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salin

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15. Damn, Damn, Damn!

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:10 PM

Sep 2018

Before there was Steubanville, there were too numerous to count Steubanvilles. And sadly the cycles continue.

Thanks for standing up back then, and still standing righteously today.

It really does need to stop.

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She was twelve and I'll never forget her. [View all] Solly Mack Sep 2018 OP

A serious, sad and important post malaise Sep 2018 #1

You left me speechless. Ilsa Sep 2018 #2

Or nominees for the Supreme Court . . . . Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #66

k&r bigtree Sep 2018 #3

Damn Leith Sep 2018 #4

This made me cry. lunatica Sep 2018 #5

What a disgust we should all feel! pazzyanne Sep 2018 #40

Thank you! sdfernando Sep 2018 #6

Exactly. We all need to speak up, even AllyCat Sep 2018 #30

Speak your truth Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #67

What a story. mnhtnbb Sep 2018 #7

Litte towns anywhere in the US are full of bigotry and racism and sexism. Nt raccoon Sep 2018 #35

In "little" towns and big ones too, & not just the in the USA whathehell Sep 2018 #55

"It has to stop"... backtoblue Sep 2018 #8

K & R csziggy Sep 2018 #9

- Thank you for sharing tulipsandroses Sep 2018 #10

Thank you for the story it made me cry. blueinredohio Sep 2018 #11

Brilliantly written grantcart Sep 2018 #12

Beautifully written lillypaddle Sep 2018 #13

Thank you. cally Sep 2018 #14

Hello cally. Nice to see you. That was my worry - that she would be killed. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #85

Damn, Damn, Damn! salin Sep 2018 #15

Steubenville reminded me of it all. It keeps happening over and over again. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #89

I read this story in the WaPo this afternoon salin Sep 2018 #92

I'm going to have to read that later but I will read it. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #94

Thanks again for writing this original post. salin Sep 2018 #95

Thanks, salin. Likewise. I read the article. It was already familiar from the start. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #97

Great Post flotsam Sep 2018 #16

You might be disappointed. I tend to go quiet unless I have something to say. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #86

Thank you for telling your story voteearlyvoteoften Sep 2018 #17

It's not my story. I tell it and retell it and then tell it again for her. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #87

Thank you, Solly Mack, for posting this ZZenith Sep 2018 #18

Thank you for sharing this and for all you did to help her, Solly. sheshe2 Sep 2018 #19

Oh, Solly. The fact that they boasted publically in your hearing, was a way of keeping ALL girls... Hekate Sep 2018 #20

I agree. It showed how little they thought of all their female classmates and all girls. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #88

That was very, very poignant. demmiblue Sep 2018 #21

Thank you for this. geardaddy Sep 2018 #22

K&R betsuni Sep 2018 #23

She was twelve and you spoke for her. You are my hero. MLAA Sep 2018 #24

K&R brer cat Sep 2018 #25

Your writing is amazing. Important topic. joshcryer Sep 2018 #26

... MontanaMama Sep 2018 #27

Thank you for this post. JohnnyLib2 Sep 2018 #28

I'm sure they have. Insightful of you. Nt raccoon Sep 2018 #36

Thanks for caring so much. I am trying to get past the knot in my throat. alwaysinasnit Sep 2018 #29

We once had a girl in a rental across the street in a similar situation. Frustratedlady Sep 2018 #31

Thank you for getting involved. lpbk2713 Sep 2018 #68

Thank you for what you did. It matters, it all matters, when we act. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #90

Horrifying. regnaD kciN Sep 2018 #32

sweet jesus Afromania Sep 2018 #33

Yeah. :( Solly Mack Sep 2018 #91

K&R greatauntoftriplets Sep 2018 #34

Thank you for what you did. Thank you for your courage. yardwork Sep 2018 #37

I've always admired you, Solly. Thanks for this. bettyellen Sep 2018 #38

k and r Stuart G Sep 2018 #39

This is a horrible story, amazingly told. Thank you for it. Squinch Sep 2018 #41

kick NatBurner Sep 2018 #42

Solly - you will always have a piece of my heart. blm Sep 2018 #43

Wow... horrible indeed... IluvPitties Sep 2018 #44

This is so heartbreaking. Thank you for speaking up for that poor girl. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #45

How utterly horrific and deeply sad. defacto7 Sep 2018 #46

Wow, Solly Mack - I'm slack-jawed. calimary Sep 2018 #47

Thank you Solly Mack. redwitch Sep 2018 #48

Wow. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2018 #49

Men/boys are broken, toxic masculinity run amok. Brogrizzly Sep 2018 #50

The most powerful post I've ever read. mia Sep 2018 #51

K&R gademocrat7 Sep 2018 #52

Thank you all. Most especially for your concern and outrage for the little girl. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #53

Thank YOU. dchill Sep 2018 #54

This was tough to read. leanforward Sep 2018 #56

You are a good man. sellitman Sep 2018 #57

Kick dalton99a Sep 2018 #58

Reminds me of the book "Our Boys", which happened in New Jersey. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2018 #59

It's all too common everywhere. I still feel the same anger today I felt on that day. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #93

Yes, exactly this!! So angry!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2018 #104

Abuse perpetuated on humans who have happened to be born with vaginas has gone on since forever. Alwaysna Sep 2018 #60

Thank you for this! nt TwistOneUp Sep 2018 #61

#me too squared. NPR said the mentally challenged have the highest rate of abuse. pansypoo53219 Sep 2018 #62

I got chocked up reading this kimbutgar Sep 2018 #63

heartbreaking... Trueblue Texan Sep 2018 #64

Thank you. cate94 Sep 2018 #65

Horrific & Heartbreaking MustLoveBeagles Sep 2018 #69

Thank you Solly Mack mahina Sep 2018 #70

thank you Demonaut Sep 2018 #71

Thank you for telling your story. And hers. Silver Gaia Sep 2018 #72

Goddamn! Three dozen? LuvNewcastle Sep 2018 #73

Recommended. panader0 Sep 2018 #74

Thank you, Solly. kag Sep 2018 #75

And the town pretends otherwise, that everyone has a chance. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #96

Oh my fucking god. Raster Sep 2018 #76

K&R. lunamagica Sep 2018 #77

Dear Goddess, tjere are almost no words. niyad Sep 2018 #78

Thank you for what you did then, for sharing this with us now and for always clearly caring and suffragette Sep 2018 #79

We need a matriarchy. demigoddess Sep 2018 #80

They circled the wagons. Didn't want to make waves. A lot of so-called adults protected the guilty. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #98

Thanks Solly Mack! spanone Sep 2018 #81

Jeeezus... RazBerryBeret Sep 2018 #82

Great Post Solly! samplegirl Sep 2018 #83

Thank you so much, my dear Solly Mack... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2018 #84

Thank you Solly bluecollar2 Sep 2018 #99

300th rec. Wish I could give it 300 more. VOX Sep 2018 #100

You read things on the Internet written by people you don't know. Denzil_DC Sep 2018 #101

The movie Our guys, the Glenn Ridge rape, starring Heather Matarazzo sounds like it was based on dewsgirl Sep 2018 #102

The Glen Ridge rape took place in '89 - and the book/TV movie were based on the actual events. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #103