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calimary

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25. I love your Dante quote. Shatteringly relevant.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2012, 03:51 PM

Jun 2012

We actually had one whole Catholic priest convicted recently, too.

Hopefully it's a start. NOT the end. I hope jerry sandusky NEVER walks free again, and I hope for the same with all the other human lice involved in, denying, excusing for the sake of protecting their precious fucking football program, and covering up, this horrible horrible scandal.

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68 years old [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 OP

Oh shit, he is my age. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #1

Hi from another 68er! BlueMTexpat Jun 2012 #6

I would like to point out LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #2

I was abused too, Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 #3

you expressed yourself very clearly shireen Jun 2012 #8

Oh, okay, I understand now! :) I was worried everyone thought that people like us LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #12

I'm not sure that there is any evidence that sexually abused children become pedophiles. yardwork Jun 2012 #16

Thank you! Just want to make it clear, all of us who were abused DON'T become LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #17

Yes, that's what I'm saying. yardwork Jun 2012 #18

:) LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #20

Most of us who were abused are the ones who react the strongest lunatica Jun 2012 #21

Thank you for your honesty, too! :) LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #22

I am incredibly lucky in that I was never abused, either as a child or as an adult.... Rowdyboy Jun 2012 #4

Best thread on this so far. Bookmarking. freshwest Jun 2012 #5

eloquent and thoughtful shireen Jun 2012 #7

Jerry Sandusky registered republican. . . B Calm Jun 2012 #9

I don't care if he Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 #10

Amen to that! LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #13

So what? n/t AngryOldDem Jun 2012 #24

Good post malaise Jun 2012 #11

Well said. slackmaster Jun 2012 #14

Excellent OP... Spazito Jun 2012 #15

I can think of nothing to add, other than a solemn "Well said." - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #19

I've known some abuse survivors... AngryOldDem Jun 2012 #23

I love your Dante quote. Shatteringly relevant. calimary Jun 2012 #25

This is a great post. I am from "Happy Valley" Avalux Jun 2012 #26