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Iggo

(49,912 posts)
52. I have as much compassion for his parents as they have for his victim.
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 12:11 AM
Jun 2016

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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
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