Velociraptor
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Re: Steubenville High School football players found guilty of raping 16-year-old girl
She: drank among friends and classmates and in a public place (ie not in a back alley where nobody can see what happens). Those are common sense practices for keeping yourself safe.
I lived in New Orleans for most of my life, and now I live in Stockton. :}PS where do you live? I don't lock my doors either, but I live in the boonies. And if someone wanted to break in, they could just smash a window without it being heard. But when I go into the city, I don't leave money sitting on my care seat, or my car doors unlocked
The first line of defense is teaching 17 year old boys that rape isn't acceptable behavior.No, I am not. I am pointing out bad people exist in the world, and the first line of defense from such people starts with their potential victims.
Among the most-repeated "rules" of young drinking are to drink around those you are familiar with because if something happens (like blacking out because you drank too much) then you are safe because you are not around strangers. She was at a party with a lot of people she considered friends and classmates, with people who have the ability to take pictures and video with the click of a button. Literally the only other option she could have taken was to not drink at all, and in that case we should just tell all women not to drink because rapists exist.Nope, there is a difference in blaming her and pointing out that everyone has an individual responsibility for guranteeing their own safety.
Honestly, the idea that people are taking offense to common sense practices, and seeing them as an attack on the victim, is about as absurd as you can get.
She: drank among friends and classmates and in a public place (ie not in a back alley where nobody can see what happens). Those are common sense practices for keeping yourself safe.
No, but you do have friends, and friends typically tend to not let you get raped.I don't know about you, but I never got to pick my classmates and surely being such never guaranteed moral character
actually some kids do aim for such
She was drugged, according to leaked documents, her own statements, and the statements of others.No, I'm pointing to the fact that she got blacked out drunk. Unless she was forced into such a state, the responsibility for that falls on her shoulders