The trial of alleged Philly gay basher Kathryn Knott is nearly over, and true to “ugly criminal defense tactics” form, Knott’s lawyers are pulling out all the stops to get their client off.
Of course, that’s what they’re being paid to do, but it doesn’t make us flinch any less.
Like, for instance, when the defense called two witnesses to the stand to testify that the victims actually attacked them.
It’s going to take a lot of Fireball for us to buy that one, and we suspect we’d pass out before a credible argument could be made.
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Related: Alleged Gay Basher Kathryn Knott’s First Day In Court Is As Dramatic And Damning As Expected
This morning Kathryn took the stand, testifying she, “didn’t don anything wrong,” and that, “it’s OK to use ‘gay’ as an insult if not directed at a gay person.”
Another exchange with ADA Barry regarding a Tweet Knott had sent about how her hair looked that day using the word “dyke” reportedly went like this:
Q: Do you use the word dyke?
A: It’s not on my everyday vocabulary list.
Q: Would you agree it’s a hateful word?
A: I would disagree.
Q: Is it a slur?
A: I think our interpretation of words is different. [more back and forth]
Q: Is it demeaning?
A: What’s said there is not demeaning towards anybody.
The questioning of Knott continued — she was asked about the time she was banned from a bar in Hilton Head, and about her participation in a “bros and hos bike crawl.”
Then the defense called seven character witnesses to the stand, two of whom reportedly said “hundreds of people” know Kathryn Knott’s “reputation for being peaceful and nonviolent.”
Knott is charged with aggravated assault, conspiracy and related charges.
Related: Meet Kathryn Knott, The Violent Homophobe Who Beat A Gay Couple Unconscious
Her former co-defendants, Kevin Harrigan and Philip Williams, pleaded guilty in October to assault charges. Knott rejected a plea deal in order to go to trial.
Prosecution has argued that while Knott wasn’t responsible for the worst of the punches thrown that night, she did “run toward the fight” and “she threw punches.”
Related: Philly Gay Bashing Victims Break Silence: “A Simple ‘Sorry’ Would’ve Went A Long Way”
Those punches ultimately resulted in one of the victims, Andrew Haught, having his eye socket broken and his jaw shattered.
We’ll bring you more updates on this story as they happen.
Christopher Clay
The level of ignorance here…ugh. No words.
meghanada
The gay media has betrayed the victims and given these crazy cvnt total support just because she has a cvnt.
This is what “intersectionalism” means – justifying the oppression of one group of people (gay men) by another (women) because the latter is a more popular “minority” than the former.
http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2014/09/26/op-ed-finding-sympathy-most-hated-woman-america
Sebastian Holiday
No Dimbo, it’s not.
Michael Sofield
Good god, she is an oxygen thief.
Sand Nierenberg
She’s trailer trash 100 percent with her70s eye shadow begone now back to the sewer where you live trash
Victor Barry
Can we bring back burning at the stake?
Will Glitzern
She’s evil and in need of a makeover.
Alex Rothwell
She’s an idiot, a lovely photo of her.
Dave Basora
So by that skewed logic it’s okay to call her a c-t. Except that doing so would be disparaging to real women and c-ts everywhere.
Brian JC Kneeland
No slur is OK to use – don’t use the N word if the person is any race! Don’t use gay no matter what!
fpcinnyc
She seems charming! I love that her friends are willing to lie for her and her “reputation for being peaceful and nonviolent.”
billeetee
I really opposed to violence of any kind…however, in this instance I would love to see somebody beat the shit out of this bitch!
Michael Paul
So, if I call her a fuckin’ cunt does it count?!
Happyemblmer
I’m following this like the OJ trial, thanks for covering it!
Jim Guinnessey
K.Knott is a homophobic bitch and any lawyer trying to get her off is a scumbag!
spanprof
We invite her to Palm Springs. George Zander of Equality CA and his husband were attacked by homophobes and hospitalized. George, sadly, died. Now it’s up to the coroner to decide if he died from his injuries. They caught the two rednecks who were arraigned temporarily. If they add murder to the charges, those two are in “for a bumpy night” (Bette Davis).
rickhfx
She is straight, was what she said any surprise? We in the LGBT community have many straight friends but very few of our straight friends are even close to being an “ALLY”. Most of our straight friends have little or no ability due to their being the majority to understand what damage society has done and still does to us. 2000 years of savage bigotry that we have endured is mostly a blip if anything at all of their understanding or care. Sad.
Ralph Love
no it is not right. she is a bitch and should be treated as one. lock her up in a kennel. with a live animal sticker on it and send her avih to saudi arabia.. do this now.
Atomicrob
This appears to be the classic privileged progeny of an authority figure who feels entitled, obviously,
JerseyMike
South Jersey, Central Jersey and Most of Pennsylvania is no different than Alabama, Mississippi and West Virginia…
Wilson W Wong
trashy cunt
corey
Feel free to use the following hashtag: #KathrynKnottIsWhiteTrash
ryantbo
and yet someone who was waiting for a bus testified that she was seen on the ground throwing punches and identified her by the color of the dress she wore. This entitled little bitch thinks that because her dad is a cop, it is going to give her a free ride. She is lucky that PA did NOT have the classification of being gay as a hate crime when this was done. I hope they give her the MAX sentence.
JerseyMike
@ryantbo: You are exactly right.. some random stranger says she was out there fighting.. Not one stranger spoke up for her.. Only her friends.. That says a lot.. She is a POS…
GG
So she says, under oath, that she threw no punches. Good; now she can be tried for perjury.
Mack
I don’t think I heard if the Prosecutor called the other two but if he didn’t, why not? Why didn’t he get them to testify in their plea bargain?
Bill Perdue
Shes human trash. And barely human at that.
Alistair Wiseman
@meghanada:
Women are not a minority. In biological terms, women outnumber men in the United States.
Thomas Hammond
Bye Felicia enjoy jail
youarekiddingme
@Alistair Wiseman: In BIOLOGICAL terms perhaps not…but meghanda did not specify that now did he/she?
“Women are not a statistical minority, as in most societies — they are roughly equal in number to men — but they do qualify as a minority group because they tend to have less power and fewer privileges than men.”
@meghanada:
So, meghanda is actually correct.
jimontp
@Mack: Exactly. That is the real question. If the D.A. offers a plea deal, I thought it always included testifying against the others involved. No mention of it in this not-very-journalist dishy article. Less gossipy quips about this admitedly nasty woman-bully and more facts please. Did the two guys who took the plea deal agree to testify? And if not, why were they given a plea deal? Is it because the repulsive drunk’s father is a police chief? If she gets off, who will call in the Federal Justice Department to investigate an obvious hate crime that the local authorities don’t seem capable of handling?
In any case, let’s assume that NOBODY is ever going to want to hire Ms Knott. She’ll be in daddy’s basement swigging her booze for a long time.
Roger Curnock
Ignorant!
Baba Booey Fafa Fooey
Those two guys who took the plea deal are probably just as bad if not worse since they caused the most damage physically yo the couple. I’m shocked they were offered a deal.
blackhook
I’m not sure it’s a good idea for Kathryn to be swilling booze from the bottle at her trial. She should do the civilized thing & drink from a glass. Oh & she’s gotta stop snapping her fingers at the bailiffs to bring her a refill!
blackhook
@Sand Nierenberg: Please! …calling Kathryn Knott “Trailer Trash” is not fair to the rest of the Trailer Trash!
dwes09
@Baba Booey Fafa Fooey: A plea deal gets them into prison, albeit for a potentially shorter time, but it also saves the county a great deal of money.
silveroracle
I hope she gets her just deserts.
Captain Obvious
White women have it so hard in America. I dunno how they put up with all the things they go through. Pity them.
moldisdelicious
@JerseyMike:
ignorance and bigotry doesn’t have a specific location. the only thing is that some areas and incidents are more publicized than others.
markgtx11
So I can call someone a stupid c-nt or b-tch and as long as it’s not directed at a woman it’s not a slur?
This idiot needs to take her barroom logic and stick it where the sun don’t shine.
Alistair Wiseman
@youarekiddingme:
Facts are anathema to liberals like you.
youarekiddingme
@Alistair Wiseman: No Alistair, actually YOU ARE! What did you hit the thesaurus today? Trying to make yourself sound intelligent? Idiots like you (Log Cabin repulicans) who can’t think for themselves, never sound intelligent.
I’m a bad example of a liberal….I own weapons (have a license to carry concealed), and was prior military (officer as well). You do MUCH in the area of supposition do you? That’s what you conservative republicans do now isn’t it?
Your whole comment to me does NOTHING to refute my comment to YOU about being WRONG on your statement that women are indeed a minority. A point that was made by meghanda which you again (as a fucktard) you will never be able to admit your were wrong (again)!
So, off again on your Diversion Program. Do your best Alistair.
Your continued support for Cruz has been well-noted. We know you stand behind his unconstitutional, isolationist views on immigration even though your own family benefited from those policies. Hypocrite!
Jerry Green
I wonder if calling her a douche bag is an insult, or just a classification?
Michael Jarboe
Ruben Valdez
Wow, what a waste of carbon.
Roberto Diego Enzo Hache
Send her to jail….let the “gay” female prisoners show her hours to have respect and manners
Lou Smith
Karma
GayEGO
Well, Kathryn is Knott very smart and sounds like some of our GOP candidates for president. If she thinks it is OK to use the word gay as an insult to non-gays, then it is OK for gays to use the word Dyke as an insult to her.
GayEGO
@Jerry Green: I would call it a classification for Kathryn who is Knott very smart! :>)