Prince Andrew has finally settled the lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre after he agreed an undisclosed
deal of around 10 million US dollars.
What is so strange is that she had claimed that she would fight until the end.
But there is one thing that changed, and you're about to find out what it is.
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In cases like this, it's easy to dismiss Andrew's decision like a direct admission of guilt.
Whatever claims were made by Giuffre, deciding to settle off court is like saying that, since
he's guilty and has a lot to lose, then it would be much better for him to exit as soon
as possible.
But as in many similar scenarios, there are a lot more variables that we should take into
account to really understand what happened and get to a conclusion in terms of human
behavior.
The first one, according to royal sources, is that it was Charles that just forced Andrew
into doing this.
With Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations getting nearer and nearer, it
would make sense to get this sorted out as soon as possible.
It's no wonder that such a public legal process would be extremely damaging for the image
of the Royal Family and would seriously tarnish these well deserved celebrations for the Queen.
So, case closed, right?
you throw money at Giuffre and call it a day?
I'm sure they would love to think that this is just another problem that can be solved
with a suitcase full of money, and to be fair, a lot of problems in life can be solved with
a bag of cash.
Like, how do you pretend to pay for all those little teddy bears?
But I've been saying with concerning frequency that you should always follow the money, because
it will usually lead you to the answers you're looking for.
And in this case, you should first define where the money is coming from, because I'm
sure British taxpayers want to be sure this settlement is not coming out of their pocket.
And the good news is that Andrew is still trying to finalize selling a property to have
enough cash.
So, the settlement, is for now, "in principle", or an agreement, because he doesn't have the
money in hand.
Well, either way he had to do this, because carrying a lawsuit in the United States would
also have cost him an arm and a leg.
The settlement, in fact, is for way less the projected cost of legal fees he would have
to cover.
So, he has the money and wants to pay.
How can it get more complicated?
Well, there's one problem BOTH with Giuffre and Andrew at the same time.
She was absolutely adamant about getting this to a public trial and exposing him no matter
what.
She had made that statement more than a couple times so, we guessed that both she and her
lawyers meant business.
And such a visible and public legal fight would be a great example for other victims
of similar abuse.
It's not the first time this happens inside a court, but it always helps to bring awareness
to the fact that if you were harmed in this way, you can always seek justice.
But there is an even bigger problem with Giuffre's case, and it's that she has made a series
of accusations of other personalities, including Paris Hilton's dad and
Jacques Cousteau's granddaughter.
At some point, she made claims about these people being involved in the same scandal,
in the same ring that included the activities with Prince Andrew, only to not mention them
ever again, or flat out retract from her original accusations.
This is the exact opposite effect for the community of people who have been abused like
this.
I am not saying that Giuffre is telling the truth or is lying.
But it's a fact that this kind of inconsistencies just steals credibility from her case, and
by extension, by any woman that wants to come forward in similar cases.
Not only there is a loss of credibility for so many issues in her declarations, but there's
the fact that she did accept to settle off court in the first place.
And the same way that Andrew's decision of paying ten million dollars to just finish
this as soon as possible makes him look guilty, Giuffre accepting that settlement, in many
ways, can be perceived as a cash grab.
I'm sorry, but I don't make the rules.
I just point out how human perception works, and it's not just how you look at people's
actions, but the guess you make about their intentions.
Wether you like it or not, every one of our actions is being always measured against our
possible intentions, and if something feels fishy, it will just trigger alarms in everyone.
This is another skill that we acquired from survival, when we used to move in small groups
of families or tribes.
We had to guess if someone was being truthful, or if their intentions were for the good of
the whole community, and we had to do it fast, with our intuition.
And no, our intuition is not 100% accurate all the time, but it is usually right.
So you don't have to feel guilty if you perceive Giuffre accepting that settlement like a cash
grab.
And it doesn't matter that the money is going to be directed straight to her charity, because
you know how savvy accountants can be.
And the very fact that it is going to HER charity, sounds a lot like a conflict of interest.
If she wanted the money to go to charity, to victims of this abuse, why didn't she choose
one that she would have nothing to do with?
no interaction?
This is important, again, for the sake of credibility, of reputation.
Because I have to make the question again.
If she had claimed time and time again that she was adamant of taking this to court, then
what changed?
I don't think she has the slightest regard for the Platinum Jubilee, or any inconvenience
she could cause for the royal family.
So that couldn't have been the reason she made this decision.
And again, the very act that she accepted that settlement, makes it looks suspicious
for her case.
If she had a solid case, if she had proof of...
Oh... right.
It so happens that she lost the original photo with Andrew.
Well, that is...
I don't know how to call it.
So, a lot of people want to believe her, and there's no doubt that since Andrew has really,
really bad judgement regarding who he hangs out with, and to which private island he gets
invited and whose apartments he... uses, well, this looked like everything was on Giuffre's
side.
It all boils down to the moment that she claimed that she was willing to go all the way.
Let's not think about her credibility for a moment.
Let's realize that the instant she made this statement, the royal family knew that whatever
the outcome, no matter if Andrew managed to prove his innocence on a public trial, the
royal family's image would take a direct hit.
So, I'm sure Giuffre's lawyers were willing to take that bet just to see what happened.
And I'm sure Andrew's attorneys were sharpening their knives already.
But The Queen, Charles and even William decided to act first and that's why they made the
decision to strip Andrew of everything so they would effectively cut formal ties with
him.
As you can see, this is a very delicate situation in which the act itself, in which both parties
agree to a settlement, damages both in terms of their public perception.
But the more pressing result is that perception of what should be a right of every victim
of this kind of abuse, to come forward and claim justice by any means possible, can be
discouraged by the way Giuffre decided to drop out of the legal battle, especially with
such conditions agreed.
It's obvious that we are not the ones to judge other people's decisions, but in this case
it serves us to assess, how a decision affects the public's perception of anyone's case,
wether you like it or not.
And it's something to keep in mind in case you're in a similar situation.
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