<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"><font size="3">Victory could mean hell for Bryant's accuser</font> The case goes to trial in a perfect world. Arguments are heard, the justice system runs its course, and maybe we get the unthinkable: Kobe Bryant in jail. In the world we have, there will be no trial. His accuser will agree to a settlement out of fear and exasperation, and Bryant will be wearing a Lakers uniform by New Year's, if not Halloween. Either that, or this woman has more courage and conviction than any of her friends (at least those who have spoken for the record) thought possible. The accuser isn't just confronting Mr. Bryant, she's dealing with what police this week called a "credible" murder-for-hire threat against her life. She's up against L.A. money and people with nothing better to do than avenge this roadblock to the Lakers' season. She's up against the rich and crazy, a highly disturbing combination. If she takes down Bryant, that smiling purveyor of basketball dreams, the rest of her life will be hell, an interminable tip-toe down the hallway and a terrified peek into every room. You think that's wrong? The anger in Los Angeles will come from everywhere: the front row at Staples Center, the ghetto, the dark corners of organized crime. Even if no one acts upon the hatred, the threat will be as rude and pervasive as a prison spotlight. She has to know that. And she will settle. Fairness goes on holiday. </div>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...SPGRJ1R6F21.DTL
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Mel:</div><div class="quote_post">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...SPGRJ1R6F21.DTL</div> Hmmmm. Well, if the girl is really a wannabe celeb, she won't settle. Where's the fame in that? Also, if she really was raped, why would she settle for $$?
