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23. Comments here and elswhere about the parents insensitive letters are not what's going to

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 06:32 PM

Jun 2016

destroy their lives forever. Their son's brutal sexual attack on a woman is what has destroyed all their lives forever.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] philosslayer Jun 2016 OP

You never read the letter the father wrote, did you? It reeked of entitlement tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Right SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #3

Thanks, I posted much the same sentiment earlier today Warpy Jun 2016 #2

I agree. n/t NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #4

Read BOTH letters from Mom and the Dad. Not ONE OUNCE OF REGRET or compassion for the CurtEastPoint Jun 2016 #5

Exactly... had they expressed one iota of regret & sympathy for the VICTIM , I might agree with OP hlthe2b Jun 2016 #15

yeah MFM008 Jun 2016 #6

We are not developing a "rape is ok" when white jocks do it attitude in this country. strategery blunder Jun 2016 #47

His son raped a woman. He calls that "twenty minutes of action." Scootaloo Jun 2016 #7

I was speechless when I read that. Aerows Jun 2016 #16

An unconscious woman at that ...defenseless...an easy mark. apcalc Jun 2016 #44

There isn't any good to come out of this situation Aerows Jun 2016 #48

FUCK THAT , the ONLY VICTIM is the person that was raped JI7 Jun 2016 #8

I know. Aerows Jun 2016 #50

the fucking parents showed no remorse for what their son did. only for possible punishment JI7 Jun 2016 #9

"The actions of my son that night Ms. Yertle Jun 2016 #10

Exactly. (nt) enough Jun 2016 #12

One mention of compassion toward the victim would've gone a long way. uppityperson Jun 2016 #49

The horrible part of this, as though it could get any worse Aerows Jun 2016 #51

Wish I could agree with you tularetom Jun 2016 #11

their lives forever destroyed because of the court of public opinion? magical thyme Jun 2016 #13

I would have compassion for them if they stopped whining and held their son accountable Siwsan Jun 2016 #14

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #17

I can't ever put myself in their place ever. katsy Jun 2016 #18

Your OP is disturbing. Laffy Kat Jun 2016 #19

I agree as to mom - but not dad. Ms. Toad Jun 2016 #20

I would appeal to the judge for mercy, yes. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #21

You want negative attention heaped onto your shoulders? What strange behavior. Rex Jun 2016 #22

Comments here and elswhere about the parents insensitive letters are not what's going to Fla Dem Jun 2016 #23

It should destroy his philosslayer Jun 2016 #24

Their lives are ruined because of his crime. Their letters just showed their ignorance. Fla Dem Jun 2016 #27

When they make a public spectacle out of it, Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #37

The appeal for leniency is not the issue. It is the content of the appeal that is horribly Takket Jun 2016 #25

They basically validated Brocks actions. I talked with my oldest son, that I had posed seabeyond Jun 2016 #26

What bothers me the most is that there is no humility between the three of them. Rex Jun 2016 #28

You think they're bad? katsy Jun 2016 #31

Wow that is tone deaf Bettie Jun 2016 #34

Given the father's letter, I wonder how many women he raped, fuck both of them... Humanist_Activist Jun 2016 #29

Were I in their place, I'd surely APOLOGIZE for what that woman went through LaydeeBug Jun 2016 #30

I am a mother to three sons Bettie Jun 2016 #32

The lack of humility and the sad case of seeing it here too by some Rex Jun 2016 #33

"20 minutes of action" is how the father referred to the rape. cwydro Jun 2016 #35

ITA w/the PP. It's the cognitive disconnect displayed. Butterbean Jun 2016 #36

Read the dads letter then fucking self delete your post. Wow, clueless. nt Logical Jun 2016 #38

I have a bit of first-hand experience in this kind of situation justiceischeap Jun 2016 #39

This disturbing OP is of a piece with much of your other work on DU, there are recurring themes. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #40

Fuck them, they deserve all hate they get. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #41

Parenting us hard TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #42

As the mother of a son a few years older than Brock, liberalhistorian Jun 2016 #43

"Twenty-minutes of action" ... GeorgeGist Jun 2016 #45

My nephew was a victim in a major crime here a few years ago. nini Jun 2016 #46

I have as much compassion for his parents as they have for his victim. Iggo Jun 2016 #52

+1 nt stage left Jun 2016 #53

The parents are assholes. Clueless assholes just like their son. AgadorSparticus Jun 2016 #54

The first prerequisite for sympathy is honesty, the parents asked for sypathy for their son......... DrewFlorida Jun 2016 #55