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WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:Make all involved in the rape of the Steubenville scandal... seabeyond Jan 2013 #1
you need to petition the AG of Ohio dsc Jan 2013 #7
it isnt mine. i dont know anything about that. but, what ever the fuck exposure happens is icing seabeyond Jan 2013 #9
fair enough dsc Jan 2013 #10
oh, are you there. seabeyond Jan 2013 #11
not anymore dsc Jan 2013 #12
Something is missing in these boys Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #2
Not just the boys. According to what I've read, there were adults Solly Mack Jan 2013 #23
Even more sickening when adults are involved. musical_soul Jan 2013 #26
The boys? The community, the entire community. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #36
Like a soul..... blackspade Jan 2013 #40
is that the girl who was told to come back and report the rape another day... mike_c Jan 2013 #3
I don't know. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #4
I think I'm gonna be sick. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #5
Yeah it really hits home. My oldest daughter is 14. She's just such a short time ago Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #29
David Bloomquist, known as "Bloomdaddy." seabeyond Jan 2013 #6
Look at those sociopathic, disgusting quotes from "Bloomquist"... CoffeeCat Jan 2013 #14
yes... to every damn thing you say. yes. nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #18
Bravo, CC! AAO Jan 2013 #28
There are small rural towns all over this country.... ReRe Jan 2013 #37
I come from one of those towns DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #51
Yeah...we know of what we speak... ReRe Jan 2013 #52
This message was self-deleted by its author doc03 Jan 2013 #16
Damn. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #19
He says he's not pointing fingers at the girls but that's exactly what he is doing. Jefferson23 Jan 2013 #20
Disgusting pig, that radio announcer. Beacool Jan 2013 #30
David Bloomquist Aka Bloomdaddy a Right-Wing ArnoldLayne Jan 2013 #45
This makes me so angry. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #46
I'm sure there's more girls who were raped. This is almost like a Penn State rerun.... riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #8
The thing is this happens all the time. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #13
Happened when I was high school. A middle school aged girl was Solly Mack Jan 2013 #21
Sometimes I think street justice might make Ilsa Jan 2013 #27
Nah. I'd be against that too. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #32
I wish I could be surprised by the reaction. Beacool Jan 2013 #31
I was so angry at the reactions and the treatment of the young girl. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #34
This story is almost as sickening as the one in India. Beacool Jan 2013 #38
Why does out society label the victim as somehow deserving and exonerate the rapist so often? Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #41
A lot of reasons, really. None of them good. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #43
that was really brave of you renate Jan 2013 #57
I had to do something. I was sickened by it. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #58
thanks for doing the right thing Whisp Jan 2013 #59
Solly, You really are my hero. suffragette Jan 2013 #60
Hopes those guilty are put in jail asap abelenkpe Jan 2013 #15
Doubt it. Most of the perps aren't even ashamed, let alone charged with anything. riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #17
They call themselves "The Rape Crew" redqueen Jan 2013 #22
When one refers to themself as a member of the "rape crew" Oilwellian Jan 2013 #24
If one girl was "kidnapped", that is, drugged and transported Ilsa Jan 2013 #25
The kidnapping charges were dropped. The cases moved to juvie. riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #39
State or Feds can intervene as they did in Mississippi-Byron De La Beckwith NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #47
They are already sociopaths. defacto7 Jan 2013 #44
Sadly, I don't find this surprising. Butterbean Jan 2013 #33
I'm glad that the Ohio Attorney General is handling the case. Beacool Jan 2013 #35
me too and soon lovuian Jan 2013 #55
There probably are. Beacool Jan 2013 #56
DAs in the good ole boy system won't prosecute sexual assault against a good ole boy. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #42
Some of the comments after the article demonstrate there are rape apologists in that area. Quantess Jan 2013 #48
goddamit. spanone Jan 2013 #49
This crap makes me so angry revolution breeze Jan 2013 #50
Sick, vile pieces of excrement. historylovr Jan 2013 #53
+10.000, These little shits should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #54
Weekend kick nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #61
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