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44. I watched the live feed of the trial .....

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 08:33 PM

Mar 2013

I could NOT believe how the judge treated them after his sentencing. He might as well have gotten off the bench and given them both a comforting hug.

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Steubenville Rape Victim Receiving Death Threats [View all] LAGC Mar 2013 OP

but. but. . according to cnn and their minions yesterday, it was the rapists' lives that were niyad Mar 2013 #1

too bad that part of the punishment for the rapist scum and their families can't be that they niyad Mar 2013 #2

this poor girl deserves a scholarship - far away from that area. bettyellen Mar 2013 #3

i am thinking. i would be into changing names, and moving. abso fuckin lutely. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #6

I contacted her lawyer asking how we could set up an internet fundraiser. bettyellen Mar 2013 #82

bettyellen... lets hope. that is so interesting. college fund? that would be so kick ass. seabeyond Mar 2013 #83

they are asking for donations to a local program to help battered and bettyellen Mar 2013 #85

Why not set up a scholarship fund for her right here? bighart Mar 2013 #68

Or maybe set up one of those internet fundraising things and publicize it here? bettyellen Mar 2013 #81

Sounds good bighart Mar 2013 #86

I tried to contact them through her lawyer, and he emailed me that bettyellen Mar 2013 #87

Thanks for your efforts. bighart Mar 2013 #88

Absolutely get the red out Mar 2013 #77

This is horrible. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #4

Arrested Dorian Gray Mar 2013 #34

'But think of those boys' bright futures ruined! Oh, the humanity,' sobs Candice Crowley. freshwest Mar 2013 #37

It's sick Dorian Gray Mar 2013 #39

I watched the live feed of the trial ..... polly7 Mar 2013 #44

Agreed. I didn't watch any media coverage (no liars allowed in my house) so I'm asking... freshwest Mar 2013 #45

ya know. isnt this beyond sad and horrible. and this is who we are as a people. collectively. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #5

No don't put me in your little box Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #10

there is nothing little and there is no box. but, good try. but... no, you do not have to be a seabeyond Mar 2013 #16

Wasn't 'trying' anything Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #20

If we're going to vote on disgusting posts yours wins. UGH! NASTY. Little Star Mar 2013 #25

Being lumped in with people threatening a rape victim is nasty. Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #61

You were not lumped in with anything...... Little Star Mar 2013 #62

"who WE are as a people collectively" Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #63

Society gollygee Mar 2013 #64

Don't agree with her Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #66

exactly Little Star Mar 2013 #69

Well that's a personal attack and apparently all you have. Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #78

So lemme guess, you're one of them anti-society types? Scootaloo Mar 2013 #52

No. Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #60

And CNN - Corporate Corruption Network - is pushing people to see only the boys as victims. freshwest Mar 2013 #29

yes they are. that is why i had the feel of collective conscious. they are certainly doing their seabeyond Mar 2013 #33

yes, and denying it does not make it go away. we can do it Mar 2013 #40

This is sad...you're right. onpatrol98 Mar 2013 #57

This is why so many rapes go unreported. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #7

absolutely why! Whisp Mar 2013 #9

Why do these other young women hate women so much too? Shivering Jemmy Mar 2013 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Whisp Mar 2013 #15

yes. to shift from the shame and disgust of rape to look.... mean girls. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #18

Have some pretty severe emotional Shivering Jemmy Mar 2013 #24

I will be crying myself to sleep tonight now. Whisp Mar 2013 #26

Why? Shivering Jemmy Mar 2013 #30

I may have misunderstood you, sorry about that. Whisp Mar 2013 #46

I misunderstand all the time Shivering Jemmy Mar 2013 #50

I think it just might be feeling safer with 'the crowd' Whisp Mar 2013 #58

I'm fine Shivering Jemmy Mar 2013 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author sweetNsassy Mar 2013 #38

rape culture. patriarchal culture. sexist cultural. ALL participate. both genders. and seabeyond Mar 2013 #17

Yes, power structure get the red out Mar 2013 #79

Socialization to the patriarchy. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #23

Yep. Internalizing the hatred of women is easier than facing the truth. redqueen Mar 2013 #73

+1 Sargasso Sea Mar 2013 #89

this is very true liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #28

How did other women become the patriarchy's strongest enforcers? Recursion Mar 2013 #8

I suspect that they're sports fans. slackmaster Mar 2013 #11

Have you read some of the comments? davidn3600 Mar 2013 #14

True. They walk over the bodies of others, pretending they aren't eligible for the same treatment. freshwest Mar 2013 #32

self-loathing women or men posing as women behind the anonimity of the internet. cowards we can do it Mar 2013 #43

look on du. you see it regularly. people do what they do, even against best interest, because seabeyond Mar 2013 #19

Social structure that encourages competition LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #35

Bingo davidn3600 Mar 2013 #56

They get indoctrinated at an early age. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #55

Men define the roles of both men and women YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #74

Who are these men? (nt) Recursion Mar 2013 #80

The men who define the roles of other men and women? YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #84

Reason number one why rapes go unreported. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #13

Wow. And to think, the sheriff was so sure he knew who "that anonymous person is" Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #21

I'm glad they've been charged. Solly Mack Mar 2013 #22

I saw a post earlier on DU that FOX named the victim. Here's the link... Little Star Mar 2013 #27

What a sick society Steubenville must be Canuckistanian Mar 2013 #31

And from the link, as late as Saturday, she's an 'alleged' victim... freshwest Mar 2013 #36

A survey of 11-to-14 year-olds found:(ref 5) seabeyond Mar 2013 #41

Those stats are from old studies. One would hope there has been more enlightenment duffyduff Mar 2013 #72

there was one i had posted that is recent and many more question/answer. more provocative. seabeyond Mar 2013 #75

This makes me cry. Sissyk Mar 2013 #42

And we have people on DU Texasgal Mar 2013 #47

These girls need a PINS Petition filed against them. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #48

They're upset because their family is being torn apart? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #49

was candi crowley one of them? arely staircase Mar 2013 #51

Damn. I read this as "Steubenville RAPISTS receiving death threats" at first REP Mar 2013 #53

Stuff like this pisses me off. Apophis Mar 2013 #54

That poor girl gollygee Mar 2013 #65

Authorities need to crack down on this HARD. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #67

The school should be given the NCAA death penalty version. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #70

Steubenville: 2 teen girls arrested for making death threats riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #71

threat verbally/via the internet, we will take it seriously, we will find you, and we will arrest u seabeyond Mar 2013 #76