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53. CT is one of them

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #51)

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 05:05 PM

Mar 2013

The victims could have legally consented if the boys were 16 rather than 17 or 18

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Torrington, CT students rally in favor of child rapist. And blame the victim, of course. [View all] riqster Mar 2013 OP

Athletes are the hero's and fools always protect their hero's. liberal N proud Mar 2013 #1

You cannot fix stupid. Rex Mar 2013 #2

Could you fix your title line please. This did not happen in VT cali Mar 2013 #3

D'oh! Thanks. riqster Mar 2013 #4

Like I've said from day one, EVERY community has a "Steubenville" or something similar Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #5

And how did the cops decide it was SR? riqster Mar 2013 #6

He seems to have subtracted 3 from 17 and 18, and gotten 14 and 15 Recursion Mar 2013 #41

Interesting riqster Mar 2013 #45

Sounds risky to me, but I'm no lawyer Recursion Mar 2013 #48

Some states have a "Romeo and Juliet provision" KamaAina Mar 2013 #51

CT is one of them Recursion Mar 2013 #53

See post #7 below. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #18

I can't help but think about this case... Archae Mar 2013 #7

God, his attorney was a ****** idiot... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #11

Wait, what? Your first thought upon hearing of rape geek tragedy Mar 2013 #12

17 isn't "adult" either Recursion Mar 2013 #28

I've seen them listed as 18 years old. Is that incorrect? nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #34

Two of the three perps were 18 riqster Mar 2013 #35

Two of them are now Recursion Mar 2013 #39

Yes, we do know the ages riqster Mar 2013 #43

The news reports that don't say when the sex happened? Recursion Mar 2013 #44

Article at the link says Feb 10 maddezmom Mar 2013 #47

Thank you. I had missed the second link. Recursion Mar 2013 #49

The point is, we don't know yet. Archae Mar 2013 #62

And straight to "the victim asked for it." Nice. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #63

That's not the point. Archae Mar 2013 #64

You mean one of your other posts putting the onus on the victim? (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #65

Time to get rid of high school football? Seriously, I haven't heard madmom Mar 2013 #8

Get rid of the NFL, too KamaAina Mar 2013 #52

Well my tax dollars aren't paying for them, and they aren't madmom Mar 2013 #56

Not sure about the tax dollars KamaAina Mar 2013 #57

Tax dollars ARE Public money. nt riqster Mar 2013 #66

Precisely my point. KamaAina Mar 2013 #67

This picture makes me feel so much anger. gollygee Mar 2013 #9

I have no idea what the victim's feelings are and neither do you Recursion Mar 2013 #20

I'm talking about the bullying gollygee Mar 2013 #22

Sorry, I totally read your point wrong Recursion Mar 2013 #24

And the crime was reported by her father riqster Mar 2013 #23

How do parents find out? Recursion Mar 2013 #25

Oh please. A 13 year old girl cannot legally give "consent" (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #32

^THIS^ riqster Mar 2013 #36

No, but she can factually give consent, which is not the same thing Recursion Mar 2013 #38

Can an 11-year old "factually give consent"? A 9-year old? A 5-year old? Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #40

The law has to draw an arbitrary line Recursion Mar 2013 #42

So incredibly sick. Their parents must sufrommich Mar 2013 #10

My first though was gollygee Mar 2013 #15

I would be absolutely crushed. I'm guessing these kids sufrommich Mar 2013 #19

"Innocent until proven guilty" is a useful slogan IMO struggle4progress Mar 2013 #13

Did you take that position in the Assange case? nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #14

I've never taken any position regarding Assange's guilt or innocence in the Swedish case struggle4progress Mar 2013 #59

True. riqster Mar 2013 #17

That last bit is the unfortunate truth Recursion Mar 2013 #26

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #21

Thank you for this post LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #33

But not completely accurate bike man Mar 2013 #54

Of course. OTOH why jump into a thread to denounce "the criminal"? It sounds to me as if struggle4progress Mar 2013 #60

What happened to the phrase: Downwinder Mar 2013 #16

It is obsolete, just like, innocent until proven guilty. CBGLuthier Mar 2013 #31

See Response 54. "Innocent until proven guilty" isn't accurate. bike man Mar 2013 #58

We have to respect middle school girls' agency to have sex with seniors. redqueen Mar 2013 #46

The awful thing is riqster Mar 2013 #50

Ugh. Reminds me of Hollywood defending Roman Polanski (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #27

Roman Polanski was three times her age and drugged her Recursion Mar 2013 #29

Both Polanski's victim and the victims in this case were 13 years old (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #30

Hero-worshiping athlethes is a plague on society. City Lights Mar 2013 #37

Same with the entertainment industry Floyd_Gondolli Mar 2013 #61

Considering the age of the girls, and that of the young "gentlemen," I don't think you can spin this nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #55

This is one reason why I have never been and will never be . . . radicalliberal Apr 2013 #68