not reporting a rape does not mean it did (Reply #31)

In the discussion thread: Author of botched Rolling Stone rape article expected to apologize [View all]

Sun Apr 5, 2015, 06:50 PM

31. not reporting a rape does not mean it did

not occur. in addition, there are many possibilities for your other "reasons" why the story is faulted. and yes, there may be faults to the "story" - but a rape may still have occurred.

but you can ask yourself these questions - why did the writer of the story and rolling stone find the story believable? what would point to a woman being raped and then providing a different name? why would the "story" be mixed up? why would the police not find any "evidence" to support the story?

from my own past experience i believe a rape occurred.

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52 replies	Author	Time	Post
Author of botched Rolling Stone rape article expected to apologize [View all]	shebolleth	Apr 2015	OP
She should be sued by the frat	yeoman6987	Apr 2015	#1
Rolling Stone is going to shell out millions because of this.	Calista241	Apr 2015	#2
Meh. Hard to argue that printing somebody's allegation is tortious	Recursion	Apr 2015	#45
Bad faith is only required for public figures.	LisaL	Apr 2015	#47
I have no doubt that rape happened. The fact that the reporting was inadequate	dolphinsandtuna	Apr 2015	#3
You have no doubt?	oberliner	Apr 2015	#4
Wanting it to be true.	Throd	Apr 2015	#12
agree with your line of thinking, dolphinsandtuna.	hopemountain	Apr 2015	#5
OMG. So her friends who supported her in the beginning	TexasMommaWithAHat	Apr 2015	#10
oh, so twisting my words, now, eh?	hopemountain	Apr 2015	#17
Her friends did not support her from the beginning	ripcord	Apr 2015	#44
I worded that badly. Jackie's friends who met with her	TexasMommaWithAHat	Apr 2015	#48
This woman never reported it to police.	LisaL	Apr 2015	#21
not reporting a rape does not mean it did	hopemountain	Apr 2015	#31
And still you haven't presented any evidence that a rape did occur,	GGJohn	Apr 2015	#32
Okay, so explain who "Haven Monahan" is.	Warren DeMontague	Apr 2015	#35
The author went looking for a story	TexasMommaWithAHat	Apr 2015	#40
They couldn't charge her even if they wanted to (not that they would have wanted to).	LisaL	Apr 2015	#43
It could be tortious, but I cannot imagine the frat suing Jackie	Recursion	Apr 2015	#46
No, because "Jackie" refused to cooperate	TexasMommaWithAHat	Apr 2015	#49
This message was self-deleted by its author	hopemountain	Apr 2015	#51
adding:	hopemountain	Apr 2015	#52
Oh really?	GGJohn	Apr 2015	#22
What makes you think that RS didn't dig deeper attempting to find out if the story was true?	GGJohn	Apr 2015	#25
You have no doubt based on what evidence? eom.	GGJohn	Apr 2015	#24
This post was hidden by jury decision	cosmicone	Apr 2015	#6
Why? nt	alp227	Apr 2015	#9
Any post questioning any part of a rape story	cosmicone	Apr 2015	#11
Blaming the victim is freaking insensitive and doesn't belong in a progressive space ever. nt	alp227	Apr 2015	#13
What if the "victim" just made up a bunch of shit?	Throd	Apr 2015	#14
Whether she is a victim is at the center of the debate	shebolleth	Apr 2015	#15
Well, one side of this "debate" is void of facts, apparently	TexasMommaWithAHat	Apr 2015	#19
Just who are the victims in this story?	LisaL	Apr 2015	#16
What evidence leads you to believe she's a victim? eom.	GGJohn	Apr 2015	#23
Not talking about the Jackie from rolling stone articles	alp227	Apr 2015	#26
Ahhh, ok, my mistake and apology. eom	GGJohn	Apr 2015	#28
Asking questions is not blaming ...	cosmicone	Apr 2015	#34
The problem I have is with people who use "disagreement" as an excuse to promote bigotry.	alp227	Apr 2015	#38
The problem with that line of thinking is that	cosmicone	Apr 2015	#39
As it turned out, the victim is actually the victim of the "victim."	Psephos	Apr 2015	#42
And to prove your point	SickOfTheOnePct	Apr 2015	#18
lol n/t	cosmicone	Apr 2015	#30
Oh my god, are you serious about your Cosby question?	wheniwasincongress	Apr 2015	#20
No one is blaming the victims	cosmicone	Apr 2015	#29
Gee I don't know	wheniwasincongress	Apr 2015	#33
Are you resorting to personal attacks now with calling me a troll? n/t	cosmicone	Apr 2015	#36
I was going to say	wheniwasincongress	Apr 2015	#37
You are letting personal feelings interfere with your judgment	cosmicone	Apr 2015	#41
Maybe she can hire Mike Nifong as her attorney, to help her draft the apology	bluestateguy	Apr 2015	#7
Nifong is disbarred. nt	alp227	Apr 2015	#8
I think it was meant as sarcasm. eom.	GGJohn	Apr 2015	#27
like Zimmerman or Crystal Mangum people like this simply do not stop	MisterP	Apr 2015	#50

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