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Comrade Grumpy

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12. Your headline should read: "Grand Jury May Not Do What I Want It To"

Reply to riqster (Original post)

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 01:39 PM

Aug 2013

There has been much over-the-top bloviating on this case, much relying on ax-grinding bloggers (Prinnified) making wild and unsubstantiated claims, not so much cool assessment of what happened and should happen.

There was an interesting overview article in the New Yorker last week. Check it out for a less hair-on-fire perspective:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/08/05/130805fa_fact_levy

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Some Steubenville Scumbucket Rape Freaks May Escape Justice [View all] riqster Aug 2013 OP

ah... I know that town well... as well as many of the officals involved. 1awake Aug 2013 #1

Anybody who knows that town is right to be suspicious. riqster Aug 2013 #2

and I'd say your being overly nice about them. n/t 1awake Aug 2013 #3

Well, it's early on a Monday morning. riqster Aug 2013 #4

lol. Hope you have a good day sir/ma'am. 1awake Aug 2013 #5

And the same to you! riqster Aug 2013 #7

I shudder to think of living with people like that... Whisp Aug 2013 #6

The town wasn't called "little Chicago" since the 20's for nothing. 1awake Aug 2013 #8

I am so wishing that an adult is charged with something serious Whisp Aug 2013 #9

The only reason things have gone this far is due to national attention. A person's reach there goes 1awake Aug 2013 #10

It's Rape Culture personified. Some families have multiple generations of rape. riqster Aug 2013 #11

Your headline should read: "Grand Jury May Not Do What I Want It To" Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #12