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This is a long read but worth it. As a Steubenville resident, I think that this best covers what is happening here.
1 posted on 12/23/2012 11:24:33 AM PST by goodwithagun
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I’ve been following this story. I’m surprised it’s going mainstream after so much time.


2 posted on 12/23/2012 11:52:39 AM PST by Politicalmom (Liberalism. Ideas so great they have to be mandatory.-FReeper Osage Orange)
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...and people made fun of Tiger Mom because she wouldn’t let her daughters go to “sleepovers” like this girl told her parents she was doing.

Maybe Tiger Mom is a bit wiser than most...


4 posted on 12/23/2012 12:21:22 PM PST by BobL (Agenda 21...Agenda 21...Agenda 21...Agenda 21...Agenda 21... (whatever the hell that is))
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To: goodwithagun
Interesting story, written with balance.

In this day and age of “anything goes”, children are having a difficult time growing up. No doubt that the boys took advantage of a bad situation. No doubt in my mind that the girl was pushing her limits, drinking and carousing late at night with the “popular” students.

Her side of the story reminds me of “preachers kids” or “missionary kids” that I met in my teen years. They have no idea how quickly things can get out of hand, and are tired of being taunted for being Miss Goody Two Shoes.

Was involved in a similar case years ago, when a daughter of friends claimed to be raped. The story made no sense at all, and it later came out that she was scared from going “too far”. In her case, she was not drunk, just didn't realize what playing around could lead to. Terrified of consequences and losing her good name ...

Guys went too far. They have learned how to be male, but not how to be men. Not a one took charge of the situation and made it safe for the girl when they realized she was drunk.

Compare and contrast to the stories of Jon Kitna, ex-QB who now teaches in Tacoma WA.

5 posted on 12/23/2012 12:53:29 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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