Not the brightest of moves

[kierthos]

Considering that the prosecution's witnesses have basically crushed him thus far, it's not like he has a whole lot to lose at this point, but it's generally not a good idea for the "52 counts of sexual abuse" defendant to take the stand in his own defense.

See, you can't be compelled to incriminate yourself. That's the whole "pleading the Fifth" thing. But anything you say can be used against you. And let's face it... if the prosecution has any brains whatsoever, they're going to let Sandusky hang himself with his own testimony.

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[cuddlycthulhu]

Yeah, seriously. I mean, let's consider the interviews he gave trying to tell his side of the story. Even if you took what he was saying at face value, what he said still sounded creepy, and when you have something like ten witnesses all saying how he preyed on them, their insecurity and fear, creepiness isn't going to help your cause.

[kierthos]

*nod* I do not see how him getting on the stand is going to help him at all, but hey... it's his choice. Might be one of the last choices he gets to make before heading to the slammer for the rest of his life.

[cuddlycthulhu]

One can hope.