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10/28/10, 12:09 AM
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Rape Victum Must Cheer For Rapist??????
 I thought I had heard it all,but this takes the cake.  If I was this poor girls father,I'd cheer him for her.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=220229
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10/28/10, 05:36 AM
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I'm with you there!! This makes no sense whatsoever. I've never been, nor have I ever desired to be a cheerleader, but I don't understand why they would require her to cheer for someone that she more than likely hates and fears. That is beyond cruel. I'm sure having one voice on the squad be silent for the moment his name is called won't hurt the team!
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10/28/10, 05:44 AM
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They need a better lawyer. Even the rapist had the right to remain silent.
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10/28/10, 06:29 AM
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That's insane. I guarantee my daughter would not be cheering for this guy either, even if it was another girl on the squad who was raped. There seems to be plenty of evidence that the girl was assaulted and that he was involved, TWO YEARS PROBATION? 
Sick. What a message to send to young women.
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10/28/10, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by deaconjim
Even the rapist had the right to remain silent.
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10/28/10, 06:48 AM
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What ever happened to a " Little Texas Justice " ?
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10/28/10, 08:07 AM
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As the father of four beautiful daughters ( and one large over protective son) I am amazed that this guy could safely appear in public. The judges, prosecutor, and certain members of the school district have violated this poor girl as much as her attacker. I am a believer in the law, and the court is a court of law. However I am also a believer in justice.
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10/28/10, 08:44 AM
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I know that it seems odd on its face.
But the court decision was correct.
The local school officials and school district bear the entire blame for this.
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10/28/10, 12:59 PM
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Does the name "Priscilla Owen" sound familiar to anybody?
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10/28/10, 04:41 PM
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This whole thing stinks. What bothers me almost as much as this girl being punished for not shouting her attackers name is the school officials encouraging her to "keep a low profile" by avoiding the school cafeteria and not going to homecoming. This girl is the victim of a violent crime and school officials want her to avoid the cafeteria and not go to homecoming yet her attacker goes on as normal. He should have to avoid her, not the other way around. Pretty pitiful school officials in my opinion.
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10/29/10, 01:51 PM
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In Remembrance
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This is what strikes me most about the article:
"While a grand jury decided against indicting Rakheem Bolton on allegations of rape leveled by the victim, the basketball player later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of Class A assault."
As the old saying goes, a prosecutor can get a grand jury indictment against a ham sandwhich. Her case must not have been very strong for them not to indict. (Or he was a potential pro player everyone knew about.)
Sexual assault doesn't necessarily mean rape (as in sexual penetration). For all we know she may have gone willingly to the room with the boys and then chaimed rape/sexual assault when the other party goes broke up their party.
I suspect he will go on a sexual predator list for the rest of his life. Can't think what the proper name for this list is, but you can do a Google search on it and your hometown for a list.
In the past I wonder how many pregnancises (sp?) got reported as rape when the rabbit died.
One of my sisters is a retired RN from central Florida. As part of her duties, when someone came in for a sexually transmitted disease, she had to interview them in order to notify his or her partners to have themselves tested. She said it wasn't unusual for some barely in their teens to say they have had so many partners they can't remember most of them. What was the hospital suppose to do? Place a notice in the paper or school bulletin board: If you have had sexual contact with X within the past six months it is highly recommended you have yourself tested for a sexual transmitted disease.
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10/29/10, 02:25 PM
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Ken, I try not to automatically jump to the woman's defense. But there appears to be more to it in this case. If it was consensual, why did he jump out the window to get away? Why threaten the lives of the people who owned the home to get his clothing back? Sounds like the kind of person who may indeed be capable of assault - and he did admit that.
Sexual predator list? I doubt it. They aren't even supposed to live near schools and he attends one.
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10/29/10, 02:31 PM
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Did you know that MANY of the running candidates for Congress would have this girl carry the child full term if she is preggo by a rapist?
THAT is amazing to me...
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10/29/10, 03:17 PM
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Maybe I am a little old school, but if I was an administrator at the school, if this kid admitted to "assaulting" the cheerleader, I would end his playing days post haste. Instead of getting rid of the victim, they should get rid if the perpetrator of the crime.
I am sure he will fit in well with the rest of the thugs playing basketball in the NBA though. If I were a parent of another child on the basketball team or the cheer leading squad, I would no longer condone my child's participation due to the school's inability to punish this perpetrator for his actions.
Just another example of the school thinking of themselves instead of the students they should be trying to teach not only the three R's, but also life lessons.
Just plain disgraceful to me.
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10/29/10, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by LaManchaPaul
Did you know that MANY of the running candidates for Congress would have this girl carry the child full term if she is preggo by a rapist?
THAT is amazing to me...
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Did you know that, if this girl's father had been a rapist, many liberals would have killed HER?
THAT is disgusting to me.
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10/29/10, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Oggie
I know that it seems odd on its face.
But the court decision was correct.
The local school officials and school district bear the entire blame for this.
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Right. My issue is with why the guy was allowed to continuing playing sports (representing his school) after he pleaded guilty to assaulting one of the other students. Seems like that should be enough to suspend him from the team.
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10/29/10, 04:42 PM
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Waste of bandwidth
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Originally Posted by farmergirl
Right. My issue is with why the guy was allowed to continuing playing sports (representing his school) after he pleased guilty to assaulting one of the other students. Seems like that should be enough to suspend him from the team.
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And why the school would insist that she cheer for him.
But, remember, in Texas and some other places, sometimes sports trumps all.
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10/29/10, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sirquack
Maybe I am a little old school, but if I was an administrator at the school, if this kid admitted to "assaulting" the cheerleader, I would end his playing days post haste.
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I'm guessing a lot of people either think the girl asked for it by being at the party or, heck, by being female. Or that she's not worth losing a good ballplayer over.
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10/29/10, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by deaconjim
Did you know that, if this girl's father had been a rapist, many liberals would have killed HER?
THAT is disgusting to me.
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Holy goat, what are you saying? Whatever you mean, I'm glad that I'm not an extreme conserative nor a liberal.
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10/29/10, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LaManchaPaul
Holy goat, what are you saying? Whatever you mean, I'm glad that I'm not an extreme conserative nor a liberal.
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This is a great topic of discussion for another thread.
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