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The Richmond High Gang Rape: Who’s to Blame?
Pajamas Media ^ | November 3 | Michele Catalano

Posted on 11/03/2009 10:26:30 AM PST by AJKauf

Richmond, California, is a town with a lot of questions and no immediate answers following the brutal gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl at her homecoming dance — an attack watched by at least ten other people.

Richmond — located in the East Bay area of California, about 15 miles north of San Francisco — is a poverty-stricken industrial town that few outside of Northern California heard of until this week. It has been shoved into the spotlight, and the residents are angry over the public discussion of the incident.

But somebody has to be at fault, starting with the young men who perpetrated the crime. The list of causes mentioned in the media coverage includes the school security staff, the school administration, the district, the local police, and the parents of the rapists and those who watched the attack.

Who can we not blame?...

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: domesticterrorists; gangs; immigration; tedkennedy

1 posted on 11/03/2009 10:26:30 AM PST by AJKauf
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To: AJKauf
The Richmond High Gang Rape: Who’s to Blame?

The perps of course.

2 posted on 11/03/2009 10:29:02 AM PST by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: AJKauf

Let’s start out with removing religion from the classroom. Liberal morals, now there is a concept......


3 posted on 11/03/2009 10:30:07 AM PST by Ben Mugged (Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
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To: AJKauf
But somebody has to be at fault, starting with the young men who perpetrated the crime.

That's blame enough, right there. The perps did it. 'Society' is not to blame, they are.

This policy of blaming uninvolved people for the evil use of free will is sickening.

4 posted on 11/03/2009 10:31:55 AM PST by agere_contra
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To: agere_contra

Agreed, and this should be a death penalty offense.


5 posted on 11/03/2009 10:33:55 AM PST by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: AJKauf

When the people in an area, turn their city into a ghetto what can they expect? The local government has to do a clean sweep in the city and give it back to the people of the city......not the gangs. It’s been done in this country before and it worked. Remember the Purple Gang of Chicago? The White Fence in Los Angeles? The Bull Dogs in Fresno? These organizations have to go and the police are the only ones that can handle it effectively. The politicians and do gooders need to stand back and keep their mouth shut or we are going to loose the whole dam thing. It is being done in smaller town and cities and it’s working. Now do it on a larger scale.


6 posted on 11/03/2009 10:36:09 AM PST by RC2
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To: AJKauf

The politicians who insist on coddling these gangsters are to blame, and the perps, all ‘latino’ gangbaners!

The boys, ages 15, 16 and 17, were among five suspects that had been arrested in connection with the crime as of Wednesday.

Another suspect, Salvador Rodriguez, 21,

Police say the assailants, ranging in age from 15 to their early 20s, committed a “slew of crimes” against the girl, including raping her, beating her and stealing her jewelry.

The young men laughed and shot photos as they took turns assaulting the girl, police said.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/28/BA621ABOF6.DTL

Last weekend’s gang rape at Richmond High School was almost bound to happen. All it needed was a spark - the elements were already there.

” Fueled by street-macho bravado and inspired by sexual initiations required to get into some local gangs, they began the attack, investigators say.”

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/01/MNR41ACRGU.DTL


7 posted on 11/03/2009 10:36:11 AM PST by AuntB (If the TALIBAN grew drugs & burned our land instead of armed Mexican Cartels would anyone notice?)
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To: pnh102

Agreed, but some idiots are attempting to claim otherwise....much in the same manner that it was the gun or the bullet that killed Kennedy not the person(s) behind pulling the gun’s trigger.


8 posted on 11/03/2009 10:36:37 AM PST by cranked
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To: AJKauf
Boosch .
9 posted on 11/03/2009 10:37:50 AM PST by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know F/8 Cav)
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To: AJKauf

The perps.

That was easy.


10 posted on 11/03/2009 10:38:18 AM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: AJKauf

the ususal suspects........George Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck......


11 posted on 11/03/2009 10:38:19 AM PST by wny
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To: pnh102; Ben Mugged; DonaldC

The perps are perverts and should be executed. I have heard of Richmond, CA before. I have noticed schools that do well have a lot of parental involvements, in which the parents volunteer a lot. I know this from my own experience.


12 posted on 11/03/2009 10:38:33 AM PST by Ptarmigan (God Hates Bunnies. God Loves Ptarmigans)
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To: agere_contra

“This policy of blaming uninvolved people for the evil use of free will is sickening.”

Liberals always try to blur the line between right and wrong, good and evil, anywhere they find a line. They HATE hard and fast rules of any kind.

However there are TWO levels here in this particular case: The actual perps and those who watched and did nothing. That no one of the people present had the outrage or courage or basic decency to stop the evil whan they saw it is one of the major triumphs of the Left over the past 50 years.


13 posted on 11/03/2009 10:40:57 AM PST by TalBlack
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To: wny

You forgot the Jooooooos.


14 posted on 11/03/2009 10:48:42 AM PST by sport
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To: AJKauf
The Richmond High Gang Rape: Who’s to Blame?

Why the oppressive evil white man, of course. Who else?

15 posted on 11/03/2009 10:49:52 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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To: AJKauf

The perps, the families they were raised in, the school officials, the police department, and even the city council which famously said during one particularly bad time of gang drive by shootings and beatings that “ Richmond doesn’t have a gang problem they just have people who are enthusiatic about their neighborhoods.”

Stupid white liberals living in gated communities can afford to be blind. The rest of us can’t


16 posted on 11/03/2009 10:52:27 AM PST by the long march
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To: AJKauf

It doesn’t matter where the rape occurred, or what the race or economics of the rapists might be, or why others cheered them on. It’s the type of ugliness that civilized society should destroy publicly. Nothing short of a public hanging at a public square would provide adequate justice, for the girl, her family and civilized people the world over. There is a war on between civilization and sub-human animals who would destroy everything good that mankind has achieved. Lines should be drawn, and excuses should be put away. We should wash our hands of these wannabe animals, and pass them onto God for further judgement.


17 posted on 11/03/2009 10:53:12 AM PST by pallis
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To: AJKauf

ACTION:
Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke,
You gotta understand,
It’s just our bringing up-ke
That get us out of hand.
Our mothers all are junkies,
Our fathers all are drunks,
Golly Moses, natcherly we’re punks!

ACTION and QUARTET:
Gee. Officer Krupke, we’re very upset;
We never had the love that every child oughta get
We ain’t no delinquents,
We’re misunderstood,
Deep down inside us there is good!

ACTION:
There is good!

ALL:
There is good, there is good,
There’s untapped good,
Like inside, the worst of us is good.

SNOWBOY(imitating Krupke):
That’s a touchin’ good story!

ACTION: Lemme tell you to the world!

SNOWBOY (”Krupke”):
Just tell it to the judge!

ACTION(to “Judge”):
Dear kindly Judge, your Honor,
My parents treat me rough,
With all the marijuana,
They won’t give me a puff.
They didn’t wanna have me,
But somehow I was had.
Leapin’ lizards, that’s why I’m so bad!

DIESEL (”Judge”):
Officer Krupke, you’re really a square;
This boy don’t need a judge, he needs an
analyst’s care!
It’s just his neurosis that oughta be curbed.
He’s psychologic’ly disturbed!

ACTION:
I’m disturbed!

ALL:
We’re disturbed. we’re disturbed,
We’re the most disturbed,
Like we’re psychologic’ly disturbed.

DIESEL (”Judge”):
In the opinion of this court, this child is
depraved on account
he ain’t had a normal home.

ACTION: Hey, I’m depraved on account I’m deprived!

DIESEL (”Judge”): So take him to a headshrinker.

ACTION (to “Psychiatrist”):
My father is a bastard,
My ma’s an S.O.B.
My grandpa’s always plastered,
My grandma pushes tea,
My sister wears a mustache,
My brother wears a dress,
Goodness gracious, that’s why I’m a mess!

A-RAB (”psychiatrist”):
Yes!
Officer Krupke, you’re really a slob.
This boy don’t need a doctor, just a good honest job.
Society’s played him a terrible trick,
“Und” sociogic’ly he’s sick!

ACTION:
I am sick!

ALL:
We are sick, we are sick,
We are sick sick sick,
Like we’re sociologically sick!

A-RAB (”psychiatrist”):
In my opinion this child don’t need to have
his head shrunk at all.
Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease!

ACTION: Hey, I got a social disease!

A-RAB (”psychiatrist”):
So take him to a social worker!

ACTION (to “Social Worker”):
Dear kindly social worker.
They say go earn a buck,
Like be a soda jerker,
Which means like be a schmuck.
It’s not I’m anti-social,
I’m only anti-work,
Glory Osky, that’s why I’m a jerk!

BABY JONN (imitating female social worker):
Eek!
Officer Krupke, you’ve done it again.
This boy don’t need a job, he needs a year in the pen.
It ain’t just a question of misunderstood;
Deep down inside him, he’s no good!

ACTION:
I’m no good!

ALL:
We’re no good, we’re no good,
We’re no earthly good,
Like the best of us is no damn good!

DIESEL (”Judge”):
The trouble is he’s crazy!

A-RAB (”Psychiatrist”):
The trouble is he drinks!

BABY JOHN (”Social Worker”):
The trouble is he’s lazy!

DIESEL (”Judge”):
The trouble is he stinks!

A-RAB (”Psychiatrist”):
The trouble is he’s growing!

BABY JOHN (”Social Worker”):
The trouble is he’s grown!

ALL:
Krupke. we got troubles of our own!
Gee, Officer Krupke,
We’re down on our knees,
‘Cause no one wants a fella with a social disease.
Gee, Officer Krupke,
What are we to do!
Gee, Officer Krupke,
Krup you!


18 posted on 11/03/2009 10:54:17 AM PST by Maceman
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To: Maceman

What’s that? it’s funny.


19 posted on 11/03/2009 11:03:36 AM PST by Sopater (I'm so sick of atheists shoving their religion in my face.)
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To: AJKauf

Has Whoopi Goldberg announced whether this was a ‘rape/rape’ or some sort of less serious facsimile? Is there a petition in Hollywood to pardon the perps? Has the ‘bama been notified-could this be resolved in a ‘cold beer’ summit? Do we know what kind of background these poor kids come from that the right-wing, religious, capitalists caused that compelled them to make this obvious cry for help? Has Al Sharpton arrived in Richmond to present one of his famous ‘Tawanna Brawley’ rants for the national media? Have these kids had their constitutionally guaranteed appearance on ‘The View’ yet? Why did George Bush and Dick Cheney let this happen?


20 posted on 11/03/2009 11:10:08 AM PST by Spok
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To: Sopater
Those are the lyrics to "Gee Officer Krupke" from West Side Story.

Here's the song as it was performed in the movie version.

21 posted on 11/03/2009 11:14:11 AM PST by Maceman
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To: Ben Mugged

Liberal morals, now there is a concept...

It’s not a concept, it’s a contradiction in terms.


22 posted on 11/03/2009 11:16:50 AM PST by MissEdie (America went to the polls on 11-4-08 and all we got was a socialist thug and a dottering old fool.)
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To: MissEdie

A caller on Rush the other day said that Lucifer was the original Liberal.


23 posted on 11/03/2009 11:18:54 AM PST by Ben Mugged (Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
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To: AJKauf
The author is afraid to state the fix.

Zero Tolerance Law Enforcement. Systematic, color-blind law enforcement.

You spit on the side-walk, you go to jail. You run from a cop you're shot in the back before you get 5 steps.

You gang-rape a 15yr old girl, you get a death sentence.

Until such time the population as a whole INSISTS on STRIDENT law enforcement, this stuff will never end.

24 posted on 11/03/2009 11:30:49 AM PST by Mariner
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To: AJKauf

What utter scum bags - the whole lot...start with the perps, then the a**wipes who watched and did nothing, then the officials who didn’t provide security, the parents who “raised” the perps, finish with the entire community/state that is amoral, relativistic, non-religious and tree worshipping....I got the hell out of CA because I wasn’t going to raise my kid in that stink hole...no offense to you CA Freepers...


25 posted on 11/03/2009 12:26:52 PM PST by matginzac
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To: AJKauf

It is NOT “Poverty ridden” !!!!!!!!!!!!1

This disgusts me! I am very familiar with the area. The land is very, very valuable and there are more than several high-end residential areas.

It was a long-time black community that was/is down at the heels only because they don’t take care of it; same story as in most such communities.

They were criminal animals, nothing more. There is NO poverty excuse there!

GAG!


26 posted on 11/03/2009 12:39:41 PM PST by Happyinmygarden (Yes, actually, I have pretty much seen and heard it all before...)
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To: AJKauf

White girl raped and beaten by Mexicans and Blacks.

Media silent.

Jesse and Al silent.

Loser, wussified Liberal whites clamor at the reason 3rd Worlders commit horrific crimes at rates unseen in the 1st World, when they GIVE them freebies from birth to death.


27 posted on 11/03/2009 1:55:10 PM PST by wac3rd (Felipe Calderon supports the public option.)
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To: AJKauf

The perps have probably never been told that rape is wrong.
Parents never told them thinking that is the job of schools.

Schools assumed parents would have told them that rape is wrong.

So it appears that this has all been a misunderstanding when signals got crossed. With all of this confusion how can a civilized society blame anyone? /s


28 posted on 11/03/2009 2:39:44 PM PST by Joan Kerrey (The bigger the government = The smaller the people)
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To: AuntB
Put a bullet in their heads--each one of them. It will get rid of five losers who will always be a problem and has the further merit of sending a message to the rest of the would-be perps -- "Do it and you're dead".

Also saves money. A lot of it.

29 posted on 11/03/2009 2:49:52 PM PST by Czar (Life Member -- NRA)
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