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Steubenville Ohio rape case

When they state that the lives of two "promising" young football players were totally ruined, what about that is untrue?
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The way it's being said in the passive voice, that's what. "Their lives have been ruined", as if it's something that's been done to them and was beyond their control.

The whole tone is wrong, completely wrong.
 
Yep, if they'd said "it's a tragedy that these two promising young football players have ruined their lives..." then it's putting the blame onto them, rather than casting them as a victim in an unfortunate set of circumstances. That's what I asked in my first post, was the news report presented one way or another.

Now, the family and victim don't want to hear it, but the news could have told mostly of the horrifying and degrading acts committed against her. They don't need to name her to concentrate on the violence done to her to make people understand how awful the crime against her was. that way people may stop and think "actually, that sounds pretty dreadful, rape is awful and demeaning and violent and that poor girl", rather than "well, rape's a laugh, but you might end up in prison for a couple of years and bang goes your football career... Rape or career..? Rape or career..? I'll have another beer and decide"
 
This doesnt surprise me in the least considering the awesome and intellectual statement from that Missouri person (or whatever the **** was) claiming women cant get pregnant from rape because "the body can tell and will automatically abort said child; hence no need for an actual abortion"

He had heard this from a good friend who (I believe) is a doctor.

And people wonder why the US media still put the rapers as the victim and the rapee as the harlot who couldnt get enough meat for her lady parts. Ugh... >_<
 
Jesus **** Christ. Why doesn't someone stand up and say what a **** bigoted, backwards neanderthal statement that is to make! Hundreds of years of medicine and yet here are PROFESSIONAL people saying that this can happen. I actually can't believe somebody could say something so stupid, it's actually akin to believing leeches sucking your blood cleanses your system of illness. So pissed right now.
 
The worst is that you can actually find him on NATIONAL TELEVISION saying that lol.

He wanted to run for President or be Romneys running mate or something.
 
I just watched the video, and I am FUMING. Sorry, why should I feel sorry for these 'people'? If you cared about your career, no matter how drunk or whatever you are, you wouldn't rape someone. These people are sick, and trying to cover it up is just as bad. How about considering how that poor girl has had her life ruined by these monsters? She's going to be psychologically damaged and hurt by this, and it'll affect her whole life. Then on top of that, people attacking the victim online, which is disgusting. This girl has been violated, and people think that's her fault? She didn't consent, she couldn't consent, and sex without consent is not sex, it is rape. Simple as. Maybe she has chosen to remain anonymous, but that shouldn't stop people representing the victim as the victim, and the rapists as disgusting individuals who deserve whatever is coming to them.
The fact that the news reader was saying that it was an emotional trial because one of the boys broke down into tears. Well, as far as I can tell, he was crying because he's screwed up his own life, and now he has no future, not because he was remorseful.
I'm done with humanity. They sicken me. Rape is not a joke, rape is not the victim's fault, and they have the right to have their rapists sentenced.
Then that judge, I am outraged. This woman was blatantly terrified of this man, then he beat her and raped her. End of.
So angry.
 
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