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boston bean

(36,774 posts) Tue Sep 2, 2014, 01:13 PM Sep 2014

Some don't have the privilege [View all]

of just ignoring rape threats, as they are the ones to receive them.

So, others (who have not had this happen to them) and telling others to ignore or don't discuss is just another insult upon a gross verbal, possibly criminal, assault.

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Some don't have the privilege [View all] boston bean Sep 2014 OP

I had someone on DU threaten to kill me a few years ago. Scared me, even though valerief Sep 2014 #1

It is very unsettling for the person on the receiving end. And yes that is why it is done. boston bean Sep 2014 #2

This is exactly how 1400 girls could be raped in UK Generic Other Sep 2014 #6

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. As long as those subjected to tblue37 Sep 2014 #18

I still say to call the police (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #3

That seems obvious - what kind of moron could challenge that self evidently true statement? el_bryanto Sep 2014 #4

We are mostly a violence based society RobertEarl Sep 2014 #5

you might be surprised at what kind of moron... JaydenD Sep 2014 #8

All kinds of people here are doing exactly that, including geek tragedy Sep 2014 #17

We're told that 36 minutes is "in short" order Heidi Sep 2014 #7

Heidi you just said what has been on my mind for some time now ... Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #9

I hope it never happens again to _anyone_, Heidi Sep 2014 #10

It doesn't have to be an Admin ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #16

with the recitation of the steps he believed I took, which were wrong btw, boston bean Sep 2014 #11

Did you say no? Heidi Sep 2014 #12

I attended a panel a few years ago at my local Sci-Fi/Fantasy convention... Hong Kong Cavalier Sep 2014 #13

I don't disagree, HKC. Heidi Sep 2014 #14

I forgot to add -why- they said the best was to expose their vileness. Hong Kong Cavalier Sep 2014 #15

See my post #18 above. nt tblue37 Sep 2014 #19

DU has MIRT, on which I served two terms. MineralMan Sep 2014 #20

Overt threats of violence such as this should always be met with criminal charges. nt conservaphobe Sep 2014 #21

I would take such threats very seriously, however, I see no percentage discussing them in GD Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #22