tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post8017950129364968140..comments2023-07-15T04:20:16.543-05:00Comments on Almost Diamonds: Anatomy of a Rape Debacle: Failure from Start to FinishStephanie Zvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-46157012810610610832011-05-06T09:39:27.450-05:002011-05-06T09:39:27.450-05:00This is, as D.C. said, a demonstration that the sy...This is, as D.C. said, a demonstration that the system is working as intended. This is the victory of authoritarianism over justice (to say nothing of common sense) in a nation becoming increasingly authoritarian with every passing day.Albatrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132940770812503362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-51977856336825707882011-05-05T21:40:36.831-05:002011-05-05T21:40:36.831-05:00Greg, I promise to never confuse you with Larry Su...Greg, I promise to never confuse you with Larry Summers.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-86261542552209521432011-05-05T21:38:16.730-05:002011-05-05T21:38:16.730-05:00daedalus2u, if you need to do something, spreading...daedalus2u, if you need to do something, spreading the word about Title IX is a pretty good way to go. If kids and parents know about it, they can demand their rights under it. Then, if they still don't get them, they can sue under the appropriate laws.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-87570012768497625122011-05-05T21:37:21.890-05:002011-05-05T21:37:21.890-05:00The first thing I thought when I heard the details...The first thing I thought when I heard the details of this case was Title IX, and I'm not a lawyer. There are other grounds as well.<br /><br />Its parallel to workplace harassment.<br /><br />The demand that she pay the 45 large is a message being sent out to other girls. <br /><br />When the cheerleaders came to (try to) induct Julia we had a talk.Greg Ladenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857616630819182647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-36737233792044572822011-05-05T21:35:41.041-05:002011-05-05T21:35:41.041-05:00If I was on a jury for a woman who had been put th...If I was on a jury for a woman who had been put through that and she did shoot the various perpetrators at the school, there is no way I could vote to convict.daedalus2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416564922288784455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-14888527010716937182011-05-05T21:34:17.500-05:002011-05-05T21:34:17.500-05:00this is so upsetting I don't know what to do.this is so upsetting I don't know what to do.daedalus2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416564922288784455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-84898182387670121872011-05-05T18:51:21.931-05:002011-05-05T18:51:21.931-05:00One could almost justify her taking a gun to schoo...One could almost justify her taking a gun to school and seeking her own justice. But I suspect everybody would wonder why? When the real question might be why not?Heather M. Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531766752385785489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-54668515937076663112011-05-05T18:20:22.437-05:002011-05-05T18:20:22.437-05:00In fact, as far as I can tell, the only people who...<i>In fact, as far as I can tell, the only people who did anything right in this situation are the victim and their parents. Remarkably, they also seem to be the only people who have lost by this.</i><br /><br />And now they stand as object lessons to anyone else contemplating the same mistake.<br /><br />The system is working as intended.D. C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06515125525097163604noreply@blogger.com