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In reply to the discussion: Rapist wants visitation rights; teen mom fighting back [View all]BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)26. Oh. Ok. So people believing others should take personal responsibility for their CHOICES
fills you with revulsion? Strange.
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Um, "she made a personal decision to keep the child" followed by "Who knows how much pressure
BlueCaliDem
Sep 2012
#16
I don't really care. She shouldn't be forced to co-parent with her rapist. Period.
Care Acutely
Sep 2012
#29
That should be the law of the land. Rapists do not get custody to the product
stevenleser
Sep 2012
#135
Considering he raped her when she was underage, why is anyone allowing him near a child?
aquart
Sep 2012
#180
Legally, it was her decision. No one could force her to keep or not keep the child.
antigone382
Sep 2012
#47
She made a choice and possibly was under pressure. How is that twisting or disgusting to acknowledge
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#104
WTF are you talking about? The "baby" doesn't need to be justified as anything.
cthulu2016
Sep 2012
#27
As a juror who voted to leave #18 alone, I completely agree with your criticism of it.
Jim Lane
Sep 2012
#35
How old was the fetus when she decided to not abort? Since you obviously know more than any of us.
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#172
You're pro-choice? I'm reading that you don't respect the choice of this young woman in your posts
MADem
Sep 2012
#31
What does rapists having access to children have to do with responsibility?
antigone382
Sep 2012
#52
If it's not anyone's business, then stay out of threads that discuss the topic, and don't make
MADem
Sep 2012
#57
I don't have a problem with reading comprehension. You do. One of two things is happening here.
MADem
Sep 2012
#95
You carp about getting personal, and then you assume I have a "red haze" because
MADem
Sep 2012
#117
You say you've a 20 yr old. When you were pg did you call her your "product of sex"?
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#101
Nope. As a Christian, married for 11 years, and nearly 30, I called her my baby.
BlueCaliDem
Sep 2012
#108
And are you now projecting those feelings, emotions, thoughts, on to this 14 yr old? I see that is a
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#109
Your derision of this person is about you. This bit from the article counters your "not truly" rape
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#140
Only Christians can be "truly" raped; others are just irresponsible hussy-sluts, right?
REP
Sep 2012
#131
So, according to you, there is 'rape rape', and then there is 'rape-esque' or 'rapeish' ?
stevenleser
Sep 2012
#152
Yes, and if you will excuse me, I need to unknot my brain after trying to follow that person's logic
stevenleser
Sep 2012
#160
A 20 yr old threatened, had sex with a14 yr old who's still very depressed.This isn't "truly" rape?
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#166
most people of "faith" are of the "cafeteria" sort, and you are not the boss of this kid!
bettyellen
Sep 2012
#148
Your need to remove the choice for and judge others on that choice is appalling. nt.
NCTraveler
Sep 2012
#30
"I know she made a conscious choice to keep the product of her rape" is the problem here. Not that
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#96
I didn't think I'd read any other posts on DU this week that could top the ones excusing
Bad_Ronald
Sep 2012
#17
Oh. Ok. So people believing others should take personal responsibility for their CHOICES
BlueCaliDem
Sep 2012
#26
No, the presumptuous, disdainful & haughty attitude you've shown towards this juvenile rape victim
Bad_Ronald
Sep 2012
#33
Why do you have to make it a personal thing? Did I take your lunch money in Jr High or something?
BlueCaliDem
Sep 2012
#45
She also claimed "He threatened me. He told me that he could make my life upside down, and I wouldn
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#98
Pro-choice is pro-choice. If she chose not to terminate her pregnancy, then that was her choice,
Arkansas Granny
Sep 2012
#87
This has gotta be performance art, right? The "Liberal" Todd Akin sketch? nt
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#92
Because she chose to not have an abortion, this means she should suffer the consequences of having
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#102
This is one of those "You really ought to think about that a bit" kind of posts
stevenleser
Sep 2012
#136
Very first response in the thread's attacking a rape victim. Classy. (nt)
Posteritatis
Sep 2012
#137
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about your post, apart from its reprehensibility, is the fact
Bad_Ronald
Sep 2012
#147
Were you born this much of an asshole, or did you have to take classes? n/t
backscatter712
Sep 2012
#173
I'll pull the "womens' rights card" on this one. She suffered the rape and it's her child.
HopeHoops
Sep 2012
#6
If she and her parents decide to keep the child and work out child care while she is in school...
antigone382
Sep 2012
#9
The young woman's attitude toward abortion is irrelevant. What's relevant is the attempt by the
Monk06
Sep 2012
#48
The minute someone acknowledges a parent and asks for money/child support, it opens the door.
cr8tvlde
Sep 2012
#56
I don't know about all state law, but I'm pretty sure that in Arkansas child support
Arkansas Granny
Sep 2012
#88
Someone upthread said it..with financial responsibility come rights. Plain and simple. It's the law
cr8tvlde
Sep 2012
#127
i disagree. and all states should have laws, convicted of rape, pay financial restitution
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#130
This isn't going to be popular, but I disagree with the use of the term "rapist" for this guy.
Xithras
Sep 2012
#114
You blew it. The rapist had a consensual relationship with the victim's SISTER
CreekDog
Sep 2012
#128
Seriously. These threads usually draw out MRAs and victim blamers, but wow. (nt)
Posteritatis
Sep 2012
#138