Court of Appeals acquits Smith, orders release

[Win2Win]

pMANILA, Philippines - US Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Smith was acquitted yesterday of the crime of rape and ordered immediately released from detention after the Court of Appeals (CA) ruled that his sexual tryst with ldquo;Nicolerdquo; was ldquo;a spontaneous, unplanned romantic episode,rdquo; and that they were ldquo;carried away by their passions.rdquo;/p

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[keithAngel]

Gosh so the Phils is a country of Laws then:Erm:

[aromulus]

Gosh so the Phils is a country of Laws then:Erm:


G'day Squire..... :rolleyes:

Korrek ka dyann...!!!!!!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Only problem no b:censored:r follows them.......:Brick:

[Tawi2]

What happened to "Nicole"?Was she given a pay-off and flown to the states?:Erm:

[bornatbirth]

yep,i think a big fat cheque and a US passport for the entire family happened?

funny what rape is called now!

[Tawi2]

There was a big thing about it in the papers over there,she was given some form of "Damages" payement I am sure,and I did read she was stateside :Erm:The marine was also "Imprisoned" in the embassy :Erm:

[bornatbirth]

There was a big thing about it in the papers over there,she was given some form of "Damages" payement I am sure,and I did read she was stateside :Erm:The marine was also "Imprisoned" in the embassy :Erm:

a new way to scam the foreigners going over there?

claim rape and a big pay day?

[Tawi2]

Many a true word has been said in jest,wasnt there a Hoo-ha sometime in the 1990's some politician offering damage payements to pinays claiming abuse from foreigners?I think the case centered around a guy who married a lady with children,the ladies ex-husband alleged abuse of the child from the ladies puti-partner and the child received some sort of payement,things like that tend to open flood gates :Erm:

[kimmi]

yep,i think a big fat cheque and a US passport for the entire family happened?

funny what rape is called now!

most of the people believe that she dismissed the case because she and her family were given sums of money and greencards by the US Government..:NoNo::NoNo::doh:bigcry::bigcry::CompBuster::CompBuster:

[bornatbirth]

the sentence he got was over the top?

if you break the law and you have money,you can buy your way out of prison?

[Tawi2]

For sure Born :icon_lol: Two years ago there was a shabu bust in Dumaguete,bang to rights,caught red-handed,a husband and wife from Siquijor,he is a mayors or governors nephew?Anyway,they were both sentenced to long prison sentences,I actually know someone who visited the lady in prison,I was in Larena two weeks ago,the lady actually stopped because she recognised me :yikes:Riding around bold as brass and twice as brazen on her moped,she told me she is going to Dubai to work(never mentioned her prison sentence or how she intends to get NBI clearance to travel abroad)Money talks over there,thats a fact:icon_lol:

[Sophie]

[QUOTE=Win2WinRSS;130210]pMANILA, Philippines - US Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Smith was acquitted yesterday of the crime of rape and ordered immediately released from detention after the Court of Appeals (CA) ruled that his sexual tryst with ldquo;Nicolerdquo; was ldquo;a spontaneous, unplanned romantic episode,rdquo; and that they were ldquo;carried away by their passions.rdquo;/p

ITS AMAZING HOW MONEY AND POWER CAN TWIST THE TRUTH :NoNo::NoNo: OH WELL, I GUESS YOU CAN ALWAYS GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE RIGHT PRICE AND RICH CONNECTIONS. :NoNo::NoNo:

[kimmi]

the sentence he got was over the top?

if you break the law and you have money,you can buy your way out of prison?

sad to say bornatbirth, YES..thats why most of the people in my country don't trust the law and government but I am sure there is still some good people left there who's still have dignity and pride and will fight fair justice..:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[keithAngel]

sad to say bornatbirth, YES..thats why most of the people in my country don't trust the law and government but I am sure there is still some good people left there who's still have dignity and pride and will fight fair justice..:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

I guess they will have to wwatch out for the "fit up " if they get close then:doh

[Tawi2]

I think the americans have a clause written into their VFA agreement with Pinas which prevents 'kano servicemen being tried in Pinoy courts or Held in Pinoy prisons for crimes commited while they are stationed in Pinas :Erm: