  All I really have is the one excited report.  The evidence at the hearing was not trotted out.  Friday's arraignment will tell us more.

[citizen k]

http://www.businessinsider.com/forensic-evidence-against-dominique-strauss-kahn-sex-assault-2011-5