Reply #19: It was cathatric

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Like most of those in the stands, I felt sick for what had happened to the victims, and also sympathized with the young men on the football team and the kids who attend the school (some of whom are the children of my friends) who were all being painted by the actions of the pervert and the those covering up his acts.

The rapes needed to be spoken about and acknowledged by everyone there. They could not be ignored. The public prayer was a way to for those who were not among the 10,000 at the candlelight vigil the previous night to acknowledge what had happened. And, as I previously mentioned, I give not a single fuck what anyone else in the country thought about them. I'm sure there are many on DU and in the rest of the country who would have preferred that the players and everyone in the stands commit hari-kari, but I'm not sure even that would satisfy the rest of the country's lust for some sort of vengeance.

And no, it's been a long, emotional week; so I have no interest in another article about the issue. All I want to see is justice done to the perpetrator and his enablers, an investigation into why the cover-up happened, and a change in the culture of omerata in the sports hierarchy and administration.

I'm also hoping the good young people up there learn something from this and don't let it get them too discouraged - they have a Dance Marathon to run and some fund raising records to break this Spring.