Steubenville Ohio Rape Case and the Power of Anonymous

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by LloydLungs

CNN ran some footage where some of its on air personalities (Candy Crowley for one) basically expressed sadness over the two convictions ruining two promising lives. Um...

You know if Poppy Harlow and Crowley were male Gloria Allred would have already paraded the victims family out for a news conference calling for their heads.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by LloydLungs

Yeah, I think we can definitely count on future teenage rapists not filming it next time. Lesson learned!

CNN ran some footage where some of its on air personalities (Candy Crowley for one) basically expressed sadness over the two convictions ruining two promising lives. Um...

The Onion's take would be funny if it weren't so depressing instead.


College Basketball Star Heroically Overcomes Tragic Rape He Committed

[Izulde]

Wasn't there an article in Sports Illustrated about 15 years ago about a town that had a similar culture? I remember it pretty well, because besides the usual things that come with such situations, I was like WTF when I read a line about a dude who would jack off in the middle of science class.

[Shkspr]

Originally Posted by LloydLungs

Yeah, I think we can definitely count on future teenage rapists not filming it next time. Lesson learned!

Even if the lesson to be learned was "Don't broadcast your crime over social media", the two girls who were arrested today for Twittering assault and death threats against the victim apparently didn't learn it.

[Galaxy]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

You know if Poppy Harlow and Crowley were male Gloria Allred would have already paraded the victims family out for a news conference calling for their heads.

CNN Reports On The 'Promising Future' of the Steubenville Rapists, Who Are 'Very Good Students'

[tucking fypo]

Wow. CNN is taking a beating over the way they covered this.

Here's a lovely article from Buzzfeed. I'm sure you could find the real names of these people somewhere.

[molson]

What's really worse though, sympathizing with the plight of rapists, or employing a news correspondent named "Poppy"?

[Shkspr]

Originally Posted by tucking fypo

Wow. CNN is taking a beating over the way they covered this.

Here's a lovely article from Buzzfeed. I'm sure you could find the real names of these people somewhere.

Here you go.

[EagleFan]

They should be thankful that they weren't tried as adults.

That first kid should have gotten his ass kicked for actually saying... "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken pictures."

[Izulde]

I Am The Blogger Who Allegedly “Complicated” The Steubenville Gang Rape Case -- And I Wouldn't Change a Thing | xoJane

Article by one of the bloggers who helped break this case open.

[RainMaker]

Was this trial by judge because it was for juveniles, or did the kids choose that? Because I can't fathom why an attorney would want this in front of a judge when the evidence was so strong and not a jury.

[Scoobz0202]

I am pretty certain I read it was because they were tried as juveniles and that is how juvenile court is.

[britrock88]

That's typically the case, yes.

[RainMaker]

More quality human beings coming out.

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[molson]

[Subby]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

They should be thankful that they weren't tried as adults.

That first kid should have gotten his ass kicked for actually saying... "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken pictures."

And here I thought that you and I would never agree on anything.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by Subby

And here I thought that you and I would never agree on anything.

Crap, where did I go wrong?

[Ben E Lou]

School superintendent and three others indicted in connection with 2012 Steubenville, Ohio, rape case.

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[Ben E Lou]

Superintendent Michael McVey was the only one of the four to be charged Monday with felonies: a count of tampering with evidence and two counts of obstructing justice. He also is charged with two misdemeanors: making a false statement and obstructing official business.

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[JonInMiddleGA]

From a local version of the story, an interesting detail ...

In March, Steubenville High School football players Ma’lik Richmond and Trenton Mays were convicted of the rape, which authorities said took place at a party in August 2012. Photos and videos of the incident made their way onto social media and attracted national attention.

A grand jury then began probing whether others should be charged. In October, it indicted William Rhinaman, 53, the director of technology for Steubenville City Schools, on charges of tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, obstructing official business and perjury.

Richmond was sentenced to a minimum of one year in a juvenile correctional facility. Mays got two years.

If convicted, Rhinaman could be sentenced to four years in prison, which is longer than the two teens convicted of rape will serve.

It's actually longer than the two rapists combined.

[ISiddiqui]

I am of two minds on that (the bolded part). One one hand, the rape is the worse crime, but on the other hand, subverting the justice system may be more of a problem in terms of future impact.

[molson]

That doesn't look right. I doubt each of those four felonies all have a maximum sentence of only one year in prison each, and if they do, it's very unlikely that he'd get the maximum on all 4 sentences, and have them imposed consecutively.

Edit: wait, that guy only got misdemeanors.....so they do probably all have a maximum sentence of one year in county jail, but ya, he's not getting the maximum on each, imposed consecutively.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

I am of two minds on that (the bolded part). One one hand, the rape is the worse crime, but on the other hand, subverting the justice system may be more of a problem in terms of future impact.

I can completely understand that ... it just seemed so stark to see it worded that way & do the math of it, enough so that it felt notable to me.

[RainMaker]

What exactly did they do? The article I read on it was pretty vague.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

What exactly did they do? The article I read on it was pretty vague.

Here's a story that has the laundry list on all four indicted today.

Superintendent Indicted On Felony Charges In Steubenville Rape C - WCMH: News, Weather, and Sports for Columbus, Ohio

2 of the 4 indicted today are simple "failure to report" charges, while the 3rd has that plus a "contributing to the delinquency" & a providing underage alcohol charge.

To avoid a dola, this story notes that the sum total of the charges against the superintendent could lead to 7 years if maxxed out (the four years previously mentioned seem likely to have only covered the felonies).

[cuervo72]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Reading this, the first thing that popped into my head was the sound of Scooby Doo using a racially insensitive term. This probably makes me a bad person.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Reading this, the first thing that popped into my head was the sound of Scooby Doo using a racially insensitive term. This probably makes me a bad person.

Nah, you're just a product of the evils of television

[Matthean]

Brad Pitt to Produce Movie About Steubenville Rape Case, Anonymous Hacker - TheWrap

[JPhillips]

Great. The rapists will now all run like cheetahs.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Great. The rapists will now all run like cheetahs.

And bear only a passing resemblance to the original material?

SI

[stevew]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Great. The rapists will now all run like cheetahs.

And, does the Cheetah come..........




Quickly?

[stevew]

Judge shot today by a player's dad who was then gunned down by a highly trained good guy professional with a gun.

Player has been practicing with YSU(school i attended) but is not eligible to play in gamss