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81. Thanks Solly Mack!

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Wed Sep 19, 2018, 01:05 PM

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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