Posted on 07/21/2012 6:57:23 PM PDT by rawhide
'I'm not protecting anyone that made my life a living hell': Teen faces jail time after lashing out on Twitter and naming the boys who sexually assaulted her.
17-year-old sexual assault victim is facing a jail sentence for tweeting the names of her attackers in anger at their light punishment.
Savannah Dietrich named and shamed the boys on the social messaging site, writing: 'There you go, lock me up. I'm not protecting anyone that made my life a living Hell.'
The Louisville, Kentucky teen told The Courier-Journal she was frustrated by what she feels is a lenient deal for her attackers.
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The defendants have already waived their right to trial and pleaded guilty. They're not innocent. They're not even "not guilty."
The judge handed down the sentence, and the victim didn't believe the punishment was harsh enough. She's probably right.
Creeps who think it’s fine and dandy to sexually assault a girl, no matter what condition she’s in, belong in prison.
The girl’s stupid. The perps are evil.
“This shouldn’t be a legal matter. It should be an angry Dad matter and she should be ashamed rather than playing victim and trying to have boys thrown in prison. “
I think your first paragraph contradicts this. Had no one recorded what happened, most likely there would not have even been charges. Once you record and then distribute this kind of stuff, you’re playing on a whole new level - as it will follow her forever. These guys should be looking at DECADES in jail for that stunt.
We have more than 5 criminals.
Somebody provided her with enough to drink that she passed out. 17 years old.
I hope she learned something about binge drinking.
She is totally right about giving out the names of these boys. Any boy who would take advantage of an unconscious woman is a POS.Those who would photo and show this act are abominable and need their nuts cut off./
How dare she ruin the reputation of these fine young men. She was drinking, so she should have just taken her violation and the photos taken of it as just a lesson learned and shut up about it. That’s what your comment sounds like to me. Hmmm, are you sure you’re not a Muslim? You sound an awful lot like one. Since you agree with the “honor rape”.
It does not apply in this case.I agree otherwise.
No biggie. I see the point of those who argue against me.
The judge can not gag a victim in the US. However, it is done in Saudi Arabia routinely. Perhaps the judge needs a refresher course in the 1st Amendment. BTW, victims in Kentucky must be consulted on any plea bargain agreement. The judge may have violated that law. Victims also have a “right to be heard”... through impact statements in Kentucky. Judges can not supercede rights by gag orders or whims. There are no 6th Amendment issues here that would allow the judge to abridge the defendants right to speech since their will be no jury or trial.
I completely disagree. "The contempt charge carries a possible sentence of 180 days in jail and a $500 fine." If she thinks telling the truth is worth $500 and perhaps more jail time than the rapists got, then I'm okay with her speaking out. She'll feel a whole lot better for the rest of her life if she stands up for herself and gives those predators the public humiliation and other girls a public warning about those guys. That's well worth $500 in my book. Judges are not magic. They and their orders deserve only the respect and obedience that are due based on the justice of their decisions. In this case, that's no respect at all.
RE: abominable and need their nuts cut off....
Cruel and unusual and what not... I wouldnt be adverse to some parents goin to jail if they harbor such filth .. male or female
The ‘gathering’ took place somewhere. The owner who allowed the gathering is probably liable to some degree.
All of the article writers are protecting the boys names as well, I only see the victims name mentioned in all the ones I could find.
As I said. jury trial, demand max sentence. DARE YOU
Doesn’t make sense how he can issue a gag order on her. Could it be becuase the guilty were juveniles?
Regardless, I say good for her.
By the way, those boys have the right to sue her, if she accused them of something falsely, don't they? They have a remedy. Why don't they use that remedy? (Because they took a plea deal and because there is evidence? "Psycho chick" forged all that?)[Do you teach your children to be obedient to every government official's whim, even if it's outside the law?]
As a juror, I would truthfully answer any questions, as I have done on all the juries I have been called for. In the VERY unlikely event that I was then seated, I would view the evidence impartially. At that point, if the facts presented match the article that I have read, I would find her “not guilty” and laugh in the judge’s face. Unfortunately, contempt is (usually or always?) decided by the judge, not a jury. She’s at the mercy of the woman who already showed no concern for her as a victim. I just hope the judge is reading our comments - and has as little backbone as John Roberts.
Oh, BULLSHIT !
Based on your view anyone who passes out is fair game to be raped?
What if simply asleep?
The laws in most civilized societies calls sex with a person unable to give consent , a crime.
Lots of other criminal behavior went on in your day,your parents’ day and your grandparents’ day.So I guess we shouldn’t get the police involved in cases of strongarm robbery,intimidation,fill-in-the-blank ?
He can’t, SCOTUS has upheld gag orders but only in a limited context. That being when a criminal defendant’s 6th Amendment right to a fair trial is jeopardized. There is no trial here, the sexual assault perps have plead out. So a gag order is unocnstitutional in this case.
More to the point though is that in Kentucky the law says a victim must be consulted on plea bargains and that the victim also has a “right” to a victims statement. I know of no exceptions for juveniles but I’m just pretending to be trained in the law here.
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