The Stanford Swimmer rape case

[anunitu]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

They did mention he was a "Party" guy in HS,from texts to his sister,including references to doing acid...so there is that

[B. de Corbin]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

There are a couple of ways of looking at this -

One is "Oh my God, how could a judge pull a sentencing stunt like this!"

Another way is "Thank God this kind of unacceptable **** has been brought out into the open!"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joe-biden-stanford-sexual-assault_us_5759aad1e4b0ced23ca7506d

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stanford-sexual-assault-victim-letter-congress_us_5758d597e4b00f97fba74969

[toxicyarnglare]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

Someone organized a mass hexing at him.

While I'm ambivalent about hexing, I actually think this was a good idea.

[kalynraye]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

Tylluan I complete agree, this is probably not his first time, he just happen to get caught this time. I read her statement and bawled. Corbin I'm also glad that this is coming to the light more and more. I would really like to see people stop immediately blaming the women for what happened but baby steps I guess. I don't wish him death because death is an easy way out, that's a cop out.

[B. de Corbin]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

I can't decide if blaming the woman or excusing the man is worse.

Maybe both are so bad that a decision on that is moot.

[kalynraye]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

Agreed.. If we can fix the idea that every women is lying and every athlete is innocent that would just be great.

[B. de Corbin]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

So here comes the meme:

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[Medusa]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

Someone on reddit posted a comment about this subject. Along the line of 'ok, it's a bad judgement ruling. Get over it and move on'. Something to that affect because he deleted it. I replied with 'no, no we will not get over it and move on'.

I for one am tired of this being the norm. This is why I'm ok with killing bad people.

[B. de Corbin]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

Someone on Reddit might benefit from having a certain type of experience which would produce sudden enlightenment.

Not the best way to become enlightened, but it will do.

[B. de Corbin]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

I suspect it wasn't his first time either.

It appears that you are correct:

Brock Turner's claims to judge contradicted in new documents

[Dumuzi]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

Agreed.. If we can fix the idea that every women is lying and every athlete is innocent that would just be great.

But what about female athletes?

I really hope this lady finds a way to live on and heal from this, if it's possible at all.

[anunitu]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

Someone on reddit posted a comment about this subject. Along the line of 'ok, it's a bad judgement ruling. Get over it and move on'. Something to that affect because he deleted it. I replied with 'no, no we will not get over it and move on'.

I for one am tired of this being the norm. This is why I'm ok with killing bad people.

As you know I would only kill them a little,just enough so they could still be ID'd

[anunitu]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

And then our system seems all bright and shiny after reading this.

Story here.


Seriously:

It wasn’t immediately clear what sentence was given to the man she accused of rape. Qatari officials repeatedly have declined to comment after her detention became public knowledge over the weekend and the state-run Qatar News Agency did not report on the verdict Monday.

The woman, on a vacation with a friend, went out for drinks at a hotel bar in the Qatari capital in mid-March, lawyer Brian Lokollo previously told The Associated Press.

While at the bar, she believes someone “messed with her drink” and her memory became hazy, Lokollo said. She later awoke alone, her clothes torn and the victim of a rape, he said.

She was immediately detained after reporting the attack, Lokollo said. She previously appeared three times in court, he said.

A social media campaign had called for her release. The AP does not identify victims of sexual assault.

The woman faced an adultery charge for having sex out of wedlock. Her release and sentence were confirmed by Dutch Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Daphne Kerremans. The Dutch Embassy in Doha declined to comment further.

On Twitter, Netherlands Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said he was “relieved” by the verdict.

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Truthfully,I think the Dutch should ban any tourist travel to Qatar,AND ban any and all travel from Qatar to their country,just because they can,until an apology from Qatar is forth coming.

[thalassa]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

As terrible as this is...

...at least its not this.

[anunitu]

Re: The Stanford Swimmer rape case

Hay thal,I got it before you did....sticks out tongue,and runs away laughing...