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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:32 PM Original message |
Elizabeth Smart says abductor raped her daily |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. So Whoopi, do you call this rape-rape? |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I heard Joy say that Whoopi said "sorry" |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. She didn't say "sorry." |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. I understand the point she was trying to make. But this is a topic which |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
47. Thanks for the clarification nt |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. No I bet but after what she said the other day about the pedophile polanski |
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pengillian101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
65. Past tense in my opinion. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why isn't this all over the news or did I miss something? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
58. She is testifying at his competency hearing. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
71. Three words: White in danger. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. Sort of figured this. Not surprising, but still awful. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. Death Penalty... |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Why? |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. No, George extended mercy to Lenny by preventing him from... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
57. Mercy and tragedy are not mutually exclusive. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #57 |
70. True, but I was insinuating that Mitchell should be relieved of the "torment"... |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
62. The death penalty is too easy. |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. Elizabeth Smart said she recovered quickly because she forgave her abductors |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
72. Yes, but she still wants justice done. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. If he was a "great artist" there would be plenty of apologists for this asshole |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. Brian Mitchell was a childhood acquaintance of mine in Salt Lake City. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. This is probably why they are holding an incompetency hearing instead |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Who was his father? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. Deleted sub-thread |
wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. She was a child and she was kidnapped |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. She was traumatized. |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
16. The (not very) Smart parents bear a tiny bit of responsibility for Amy's kidnapping: |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. Elizabeth, not Amy |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. What assholes... |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Exactly. I thought it was progressive to help out the less-fortunate, |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
43. helping the down and out is living your religion. too bad. they had |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. worn out bumper-stickers and bite-sized philosophies. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #52 |
60. perhaps, but truisms last because they are true. |
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cap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
45. my dad was homeless during the Great Depression |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
53. especially when you have young nubile daughters |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Local coverage from the Salt Lake Tribune: |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. How horrifying. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. If he's competent enough to threaten the victim if she tells, he's competent to stand trial. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I'm pretty sure that's not just your opinion. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Perhaps not just my opinion. :) |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
59. He is singing in court. They had to remove him for her testimony. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
22. Contrary to one of the messages upthread, I'm sure she goes through her own |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I'm sure she does. |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. here's another article |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Wow.....that article is amazing. She wanted him muzzled so he |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. Wow! Thanks, mods! |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. +1 |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Yes. Thanks Mods. |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Glad I missed it. |
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bermudat (985 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
34. Oh God, I didn't need to read that. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
35. Was it Roman? |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
36. Elizabeth has my respect for simply telling off Nancy Grace once. |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I said already once today and cannot say it enough: Nancy Grace is a POS. n/t |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. She really takes the cake as one the biggest, most annoying POS's on tv. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. And that's tough competition, because there are MANY big, annoying |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. I remember seeing that |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
38. And I thought the article was disturbing . . . |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
56. I feel for her as well. I'm surprised she's been able to testify. It is |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
42. I saw them all in Sandy on State street the day she was found. I thought it was a small group of |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
46. I have a lot of respect for her. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. She's AMAZING. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 02:45 AM Response to Reply #46 |
68. I do too |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
49. Death penalty! |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:39 AM Response to Reply #49 |
64. The death penalty is too good for this SOB. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
51. Did anyone really think she wasn't? |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. When did Ed Smart ever say he didn't know his daughter had been |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. He said today that he heard things today that she had not told him |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:45 AM Response to Reply #51 |
66. How many little girls want to tell their daddy all of the details of such a thing? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 02:26 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. I wish everyone would leave her alone.. |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 05:32 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. I agree, and there was absolutely no good reason for us to ever know her name. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
61. Would solitary confinement for the rest of his life be considered cruel and unusual? |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:37 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. I think it's crueler than the death penalty, which is why I am against the DP. |
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