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What does Henriquez do now?
By adamg on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 1:22pm
The Dorchester Reporter covers his arraignment on those domestic-violence charges and asks what's next for his Fifth Suffolk District.
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Story on boston.com says
I hope the woman who was assaulted has similar support from high profile community leaders.
Laws and standards of
Laws and standards of behavior are for the little people.
Actually...
Laws and standards protect the innocent. Furthermore, he's innocent until proven guilty.
And She's a Liar Until Proven Truthful?
The person who needs support right now is not the guy with all the friends in places of power but the woman who says she was beaten and restrained miles from her home in the middle of the night.
Laws and standards protect the victims of crime, too, and I hope no one tries to interfere with her access to them.
Well
she needs support whether or not it happened.
Not a liar
We simply don't have any way of knowing the veracity of her statements until proven truthful (by testifying under oath, supporting statements/facts, etc.). She's not considered a liar, but yes, she has to prove that she is stating the truth...because it is his presumption of innocence that is integral to our judicial system. You would want the same protection if someone were to claim you kidnapped and assaulted them too.
Henriquez punched a woman; He needs to quit
Tony Henriquez has no right to spin this into a situation where he is the victim and this woman is the guilty one.
Henriquez punched and choked this woman in the wee hours of the night. It sounds to me that this woman broke up w/him and he didn't like this and his ego got to him and he assaulted the woman.
This isn't the first time Henriquez got himself in hot water for his anger. He was stupid enough when he got pulled over a year ago in the vehicle of the guy wanted for felony assault.
Henriquez lacks maturity and is obviously a batterer.
She said, he said
Let's wait and let it work out.
Domestic abuse sucks, but so is a lover scorned. The police and lawyers will be building a case, and well see soon enough what evidence comes forth.
If he did batter her, there is evidence and it will be documented and brought forth.
Actually, he has every right to
Of course, in making her guilty of lying to suit a narrative of himself being the victim, he could be the one lying.
It's clear that you have mentally checked out on this one. It's not like you're alone in that.
When you said...
When you said:
didn't you mean to say
She really doesn't have to prove anything.
She just needs to have a jury or judge believe her, depending on whom Henriquez wants to choose.
You make incongruous statements
...thus, *proving* to them that she's telling the truth. She does have to prove the truth of her statements (at least beyond a reasonable doubt). The most common way is for her to account the situation while stating to the court that to be caught lying about it would bring her a penalty (perjury while testifying under oath). If she provides a better testimony combined with supporting facts (evidence) than he does, then the jury/judge will believe one of them and not the other, thus proving the innocence or guilt of the accused.
Not How it Works
It's the state, not the victims or witnesses, who have the duty of proving an allegation. They testify about their observations, not what might happen if they perjure themselves. A defendant doesn't have to introduce "better testimony" than anyone else. He doesn't have to do anything at all, in fact.
BTW, judges and juries don't find people "innocent." They find them "guilty" or "not guilty," which are legal terms where "innocence" is a moral one.
I should have said evidence.
Which she should have, but may not have (circumstantial or direct). But even without this evidence, she could still "prove" that he is guilty of something he may not have done.