Tonight's 20/20..Steubenville Rape Trial: Football Stars Convicted

[one_voice]

10pm on ABC.

One of the boys will be interviewed.

[Sissyk]

1. i'm watching.

If any good can come out of this at all, I think it will be used as a tool for parents to talk about sexual assault, and underage drinking. with their kids.

[one_voice]

2. Listening to those boys...

I can't even tell you how angry it makes me.

[Sissyk]

3. I know, one voice.

Me, too. Me, too.

[JI7]

4. which one is interviewed and was it before or after the conviction ?

[one_voice]

5. The interview is with...

Ma'lik Richmond and it's before the verdict. They're doing a good time line of events.

edited to add: you see/hear interviews too (parts with the cops).

[Greybnk48]

6. Well the one kid is lying his butt off.

He keeps talking like she was with it. He never saw her stagger or stumble.

[Iris]

9. How about the claim that she wanted her picture taken?

When teenagers want their pictures taken doing something stupid, they generally look at the camera.

[Greybnk48]

10. That one made my head explode.

When he said she was POSING in the picture where they were carrying her by her hands and feet.

The rest of the boys were as bad as him or worse. Probably I'd say worse.

[Iris]

11. Yes - maybe worse. Like the movie "The Accused"

This went on and on because of their behavior and nobody's willingness to step in and stop it.

[Greybnk48]

13. Good analogy. But the young woman Jodie Foster played

was a least with it. This young lady looked semi-conscious at best. Just disgusting what those young men did.

[Iris]

20. Yes, but I was speaking more towards the onlooker effect.

It might not have mattered if she were with it at all given the behavior of the onlookers.

[niyad]

7. am I understanding this correctly? abc thinks it is okay to give airtime to convicted RAPISTS?

for what? exposure, opportunity to justify themselves? celebrity, because, after all, they are FOOTBALL STARS?

this is beyond sickening, along with cnn's disgusting coverage.

[City Lights]

8. Couldn't agree more!

Absolutely disgusting!

[freshwest]

16. +1

[timdog44]

17. Also +1

Totally irresponsible "reporting?".

[Laurian]

14. Agreed. Between this (which I didn't watch) and the upcoming

interview with Jerry Sandusky on the Today Show Monday (which I will not watch) I have nothing but disdain for the media that continues to give these criminals time on the airwaves.

[seabeyond]

15. yup. and we can all be entertained at the expense of the girl. nt

[freshwest]

18. +1. And in Sandusky's case, young boys who were poor and vulnerable. WTG, media!

[Fumesucker]

21. I agree with you, it's irresponsible of ABC to air this as if they are celebrities n/t

[MichiganVote]

12. I think they are horrified they were caught for something they didn't think was ciminal. Surprise.

[davidpdx]

19. I think 60 Minutes on Sunday will be about the Stubenville Rape Trial as well

My sister traveled all the way to Ohio from California to join the protest. She was wearing one of those masks though, but I do know what color her jacket was. It should be interesting to see how the different shows cover the case and whether they dig themselves a deeper hole.

BTW-Take a look at ABC's message board. About 60-75% of the people are saying that the girl who was raped should be not only identified, but also charged with a crime.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-steubenville-rape-victim/comments?type=story&id=18755495#.UU2rPReW-So

[sufrommich]

22. I wish I could say I'm surprised,but I'm not.

Rape culture and victim blaming runs deep in our society.

[niyad]

24. and exactly of WHAT crime is she to be charged?

[davidpdx]

25. I'm not saying that

The people over on that message board are.

[niyad]

26. I knew that--I just wondered if those people bothered to say which crime they believed she committed

[davidpdx]

27. I don't think reason is one of their strong points

Nor is having a brain. I'm sure if you shook their head a little you'd hear the nuts and bolts rattling around in there. Feel free to go over and take a look at their posts (or maybe you shouldn't as it will just piss you off).

[Ms. Toad]

28. Underage drinking. n/t

[MadrasT]

30. Being female?

And tempting those poor, innocent, promising football stars.

Their lives are ruined, you know.

[ErikJ]

23. Johnny's no good....