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niyad

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10. that report makes me angry on so many levels--but most of all, the sheer indifference to these

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Nov 23, 2013, 07:39 PM

Nov 2013

horrendous crimes against women, clearly demonstrated by the zohfeld and pickett cases. what is it going to take to get rape taken seriously in this country, by the people who supposedly swore to "serve and protect"?

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Will probe bring justice in town's rape scandal? [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2013 OP

Woudn't you know, it took a woman! duhneece Nov 2013 #1

It is so true Tumbulu Nov 2013 #2

WTF???? I sure as hell missed THAT thread! loudsue Nov 2013 #4

Very sad, the threads have a huge number of posts Tumbulu Nov 2013 #5

Me too. 7962 Nov 2013 #16

My first thought as well. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #7

Those police depts who don't do the right thing... ReRe Nov 2013 #12

Science and a determined person will open old unecessarily cold cases lunatica Nov 2013 #3

Only if the labs have the resources duhneece Nov 2013 #15

Who... JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #8

like this one: niyad Nov 2013 #9

So whats the latest on this story? I live in Ga and never heard it! 7962 Nov 2013 #17

that report makes me angry on so many levels--but most of all, the sheer indifference to these niyad Nov 2013 #10

If I am remembering Chicago geography correctly, Robbins was a truedelphi Nov 2013 #11

This is horrific. Just no words. idwiyo Nov 2013 #13

''Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?'' DeSwiss Nov 2013 #14

nobody, apparently niyad Nov 2013 #19

I just dont understand rapes being swept under the rug. 7962 Nov 2013 #18

according to a certain mindset, women are not actually people--just some sort of servant-class niyad Nov 2013 #20

"Oh, but that would never happen to *my* kids!" is the basic attitude. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #21

Kinda like not liking gay folks; then finding out your kid is! nt 7962 Nov 2013 #22