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TinkerTot55

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29. NO It Isn't....

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 07:29 PM

Mar 2013

...when a young professional woman was gang-raped and beaten in Central Park, we knew everything about her, her ordeal, everything but her name. There was no lack of sympathy for her. She was the heroine, the boys/men that beat and brutalized her were regarded as "animals."

Why is this young woman any less deserving of sympathy? Especially in this age of social media, when words and pictures spread so fast? And it would have been a blessing for her if her identity HAD been hidden. Not only does everyone KNOW who she is, at least in that area of Ohio, but they also got to WATCH and SEE her humiliation, graphically. How can she live with that? To paraphrase her abusers, "Her life is over." At least in her hometown.

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Shame on CNN: Apologize for Steubenville coverage = PETITION [View all] Coyotl Mar 2013 OP

Unfortunately it is difficult to focus on someone who's identity is hidden davidn3600 Mar 2013 #1

They didn't necessarily have to focus on the victim by name, just Laurian Mar 2013 #5

agree 100%.. chillfactor Mar 2013 #7

yes 840high Mar 2013 #25

"Unfortunately it is difficult to focus on someone who's identity is hidden" greiner3 Mar 2013 #28

AND her name is no longer secret. There is a rape culture in this country and in this world. This... marble falls Mar 2013 #33

NO It Isn't.... TinkerTot55 Mar 2013 #29

I never said she didnt deserve sympathy davidn3600 Mar 2013 #36

Funny. Not once have I had kind thoughts about the rapist because the family Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #45

Precisely SemperEadem Mar 2013 #62

apologist SemperEadem Mar 2013 #35

I highly doubt that is what he means davidpdx Mar 2013 #53

wrong SemperEadem Mar 2013 #61

See post #29 drive by davidpdx Mar 2013 #64

I think your righteous outrage is misplaced. rhett o rick Mar 2013 #77

Not any more JeaneRaye Mar 2013 #38

So feel sorry for the perpetrators instead? AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #74

Horse manure!! lark Mar 2013 #82

It might have more to do with privilege and status than gender Coyotl Mar 2013 #89

K & R. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #2

"A girl was raped and the media.." Cha Mar 2013 #3

Yep, not just CNN. GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #6

No kidding! SCVDem Mar 2013 #21

QUickly scanned your graphics and .. TinkerTot55 Mar 2013 #32

Wow, me too. kimmylavin Mar 2013 #50

well, that, too... with fux noose leading the way SemperEadem Mar 2013 #63

The media raped them again. sheshe2 Mar 2013 #51

It's incredible, she.. I keep asking Cha Mar 2013 #52

I have Cha... sheshe2 Mar 2013 #54

Good for you.. I stopped watching them Cha Mar 2013 #55

Signed and shared earlier. Thank you. ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2013 #4

Signed and Shame on Candy Crowley.. really, Candy? Cha Mar 2013 #8

You expected anymore from that cretin? tularetom Mar 2013 #31

I think that some of the reporters and up the people that gave the green light... Kalidurga Mar 2013 #9

okay..petition signed chillfactor Mar 2013 #10

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2013 #11

Don't just sign a petition....Call 'em. And call their sponsors if they don't issue a loudsue Mar 2013 #12

God I am glad I don't have TV. zeemike Mar 2013 #13

Done n/t Sienna86 Mar 2013 #14

Better petition to fire the coach for failing to report the rape as mandated by law. Then prosecute: Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2013 #15

Signed and wrote a note Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2013 #16

Crap like this is Danascot Mar 2013 #17

Signed with a personal note. llmart Mar 2013 #18

same here. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #48

Done, and frogmarch Mar 2013 #19

signed and very unhappy told em so littlewolf Mar 2013 #20

Jails aren't safe places to be! SCVDem Mar 2013 #23

Please don't insinuate rape would be a good thing - Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #27

I am not sure what he meant I took it to mean littlewolf Mar 2013 #37

It is pretty commonly known Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #44

Any insinuations are yours Ms. Toad SCVDem Mar 2013 #49

I quit watching CNN shortly after Gulf 1 SCVDem Mar 2013 #22

CNN is a rag. 840high Mar 2013 #24

Signed and tweeted. Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #26

There is no "please" to put in front of that demand. SemperEadem Mar 2013 #30

K & R this all the way. freshwest Mar 2013 #34

K&R zeeland Mar 2013 #39

link to the segment in question? maggiesfarmer Mar 2013 #40

done. thank you. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #41

youtube arely staircase Mar 2013 #42

He said to me, "My life is over. No one is going to want me now." magical thyme Mar 2013 #79

Kick. Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #43

An Australian Newspaper reports on CNN's disgusting response... locke_ender Mar 2013 #46

i read the story chillfactor Mar 2013 #60

Thanks for this... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #81

Thanks locke_ender. You may not post much, but when you do, it's good. Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #83

done! Here's my added comment: BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #47

Does anyone have an email addy for Candy? nm rhett o rick Mar 2013 #56

Done. I let them have it. DevonRex Mar 2013 #57

Thanks for the heads up - signed and commented. n/t UtahLib Mar 2013 #58

kick and rec! Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #59

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #65

I wonder if you'd say that if it were your daughter? Ganja Ninja Mar 2013 #66

Yup, sure, and women who wear provocative clothing are responsible for it if they get raped because ET Awful Mar 2013 #68

Wow. Ian_rd Mar 2013 #71

The headline sent out by the CNN Android App said something to the effect of . . . ET Awful Mar 2013 #67

Signed. Kick & Rec. nt IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #69

Signed. City Lights Mar 2013 #70

K&R myrna minx Mar 2013 #72

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/ WCLinolVir Mar 2013 #73

Thanks. Here is the specific page http://www.cnn.com/feedback/show/?s=generalcomments&hdln=4 rhett o rick Mar 2013 #75

I am reminded of the coverage of Kobe Bryant Evergreen Emerald Mar 2013 #76

Thanks to everyone who signed and rec'ed this. Coyotl Mar 2013 #78

CNN = pure propaganda = emotional not rational responses incited for ratings just1voice Mar 2013 #80

... Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #84

Done. nt Bobbie Jo Mar 2013 #85

I'm doing my share. I NEVER turn on CNN. For ANYTHING. nt valerief Mar 2013 #86

The young rape victim's life was threatened on Twitter & Facebook . . . Petrushka Mar 2013 #87

Signed and told a story of my own when I was a teenager. n/t RebelOne Mar 2013 #88

Also done. n/t timdog44 Mar 2013 #90