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In reply to the discussion: Alleged Teen Rape Victim Being Held in Juvenile Detention to Make Sure She’ll Testify [View all]sudopod
(5,019 posts)42. Did you know that suspending empathy in favor of punishment
is a "red flag" for an authoritarian mind set?
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elehhhhna
Apr 2012
OP
And you don't think that there is a better alternative to JAIL for this girl who has already been
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#3
See here's the problem....This poor girl has issues that predate that rape. For all we know, she's
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#10
Failure to appear in court is a crime, for the very reason I gave above.
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2012
#13
please cite the relevant statutes that failure of a prosecution witness to testify is a crime.
niyad
Apr 2012
#20
so you recommend that rape survivors, who have been victimized not only by the perp, but probably
niyad
Apr 2012
#15
ohhhh, nice touch there, really. I hope that none of your loved ones ever faces this dilemma, too.
niyad
Apr 2012
#16
he isn't posting about women's rights at all. what he is doing is blaming a female (since this
niyad
Apr 2012
#69
Can you imagine the harm this will do to reporting future rapes and testifying?
Are_grits_groceries
Apr 2012
#27
We want people to report victimization because that's how we imprison offenders.
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2012
#30
if it's being done to a woman, you have a history of not advocating on her behalf
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#56
I'M HERE IN SACRAMENTO!! THAT'S HERE??! I hadn't been watching the news and had no idea. OMG!!!
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#2
There's one way to pretty much guarantee that no one will file charges for rape.
sudopod
Apr 2012
#37
I'm not asking for an analysis of the law, nor was I checking your credentials.
sudopod
Apr 2012
#50
i don't see any point in arguing with you when you have no sense of proportionality
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#79