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Honeycombe8

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9. Apparently tolerated until recently. Seriously, there must be something going on w/males there.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 09:17 AM

Jan 2013

Some reason there's this awful thing happening that was rare before. Like our mass murders happening in the last few decades but not before.

I wonder.......availability of porn? Violent video games have become the rage? I'd say social and poverty issues, but India has always had that. Oh....I'm gonna guess....WOMEN'S RIGHTS. Women are starting to have options, get degrees, get good jobs, get paid well. BINGO.

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Six Arrested in New India Bus Gang-Rape Case: Police [View all] Hissyspit Jan 2013 OP

WTF 1983law Jan 2013 #1

Indian women traveling alone are assumed to be whores Warpy Jan 2013 #2

and what do they mean by "whores" ? JI7 Jan 2013 #3

Apparently tolerated until recently. Seriously, there must be something going on w/males there. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #9

Nailed it. 1983law Jan 2013 #13

Putting an armed female policewoman on every bus would stop this shit real quick... Tx4obama Jan 2013 #4

I swear to God I'm not following your around... ;-) ReRe Jan 2013 #7

She'd just get killed. Open target season. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #10

where are the pictures of these guys? Skittles Jan 2013 #5

Copycat rape? Hope they all get life in prison. idwiyo Jan 2013 #6

Or maybe this method is just that common Kber Jan 2013 #8

I sincerely hope these rapists will rot in prison without any chance of getting out. Ever. idwiyo Jan 2013 #14

Rape is generally understood to be a crime of rage, s-cubed Jan 2013 #11

Another gang-rape? OhioChick Jan 2013 #12