The Issue: DA Cy Vance’s decision to drop the attempted rape case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
There is no dispute that a nasty crime was committed on May 14 inside the Sofitel (“No Longer Welcome,” Editorial, Aug. 24).
Either Dominique Strauss-Kahn brutally molested a hotel maid, or a hotel maid viciously lied about being molested by a wealthy man for monetary gain.
At least one of these characters is a danger to society. I say prosecute them both and let justice prevail.
Michael Taub
Manhattan
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There was never a case to begin with. From the start Manhattan DA Cy Vance had feminists shouting from all sides, and he acquiesced.
The press tried DSK and was ready to act as judge and jury.
The race card was played, and nobody batted an eye.
The American judicial system was made a mockery of abroad and the lying maid had the nerve to threaten to file a civil suit asking for millions.
There is egg on everybody’s face here except the defense lawyers who knew all along they had an innocent client.
Tom Cahill
Manhattan
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It appears that the victim’s testimony has been underestimated and tailored by the legal experts to save the former IMF chief.
The dropping of charges against Strauss Kahn sets a seriously wrong precedent.
Syed Khaja
New Delhi, India
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I cannot express my discontent upon hearing that Vance has chickened out.
We have called our justice system “the greatest vehicle for uncovering truth ever discovered,” especially the system of trial by jury as the only way to prevent oppression by the government.
This case is for a jury to decide, not for higher-up politicians and officials who may be more sensitive to pressures other than the simple facts of the case.
Everyone has skeletons in their closet. Nafissatou Diallo may have lied about being raped once in order to get a green card, but DSK appears to have some skeletons, too.
In a case this important, we deserve to have the justice system figure this one out in the best way we know how — a jury trial.
Megan Sallomi
Berkeley, Calif.
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Your editorial on the reasons why Diallo should be deported is compelling.
However, do you really think the Obama adminstration would ever institute deportation proceedings against Diallo?
Diallo, like so many others, will simply forget to return to her native land after her green card expires.
A. Romanic
Freeport
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Vance did the right thing and didn’t let radical feminists and politically correct morons have their pound of flesh in the DSK case.
Diallo has been exposed, and our long, embarrassing international Franco-phobic experience will hopefully fade away.
Michael Gorman
Whitestone
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DSK is not a decent person, but that doesn’t mean that he is a rapist.
Diallo should be deported.
I’m getting sick and tired of people coming to our country to make money off of other people and feed off the system.
Let’s concentrate on the millions of American citizens who are unemployed and struggling to survive.
Maureen McCole
Staten Island
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DSK (pending unpredictable French politics) and Diallo do not need to be buried any further on the basis of their hotel-suite and courtroom comportment.
There are no saints here, but history books won’t even know who they were.
Marcio Moreira
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
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DSK will be welcomed back in France as a hero.
His accuser is worse.
She has lied on multiple occasions, has betrayed the humanitarian impulse underlying our immigration policies and has attempted to undermine our justice system.
Diallo should be deported.
Paul Bloustein
Cincinnati