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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:22 PM Original message |
"Homecoming Gang Rape: 'No One Wants to Call the Cops'" |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Fucking evil cowards. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. They have to convince themselves that it's not cultural. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I don't understand what you're saying. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
29. Some would report if they weren't afraid of gang retaliation against them or their families |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I think the more people that participate or watch, the more they believe |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. Oh please, about this straw man that these people in Richmond just don't think things aren't wrong |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. drive-by shooting. n/t |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. If you lived in a neighborhood where teenagers shoot and kill |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. You can do it anonymously. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I still fear for the victim and her family |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. kind of sad that you are the first one to say this |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. "The victim of the attack is a devout Christian who attended church three times a week " |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Unfortunately that detail will be needed because too many people look to blame the girl |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. They will blame her for naivete; if that is all they can pin on her, they will. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. People blamed the victim in the polanski case |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. Reporting a crime to the cops is a pretty big inconvenience. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Please tell me you're being sarcastic. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. response in 1min 45 secs... a new best! |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I was trying to attack you. I was honestly trying to understand. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
39. Actually, he's right if you don't know what you are doing, the police can make you sorry you called. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Police contact can be frightening for young people, too. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. How would the police know you're an illegal alien from a phone call? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I'm sure the sheriff of my county, Joe Arpaio, would insist he could discern that. eom |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Where did you get that from -- |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Why else would a young person fear calling the police? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. That corner of campus was where a bunch of kids had left the dance to drink. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. What does being undocumented have to do with this? |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. Argh, why publish the name of the 911 caller?! |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. If not they are going to kill her |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Exactly, and good point re: the caller's gender. |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. Seriously, I hope it's not her real name. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. The young woman who called has spoken to the local media using her own name |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. That's what I get for not watching local media. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Competely agreed |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
13. We've been having this same conversation since 1964. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
28. Police need to figure out how to protect people who report and/or testify |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
31. In Germany it's illegal if you DON'T call the cops |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
33. Ugh. There are no words. |
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