BREAKING: 2 Steubenville Football Players Found Guilty of Rape

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105. Apologize

Allow me to apologize, OnionPatch. I should not have given the impression that everyone in the town shared the same view. I believe few if any wanted this to explode onto the national scene. I have no doubt there are many in this town who are quite disturbed by this horror.

I also believe there is a group (I don't know how large or small), that would have been perfectly content with thinking it was partly the victim's fault. And, that whatever happened, happened because "she" drank too much and then suffered the consequences.

What I meant to imply and still believe is that among some of her peers, the party ended when this story broke. The fun drinking and partying that was a part of their world is now under a microscope. So, in their eyes, their fun is ruined and I think they'll blame her. It will take awhile for that culture to return. But, these kids had a carefree and careless lifestyle enabled by the adults in their lives. Now, the world is casting a critical look at these adults and some of them will bring these activities to a close for their children.

I would not be surprised, if some of their parents had allowed this behavior, because it's what they also did growing up. And, so, they may have viewed the "wilding" as a high school right of passage. But, for many of these kids...that's over. Many parents are going to sober up and be parents again. And, their kids are not going to be pleased. And, this poor victim was the "tattletale", in their eyes. Had she kept her mouth shut, been called a slut for awhile, the partying could have continued unabated. I didn't make up that little group of girls in my earlier post. They do exist. And, even small contingents can cause a lot of grief.

I remember reading about Chris Brown and the girl he beat up. Her name escapes me at the moment. Many of the comments from the young FEMALES blamed the girl he beat up.