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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: 2 Steubenville Football Players Found Guilty of Rape [View all]davidpdx
(22,000 posts)38. My honest to god feeling is that they were going to be aquitted
Not because I wanted them to be, but because the victim was being trashed so much by the defense and their witnesses and not trusting the system given this was happening in a football town. I think if this had been a jury trial it might have gone the other way. I'm glad I was wrong and they were found guilty (delinquent), but I agree with most everyone else the sentences were extremely lenient.
I hope they do start prosecuting others, but the cover up is so wide and deep who knows if it will happen or not. It's safe to say there were at other people who should be held accountable, how many I don't know.
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ann--- promotes rape on this board, and a jury congratulates her for doing so...unbelievable
alcibiades_mystery
Mar 2013
#109
I don't let people use the words n*gger and c*nt in my house just to show my kids how bad they are
alcibiades_mystery
Mar 2013
#203
ann---, please explain your post, so that the rest of us understand it more clearly.
Heidi
Mar 2013
#103
A despicable rape promoting post that tells us a lot about the poster, ann---
alcibiades_mystery
Mar 2013
#106
I'll just leave this screenshot of your vile post here in the event that the Admins delete it
Heidi
Mar 2013
#119
ya. it just does not seem enough. or the end of the story. or justice served. nt
seabeyond
Mar 2013
#10
That's an education about the collective morality of DU users in general
Cronus Protagonist
Mar 2013
#160
Justice, and now that a crime has been legally established, they can start prosecuting...........
George II
Mar 2013
#22
Not true, they'd already been arrested and charged weeks before the OS Block Party
George II
Mar 2013
#73
a lot of people were worried, given the long history of corruption in that town. and, even this
niyad
Mar 2013
#48
there is always plenty to worry about when it comes to rape and seeking justice for its survivors.
niyad
Mar 2013
#80
Occupy was right outside today, they were there in February, January and December too....
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#124
I guess you've never been to a major protest with people bussed in from all over...
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#150
"I guess you've never been to a major protest with people bussed in from all over..."
George II
Mar 2013
#193
LO, sorry if you couldn't protest and eat the same day or that there was no music
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#197
So what's with all the hugging crap? Why are these felons not being taken away?
WinkyDink
Mar 2013
#29
UPDATE: @Reuters: Ohio attorney general calls for grand jury to determine if other crimes committed
Hissyspit
Mar 2013
#58
Justice will only be completely served when the others who witnessed this felony are prosecuted...
L0oniX
Mar 2013
#77
I hopeevery boy/man in the country/world hear this verdict and let them forever remember it.
Auntie Bush
Mar 2013
#79
A big thank you to Anonymous and Occupy for bringing the eyes from the outside
Jamastiene
Mar 2013
#85
If I'm remembering this right, I think those boys took this girl, while she was
Sheldon Cooper
Mar 2013
#166
Good. This is what's called a "teachable moment" for Steubenville, and the country. nt
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#153
If they had been caught with 1000g to 4999g of pot, their sentences would be the same.
justiceischeap
Mar 2013
#162