March 12th, 2003 -- by Bacchus
Laugh or Cry?
Daniel Radosh calls this line from the ancient testimony against Roman Polanski “heartbreaking”, and if the 13-year-old girl in question actually said this Daniel is right: “And then he went down and he started performing cuddliness.”
But what if it was a transcription error? That would be damned funny, as long as we are all clear we are laughing at the official court reporter who, in 1977, might conceivably have been a bit challenged when transcribing naughty Latin words.
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Ha!! Had to read it twice before I realized how “damned funny” it would have been…
I’m voting on the transcription “error” side.
Court reporters can be quite astute, and are often the only one in a courtroom without a dog in the fight ( …and yes, I’m including the judge in the list of biased personages…).
From personal experience, I can say that it appears that court reporters have a way of protecting certain private matters from public record, by reading their own shorthand with a less embarrassing interpretation of highly personal matters, when making their full transcription. Especially when they feel as though the defendant is being unfairly treated…