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oldhippie

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17. I'm with you .....

Sat Mar 16, 2013, 01:09 PM

Mar 2013

... but there are many on this forum who believe that people living in a world of blissful ignorance and naivety about the ways of the real world somehow will/should face no consequences.

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Police: Swiss tourist gang-raped in central India [View all] cali Mar 2013 OP

Horrible nt Xipe Totec Mar 2013 #1

I think "fine physically" means their injuries aren't life-threatening Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #2

huh? In what universe? cali Mar 2013 #4

Mentally she's likely very traumatized, but she may not have major physical injuries. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #12

Yes. As opposed to the last woman gang raped, who died. She's not fine. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #16

You have to bear in mind this is not American English Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #42

Physically perhaps, but definitely not mentally. That's horrific. CosmicDustBunny Mar 2013 #3

Her and her husband both Matariki Mar 2013 #37

As the risk of belaboring the obvious COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #5

Beam in thine own eye notwithstanding, India is hardly a monolith. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #6

Interesting reponse. What's your point? COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #8

you mean it was her fault, not the rapists fault. Whisp Mar 2013 #9

You can't ignore the fault of the individual who COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #14

As a woman, I agree. That was my first thought...what the hell were they doing.... Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #19

That was exactly the point I was attempting COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #22

Hold up there Lurker Deluxe Mar 2013 #30

Blaming the victim? oldhippie Mar 2013 #11

No, not blaming the victim but I COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #13

I'm with you ..... oldhippie Mar 2013 #17

Would that it were so - but the world COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #23

Wow- this gang rape was "consequences" shes should face" bettyellen Mar 2013 #28

No, she should absolutely NOT face such consequences .... oldhippie Mar 2013 #31

I QUOTED you.... People ... Will/ should face "consequences" bettyellen Mar 2013 #36

Reading comprehension .... oldhippie Mar 2013 #38

comprehension? you distinguished yourself from those who thought there should be no consequences.... bettyellen Mar 2013 #39

I rest my case ..... oldhippie Mar 2013 #40

When I was young in the late 60s and early 70s Mojorabbit Mar 2013 #29

It was a different time ..... oldhippie Mar 2013 #32

I worked training some of the first COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #34

many people including women by themselves have done it in India, this is just blaming the victim JI7 Mar 2013 #43

What's your point? To the contrary, COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #46

more women have probably gotten raped by the person they went on a date with JI7 Mar 2013 #44

Read my answers to the other posts on COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #45

Bicycling through undeveloped countries like the United States? kattycat Mar 2013 #47

What's your point? Of course bad things happen COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #49

Where is this gang-rape attitude coming from? siligut Mar 2013 #7

Can't imagine. Never experienced it. RobertEarl Mar 2013 #18

Ted Bundy's friends were convinced he wasn't capable of murder. Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #20

Well, men do imagine making War RobertEarl Mar 2013 #21

War makes money for your group if you win siligut Mar 2013 #24

I disagree RobertEarl Mar 2013 #25

Actually we do agree siligut Mar 2013 #26

You got it RobertEarl Mar 2013 #27

Holy crap! oldhippie Mar 2013 #33

I was thinking at one point of going to India LittleBlue Mar 2013 #10

You shouldn't discard your idea about going COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #15

I agree. I went on a small group tour and never felt unsafe. Glimmer of Hope Mar 2013 #48

I was thinking at one point of going to Ohio... Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #35

Unfortunately this kind of crime appears to be increasing flamingdem Mar 2013 #41