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AnotherMcIntosh

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9. This is not punishment. This is pretend punishment. It is not a "historic paradigm shift."

Reply to marions ghost (Reply #7)

Fri May 3, 2013, 11:01 AM

May 2013

They got away with it.

They are probably laughing about it. Their friends are probably laughing about it as well. They know that they got away with it.

A "big improvement"? Yea, if you like pretend punishment.

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Two More Perps Sentenced in The Steubenville Rape Case [View all] riqster May 2013 OP

Oh, GOOD. CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #1

I want to see that Michael Nodianos CREEP get the smirk wiped off fitman May 2013 #2

+1 redqueen May 2013 #3

He among many riqster May 2013 #8

+100 freshwest May 2013 #32

Is Nodianos Still in Hiding? dballance May 2013 #26

Is he the one on the cell phone video? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #36

Wanna bet this is just barely mentioned by CNN? "CNN the worst news team on the planet next to FOX" gordianot May 2013 #4

Candy Crowley and Poppy Harlow can have a two-hour, prime time special riqster May 2013 #5

Come on; "CNN is committed to cover all sides of a story just in case one happens to be accurate!": Bernardo de La Paz May 2013 #16

+++ what a perfect line. :) Whisp May 2013 #30

6 months PROBATION. That will show them! AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #6

A big improvement over marions ghost May 2013 #7

This is not punishment. This is pretend punishment. It is not a "historic paradigm shift." AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #9

I don't think they're laughing marions ghost May 2013 #14

If they weren't psychopaths, they wouldn't have made the threats in the first place. EOTE May 2013 #17

GWB is a psychopath marions ghost May 2013 #18

Threatening an innocent person is aggressive behavior. EOTE May 2013 #20

In Steubenville, Rape has almost never even been acknowledged, let alone punished. riqster May 2013 #15

^^^^This^^^ riqster May 2013 #10

That's how I see it marions ghost May 2013 #12

OK jberryhill May 2013 #11

Suggestions justhanginon May 2013 #19

What do you think should be the sentence for a juvenile who threatens someone? gollygee May 2013 #13

Because the two threatened homicide and bodily harm against a girl raped by two high school football AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #21

Two days in adult jail? gollygee May 2013 #22

We're going to agree? Isn't that against the rules somewhere? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #23

It fits the crime, though LittleBlue May 2013 #24

"the judge gave the girls a light sentence". Yea, but more meaningful than milk and cookies. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #25

Question on Job Application Form: MineralMan May 2013 #27

Possibly not. riqster May 2013 #28

Usually it says, "Have you been convicted of a felony?" davidn3600 May 2013 #34

get that sleazeball coach! that Reno guy. Whisp May 2013 #29

Yup. Need to get them. Those great role models, huh. freshwest May 2013 #33

The mother of one of the "crew" was the local prosecutor, right? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #37

Thanks for the update. Now to move higher up the food chain. There's a lot more need to serve time. freshwest May 2013 #31

The grand jury has been empaneled riqster May 2013 #35

That town needs a lot of sunshine on it to get cleaned up. This thing was a disgrace. freshwest May 2013 #38