Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

moriah

(8,312 posts)

25. Hosts, if we can't discuss this without rape jokes, is there a way to lock and restart this thread?

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 06:42 AM

Jun 2016

I feel the issue is important, but the way people have reacted sickens me.

Edit: The only other option I see is alerting on so many posts and I don't have time, plus they may have already passed juries.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

38 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Arkansas judge resigns after thousands of photos of nude male defendants found on his computer [View all] KamaAina Jun 2016 OP

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #1

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #2

You are joking about a teenage boy being raped to stay out of jail DonRedwood Jun 2016 #14

Rape is not funny. marble falls Jun 2016 #27

Thank you! DonRedwood Jun 2016 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author AgadorSparticus Jun 2016 #3

Please remove your comment DonRedwood Jun 2016 #15

You're right. Deleted. AgadorSparticus Jun 2016 #18

Top notch Agador DonRedwood Jun 2016 #20

I am dismayed that people need to be reminded rape is not funny Skittles Jun 2016 #22

You are joking about young men being raped to stay out of jail. DonRedwood Jun 2016 #10

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #4

If these were women being beaten, raped and photographed DonRedwood Jun 2016 #11

Bailiff whack his pee pee !! Monk06 Jun 2016 #5

How sad. Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #6

+1 joshcryer Jun 2016 #8

He probably told them it would be better than being raped in prison DonRedwood Jun 2016 #13

I'm disgusted by the jokes. They'd be run off of DU for these jokes if the victims were women DonRedwood Jun 2016 #12

plenty of DUers yuk it up over prison rape too Skittles Jun 2016 #23

+1,000 n/t malaise Jun 2016 #26

And why was this judge not arrested? dilby Jun 2016 #7

What a foul fucking maggot. Geez. PatrickforO Jun 2016 #9

Fuckng fuck. zappaman Jun 2016 #16

Wow, the replies on this thread are gross and embarrassing. LeftyMom Jun 2016 #17

Cheers DonRedwood Jun 2016 #19

Little shocks me... but some of the insensitive posts making light of rape in this thread were WAY beyond the pale. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2016 #28

how corrupt .His entire court, the public defenders, clerks, police? everyone must have known. Sunlei Jun 2016 #21

Right? This had to go on for years. Egnever Jun 2016 #24

Hosts, if we can't discuss this without rape jokes, is there a way to lock and restart this thread? moriah Jun 2016 #25

"numerous photos of naked young men bending over after an apparent paddling" yellowcanine Jun 2016 #29

As we speak.... Bigmack Jun 2016 #30

The people making jokes about this horrific story give us an idea of how the judge got by with Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #31

Some of the replies in this thread brer cat Jun 2016 #32

No doubt. moriah Jun 2016 #33

The first one I alerted was a joke that kids getting raped "got off" DonRedwood Jun 2016 #38

That is sick KingFlorez Jun 2016 #34

So, when are they going to arrest him? AwakeAtLast Jun 2016 #35

So he resigned and that's it? Aerows Jun 2016 #36