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CNN: Guilty verdict in Steubenville rape trial ruined promising rapists' lives
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CNN: Guilty verdict in Steubenville rape trial ruined promising rapist
Quote:CNN grieves that guilty verdict ruined ‘promising’ lives of Steubenville rapists
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CNN broke the news on Sunday of a guilty verdict in a rape case in Steubenville, Ohio by lamenting that the “promising” lives of the rapists had been ruined, but spent very little time focusing on how the 16-year-old victim would have to live with what was done to her.

Judge Thomas Lipps announced on Sunday that Trent Mays, 17, and Ma’lik Richmond, 16, would be given a maximum sentence after being found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl while she was unconscious. Richmond could be released from a juvenile rehabilitation facility by the age of 21 and Mays could be incarcerated until the age of 24.

CNN’s Candy Crowley began her breaking news report by showing Lipps handing down the sentence and telling CNN reporter Poppy Harlow that she “cannot imagine” how emotional the sentencing must have been.

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.”

“One of the young men, Ma’lik Richmond, as that sentence came down, he collapsed,” the CNN reporter recalled, adding that the convicted rapist told his attorney that “my life is over, no one is going to want me now.”

At that point, CNN played video of Richmond crying and hugging his lawyer in the courtroom.

“I was sitting about three feet from Ma’lik when he gave that statement,” Harlow said. “It was very difficult to watch.”

Candy then asked CNN legal contributor Paul Callan what the verdict meant for “a 16 year old, sobbing in court, regardless of what big football players they are, they still sound like 16 year olds.”

“What’s the lasting effect though on two young men being found guilty juvenile court of rape essentially?” Crowley wondered.

“There’s always that moment of just — lives are destroyed,” Callan remarked. “But in terms of what happens now, the most severe thing with these young men is being labeled as registered sex offenders. That label is now placed on them by Ohio law.”

“That will haunt them for the rest of their lives.”


Bear in mind that they are grieving for the same rapists who, when talking about the rape with their friends, began laughing.
18/03/2013 04:57 AM
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RE: CNN: Guilty verdict in Steubenville rape trial ruined promising ra
getting locked up for 8 years at that age ... o.O

“That will haunt them for the rest of their lives.”

no shi~..
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RE: CNN: Guilty verdict in Steubenville rape trial ruined promising ra
(18/03/2013 07:09 AM)boogschd Wrote:  getting locked up for 8 years at that age ... o.O

“That will haunt them for the rest of their lives.”

no shi~..

However, I think their lives are ruined regardless of the sentence.
18/03/2013 01:41 PM
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This whole news story pisses me off.

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no amount of rape gonna change that.

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(18/03/2013 02:02 PM)Vacui Natale Wrote:  This whole news story pisses me off.

Same. They raped an unconscious minor. They don't deserve any empathy.

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(18/03/2013 05:36 PM)Kana Wrote:  http://www.theonion.com/video/college-ba...ne:default

no amount of rape gonna change that.

lololololol
18/03/2013 11:53 PM
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(18/03/2013 11:53 PM)Grey Ghost Wrote:  
(18/03/2013 05:36 PM)Kana Wrote:  http://www.theonion.com/video/college-ba...ne:default

no amount of rape gonna change that.

lololololol
19/03/2013 03:05 PM
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Goes to show that the media can try to push whatever agenda that they want on clueless readers.

I can understand that it sucks for those who committed the crime - stereotypical star football players are generally lacking in the intelligence department and probably didn't think this one through - but 5 years doesn't seem to be that long (compared to what a >18 y/o probably would've got) considering that raping a minor is considered quite a serious offence.

The girl's life is probably ruined, so it makes sense that the rapists get the same.


On another note, how is raping someone unconscious any different than a sex doll?  Neither are particularly responsive...  Assuming, of course, that the aim wasn't to humiliate her.
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the problem with the news is, it's all about the 2 rapists, not one mention about the victim.

nothing.
21/03/2013 09:01 AM
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