Posted on 03/12/2011 3:22:24 AM PST by reaganaut1
The story quickly climbed The Timess most emailed list but not just because of the sensational facts of the crime involved. Vicious Assault Shakes Texas Town, published on Tuesday, reported the gang rape by 18 boys and men of an 11-year-old girl in the East Texas town of Cleveland.
The viral distribution of the story was, at least in part, because of the intense outrage it inspired among readers who thought the piece pilloried the victim.
My assessment is that the outrage is understandable. The story dealt with a hideous crime but addressed concerns about the ruined lives of the perpetrators without acknowledging the obvious: concern for the victim.
While the story appeared to focus on the communitys reaction to the crime, it was not enough to simply report that the community is principally concerned about the boys and men involved as this story seems to do. If indeed that is the only sentiment to be found in this community and I find that very hard to believe it becomes important to report on that as well by seeking out voices of professional authorities or dissenting community members who will at least address, and not ignore, the plight of the young girl involved.
Lets consider the particulars:
The story by James C. McKinley Jr. reported that residents of the town noted the girl dressed older than her age, wore makeup and fashions more appropriate to a woman in her 20s and hung out with older boys at the playground.
The story also quoted one resident, saying, Where was her mother? What was her mother thinking?
Referring to some of the defendants in the case, the same resident was quoted saying, These boys have to live with this the rest of their lives.
(Excerpt) Read more at publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com ...
Absolutely; they, Eric Holder, and Obama don’t want an honest dialogue on race. Holder can say we’re cowards on the issue, because he knows anyone who is honest about it loses their job, has their reputation smeared, etc.
As long as they don’t have an honest discussion, their plight will continue onits downward spiral; there is no light at the end of the tunnel for them, just a dead end.
The horrific degeneration of blacks, black families, the rise of black demogouges equal to any of ancient Greece, or Roman, or modern third world thug, all in Soviet fashion un reported for all my fifty years in the NYT.
The left loves authoritarian symbols, actions, actors and loves the IDEA of the black male as a dominating force taking what it wants. Because, the left wants that, only they don’t have the physical stones, the sexuality to do it, that way. But, they want to.
Camille Pagulia is my guide through left’s sexuality and power confabulation.
Leftist ideas from the 60's destroyed the black family, pushing the then useless black male out unto the streets to become a leftist counter culture hero of sex and violence. The country's forced to reap what liberals have sown: 18 black men asking for pity because they raped an eleven year old child. And the heart of liberalism - the New York Times - implies the girl 'wanted it'.
If you don't hate liberal elites yet, it's because you're not paying attention...
“Referring to some of the defendants in the case, the same resident was quoted saying, These boys have to live with this the rest of their lives.
Is there something we can do to make their lives short enough that they never reproduce?
The only conclusion one could have is based on yours and wintertimes, posts in this thread are that wintertime seemed to be answering all of your condescending drivel with reasoned and factual responses.
To this you began to make personal attacks ( a ready tool of most liberals I might add). When one doesnt agree with you calling them names does nothing to advance your perspective. It smacks of anger and well, hate.
The left is everything they claim they are not and worse.
Therein lies the big problem in our society. We focus too much on criminals and hideous thugs ruining their lives over the lives of innocent victims they ruin.
Who cares what these scumbags did to their lives, what about the 11 year-old?
Let them rot in jail or better yet, sit in 'Old Sparky' for a few minutes.
They chose their path of crime, the 11 year-old didn't.
I apologize for upsetting you. I do however disagree with your opinion.
I am not the least bit upset
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