...WTF.

[nightchild01]

Victim blaming bullshit and rape triggers in this entry. Read and rage. I'm going to puke.

Originally posted by lavenderfrost at ...WTF.
Well, there goes my good mood for the day.

NYTimes, the bastion of quality reporting, reported on the gang-rape of an 11 year-old girl in Texas  that's led to charges against 18 high-school boys so far - all well and good

Comments

[conure_herder]

**Nods** This is what happened here with a judge. A woman got raped and the attacker literally walked away with no jail time because the woman was 'wearing provocative clothing'!

What is it with this bullshit mentality in 2011?

**Rushes out to lecture the NYT**

[nightchild01]

I saw that article. It made me want to kill things.

The NYT has issued an "apology" but it's one of those "the article wasn't balanced" fake apologies. Also it's only online. So...yeah. They don't mention the victim blaming or anything. Assholes.

[conure_herder]

Ugh >.< Hate those useless apologies.

Thanks for the heads up!

[nightchild01]

Link to the apology: http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/gang-rape-story-lacked-balance/?src=twrhp Feel free to rage at it.

[anobjectinspace]

Yeah, Becki linked me to this a couple of days ago and I was so pissed. the main thing that got me was the comment about the boys having to live with it for the rest of their lives. WELL GOOD!! I HOPE IT HAUNTS THEM AND THEY CAN'T SLEEP EVER AGAIN AND THEIR LIVES ARE FUCKING RUINED!

As I said to Becki - it doesn't matter what you think of the person who is raped. If they are a prostitute, who dresses provocatively and puts herself in dangerous situations for a living, and on top of that is a horrible person and takes hard drugs and, I don't know, steals money from her kids or something - she still does not deserve to be raped. NO-ONE DOES. That mentality disgusts me on such a deep level.

[nightchild01]

So much this. I agree with everything you said. Especially the parts about hoping it haunts them forever and that no one, no matter what, deserves to be raped.

I love you a little bit more because of this comment ♥

[anobjectinspace]

Why thankyou *grin* I shall have to remember to say something horrific at some point. Can't have you liking me too much :-P

[nightchild01]

:D Please make it something about cheese. I'm lactose intolerant but I eat tons of cheese anyway. I think this is the most fitting horrific topic I can think of lmfao.