The Onion: College Basketball Star Heroically Overcomes Tragic Rape He Committed

[proud2BlibKansan]

Colorado star Jacob Ross faced the biggest obstacle of his life when he committed a shocking and sudden rape. But he found the strength to return to his game like nothing had happened.

video: http://www.theonion.com/video/college-basketball-star-heroically-overcomes-tragi,19097/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=standard-post:headline:default

[siligut]

1. I hope this stays in the news for years

In some form or another.

[renate]

2. this is much too good and of too high quality to have been done in response to CNN yesterday

But it was a pretty safe bet that somebody somewhere was going to respond the way CNN did.

This was good--thanks for posting it!

[pokerfan]

3. LOL

But I think Daily Currant is the new Onion:

Officials in the town of Steubenville, Ohio say they plan on granting two football players convicted of rape and sentenced to prison weekend passes out of jail during football season.

The passes will allow the two high schoolers to compete on their city's famed Big Red football team despite the fact they'll be behind bars.

"These two young gentleman have been convicted of a terrible crime, no question," said Mayor Domenick Mucci Jr. "But the bigger crime has been committed against our town's proud tradition of winning high school football.

http://dailycurrant.com/2013/03/18/steubenville-rapists-released-football-games