Harlow explained that it had been “incredibly difficult” to watch “as these two young men — who had such promising futures, star football players, very good students — literally watched as they believed their life fell apart.”
Those poor, passive boys, whose lives have been torn apart. You know, by *committing rape*. The commentator went on to lament that they would be placed on a sex offender register. There are lots of cases in which one can criticise the placement of people on a sex offender register. But raping someone unconscious and incapable of consent is not among them. More here.
Nobody who watched the video where the convicted joked about what they did would ever feel sorry for them.
I;m sorry to say I also went to the CNN site and read comments there. Crude ‘sex’ jokes, blaming the victim, etc.
Sometimes ignorance really is bliss.
Here’s a really excellent article saying what CNN should have said with respect to the perpetrators: http://blackgirldangerous.org/new-blog/2013/3/17/1g5wckiks8gpa0iahe4zc46go4awsu
Matt Drabek:
Thank you for the very sane article.
wondering when and how Candy and Poppy will address this.
for a piece of reporting that acknowledges the impact on the girl: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/two-ohio-teen-football-players-found-guilty-in-rape-case-that-divided-community/article9856072/