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In reply to the discussion: She Dialed 911. The Cop Who Came to Help Raped Her. [View all]mistertrickster
(7,062 posts)134. Feminists say it all the time.
In my city, the Women's Studies Dept. took men's names from the phone book, blew them up to poster size and tacked them to telephone poles with the headline "potential rapists."
I've seen redqueen post the same thing here: rapists aren't perverts, they're just normal men doing what men do.
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omg i guess the posts have been removed? or was there another post on this
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#19
rape is in question. she was 31 and been to house before. hm.... it is amazing. nt
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#87
Read more carefully. I never said people didn't give a shit *about this woman*.
redqueen
Feb 2012
#76
one would think, a woman who has experienced this would be curious, why women would be having this
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#77
yes, really. but you are and always have been clear on your position when the issue is women. nt
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#83
Misandrists? If I were the admins, I'd put a stop to such horrible mischaracterizations
petronius
Feb 2012
#95
I've been asking for evidence of this "point", but you've provided nothing.
The Doctor.
Feb 2012
#116
She said what I just told you she said, and if you scroll up about 18" you can
petronius
Feb 2012
#117
FBI studies indicate that only 2% of all rape reports are false. yes, we know there are false claims
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#85
"closed as unfounded" could easily be 2% false and the rest of percentage unfounded, not false
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#120
then what DID it mean? what do YOU assume the poster's intentions were? nt
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#104
ok, and i'm willing to giv the poster the benefit of the doubt because i don't believe, having read
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#115
this would be a perfect example of what i was saying.... yet you expect to be taken seriously. nt
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#141
The very words "all men are potential rapists" have been said NUMEROUS times on this board.
EOTE
Feb 2012
#140
especially if you dont listen to, recognize, hear what they are really saying. nt
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#142
one time. i will say one time, then i will no longer respond. the rapist is not the monster
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#145
" people aren't so fucking daft as to say shit like that?" i ask the same. i dont have any problem
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#147
having a conversation with you is futile. i put the time posting in this subthread for other posters
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#152
So first you say that no one here would say that, now you're defending the comment?
EOTE
Feb 2012
#165
I'm sure she'll respond here, but do you have any evidence of this in the meantime?
chrisa
Feb 2012
#159
To suggest that ALL MEN are potential rapists when a very small number of them are
EOTE
Feb 2012
#173
I know what the poster is referring to. Some OP you apparently didn't see...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#88
Um...I don't see six posts saying she deserved it before this (number 2) post.
McCamy Taylor
Feb 2012
#97
Do we have to engage in this kind of vitriol? No one here thinks she deserved it.
LetTimmySmoke
Feb 2012
#105
The biggest problem is that this particular badged piece of shit would be doing the prison raping.
backscatter712
Feb 2012
#42
I agree, rape is horrible. Shouldn't happen to anyone. Not even to those who rape.
LiberalLoner
Feb 2012
#62
I think the fact that it's NEWS that he's been convicted is the point. Very unusual.
October
Feb 2012
#74
What, you mean the one who was convicted and is facing a maximum of life in prison?
Donald Ian Rankin
Feb 2012
#28
I'm a mathematician. You can probably guess my opinion of the value of anecdotal evidence.
Donald Ian Rankin
Feb 2012
#41
The potential of a Life In Prison sentence must get the boys at the FOP riled up.
Dawson Leery
Feb 2012
#27
Shame on you for advocating rape. Please delete this offensive post. Thank you.
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#103