The arrest of Strauss-Kahn amid massive publicity introduced many French and Europeans to that classic of U.S. criminal arraignments, the perp walk. They are also seeing an adversarial justice system in operation, rather different from the one back home. Not to mention typical American puritanism and prudishness (imagine being upset at a little sexual adventurism) on full display.
The term perp walk is an American slang term which refers to the police practice of intentionally parading an arrested suspect (or "perp", short for "perpetrator") through a public place so that the media may observe and record the event. The suspect is typically handcuffed or otherwise restrained. They are also seeing an adversarial justice system in operation, rather different from the one back home. Not to mention typical American puritanism and prudishness (imagine being upset at a little sexual adventurism) on full display.
Europeans are also outraged — outraged — by a New York judge’s refusal to grant bail to the former IMF head. Her action has frayed Franco-U.S. relations (again) and had the unlikely effect of casting the accused as a victim.
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