WRONG. WRONG. WRONG.

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OK, the story that was here is gone. Having heard from the girl in the photo, who made it clear that I misread her “SlutWalk DC” protest sign, I decided that a mere correction was insufficient.

Her sign said she “didn’t want to press charges,” and my concern was that the perpetrator (the 24-year-old who raped a drunk 14-year-old girl) had not been prosecuted for the crime.

The girl says that, while she had initially been unwilling to press charges, she changed her mind and the guy was prosecuted. So my concern was mistaken and, because of the inflammatory nature of my remarks — imagine that, me making inflammatory remarks! — it seemed to me that a mere correction was not enough.

Apologies for the error. — RSM

 

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  2. These things are never about solutions. Progressives never attempt to fix anything, they’re content to raise awareness.

    Oh, and hector and lecture and harangue while strutting their moral superiority.

  5. Well, maybe it’s because I used to be a Democrat, but it sounds plausible to me.

    My point is that instead of treating this is a political grievance — something to have protest marches about — these people need to start dealing with it as a crime. Here was this girl, still just 15 years old, saying she was raped at 14 by a guy who was 24, and nobody thought to check what state this crime occurred in? The statute of limitation on sex with minors varies from state to state (in Maryland, for example, there is no statute of limitation at all), but surely any responsible adult would see that sign and say, “Hey, wait a minute. Don’t you know you can still press charges?”

    But there were no responsible adults at SlutWalk, only liberals!

  8. An adult who has sex with a child (24 to 14 meets this definition) should be castrated if not executed. Period. We clear on that?

    That being said, there’s a lot here that makes me wonder. Daddy said it was my fault? Possible? Sure, lots of pieces of S*** have daughters. Likely? I dunno. How many fathers, upon being told their 14 year old daughter was screwed by a man almost twice her age respond with ‘It’s your fault, you slut!”?

    Second, I wonder about the “rape” part of it (other than statutory, which by definition, it is). Look who she’s hanging out with. These are people that tell little girls that the measure of their worth is how often and how creatively they use their vagina for happy fun time. I imagine that many little girls try it and find out that slutting it up isn’t for them. “I was raped” serves the dual purpose of bonding with the anti-man strain that runs through feminism and also lets her off the hook for doing something she’s ashamed of.

    Third, maybe she was raped and walking across DC with a sign detailing it is a courageous act of healing. I don’t know. I am NOT casting aspersions on this girl, but here she is self identifying with a group that has demonstrated over and over that they far prefer good propaganda to boring truth, and unfortunately that casts a shadow of a doubt on her story. I don’t trust anything the left says anymore, they lie with a fluency and aplomb that would shame Satan.

  9. As I said, this needs to be investigated. This girl’s poster reads like a court affidavit. I cannot fathom why some person who saw this sign — I did not notice this girl at the event — didn’t sit her down and find out more about this alleged crime. A girl raped at 14 by a 24-year-old? Dude, that’s serious.

  10. I also wonder who gave her the idea that she cannot go to the police! She was raped! Call the cops! Now!

  11. Unfortunately, in this declining society ‘victim’ has become a badge of honor. And so when I see this rather detailed account of a unreported crime I’m just a little skeptical.

  12. Exactly. And the “shall report” requirement, if child abuse is suspected, ought to apply to this situation. If responsible adults (teachers, etc.) who know who this girl is, see what she wrote on her poster, they are legally obligated to report it to the cops.

  13. Something about the posterboard story is rather hinky. It reads like Steubenville and a hundred made-for-Lifetime movies.
    – She was drunk
    – An older male (24 year old) took advantage of her
    – her friends and family say she’s responsible
    So we have a tale of a triple betrayal (rapist, friends, father). Usually this leads to post-traumatic stress (not always) and other mental illnesses based upon the betrayals. This will in turn be visited on her future partner(s), spouse(s), and child(ren).
    And she is fine with that? She wants to live with knowing her rapist is still out there, and may move to a jurisdiction that may not seek Justice?
    Who the hell is advising her these days? Hillary Clinton?

  15. I found a semi-legible photo of the picture and managed to translate the whole thing…if anyone is interested. It was not easy.

    On March 24th, 2012 I was raped. I was 14, he was 24. He only knew my name and my age and that I was a virgin. He didn’t listen when I said no, he just wanted sex and said that I was being a tease. My best friend told me it was my fault, kids at my school said I was a drunk slut, and I believed them. My rapist doesn’t know he’s a rapist because I didn’t believe I was raped. I told myself it was my fault. Society told me it was my fault. I shouldn’t have been drunk. I shouldn’t have been out so late, I shouldn’t have been showing my ass off in leggings(?). I didn’t want to press charges because I didn’t want to cause more trouble. I’m here today to tell you that’s bull. It was NOT my fault, it will never be the victim’s fault. No matter what you wear or say or how much you drink, it will never be your fault. I wish I could go back to my 14 year old self and give her a hug and tell her everything will be okay, because it will. If liking sex means I’m a slut, so be it. What I do with my body doesn’t involve anyone that I don’t want it to.

    My name is Jessica, but for today I am Jane Doe and I stand with every other Jane Doe that has been or will be. Everything will be okay. You are beautiful and you sure as hell didn’t deserve what happened to you. You will be okay.

    NO means NO. Silence means NO. INTOXICATION means NO.

  17. hi there! I’m Jessica, the girl in the picture. I did in fact press charges, but I didn’t want to right there, or for a few days after that. My sign doesn’t say anything about my father, so I don’t know if you can’t read or just enjoy making stories that much more interesting. I’ve heard a lot about you, and apparently you aren’t the greatest guy in the world, but you could, ya know, talk to someone before posting their story on the internet. Your facts are wrong, buddy. I’m 16, he was prosecuted, and my father is a great man who helped me every step of the way. Thanks for your time and concern.

  19. My point was that there was at least one adult there. McCain. And he’s here now, bringing attention to this case. So I don’t know why you’re being a jackass to me.

  20. so, if you don’t mind, could you take this page down, or at least change what it says? I don’t want lies about me on the internet, thanks.

  21. Jessica, the sign was extremely difficult to read and translate. I’m sure McCain will make a correction about the story. And it’s good to know that you went after your rapist and got him prosecuted.

  22. That’s fine, but I still don’t appreciate this article. This guy doesn’t give a shit about women or feminism, so I don’t really understand why he was trolling the Slut Walk tag in the first place, or at least didn’t contact me before writing this story. If he fixes it, more power to him or whatever, but I really want it down.

  23. Speaking as a 42 year old woman…feminism isn’t what it used to be. Even feminists today don’t care about women.

  26. You were carrying your sign at a public event, young lady. RSM expressed proper concern. Feminism is irrelevant to the situation.

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