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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:20 PM Original message |
I didn't have a cell phone in 2002. Neither did my college student. |
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TeamPooka (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. had a cell phone since 1991 |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. I think the student was behind the investigation when it finally happened. |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. He is NOT. In both instances, Moms of the victim started the investigation. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. no, the investigation started because a victim's mom reported to a high school |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. He had two strong arms, didn't he? |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. I have two bony girl arms |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. And if you can manage it, as a wee bony and bonny lass, surely he could |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. Without photos, he'd die in prison and the molester would go free. No DNA tests in 1991 |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. The event in question took place in 2002 -- what's the significance of 1991? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
56. Integrity is like virginity, as they say. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
51. +1 |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. I had one in 2000 |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Right, and by then he had time to wonder if he even saw what he thought he saw. |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. A 10 yr old boy in the shower getting reamed by an old man? What's to question? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Wait, What? |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. But, you see, he was distraught. :sarcasm: |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:58 PM Response to Reply #44 |
53. He needs to lose his job. |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. At least. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. where in AZ? |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. did they not have phones on the campus or a pay phone on the street? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Of course they did. But the longer a delay, the more time he had |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. I've never been in a gym locker room where there wasn't some sort of |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. He called from the phone in his own office |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. So, he uses a pay phone, a campus phone, whatever. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. By the time he got to a phone, he was probably questioning what he had seen. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Oh please, |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. Actually, that's a good point. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Um that would be the coaches office |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. Really? |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. No excuses for a former quarterback |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
38. Damn good post. n/t |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. +1000 |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. He has a mouth |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
31. He could also do something like pull the fire alarm |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. That option does sound rather appealing n/t |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
10. I would take a good guess there were phones in all the coaches offices and at least one pay phone |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. He probably thought Paterno would call the police. That WAS the way it was supposed |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Hmmm...so if I see a child rape in progress in PA, I'm good as long as I tell my boss the next day? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
49. and your dad - don't forget he needs to know. Just not the State Police or CPS |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
47. And if I'm some low level peon who witnessed a 10 year old being raped in the showers... |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm not assuming he had a cell phone, I'm assuming he had a pair of balls. nt |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. Who needs their Dad's advise on what to do when you |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
22. use a pay phone...911 |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
24. Cell phone or not... |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
26. What does having a cell phone have to do with stopping a rape? |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Because you need an app for ethics silly. nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. OK, this is a serious subject of discussion... |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. It's not my intention to trivialize this subject and I've stayed away form the topic so far. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. I'm dead serious-- |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I did get that from your post. But I figure others might not take it the same way and I get |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. If they can't parse out your feelings, they aren't reading contextually! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
32. I haven't seen people assuming he had a cell phone |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
40. The problem wasn't lack of a phone. He called his dad, didn't he? Call could have been 911. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
41. What does a cell phone have anything to do with stopping or reporting the rape of a child? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
43. Americans have been finding ways to report crimes to cops BEFORE cell phones |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
50. It makes not one bit of difference if he had one or not... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
55. If it had been 1972, he might have had an excuse. One of my high school |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
58. Every facility of any size had pay phones...and we all used them them |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
59. yes you did and so did everyone else, 2002, not 1992, read the story again |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
60. A 28-yr-old in State College knows how to find a cop. It ain't a big place. |
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