7 hours ago by lizardpak

When you’re in high school, all everyone wants is to fit in. But how far would you go to fit in? For me, this played a part in what happened that terrible night in Richmond, California. A vulnerable, churchgoing 15-year-old girl tries to fit in and please her school’s bad boys. Her desire to fit in ...

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2 days ago by RosieRed23

Trying to stay away from health care reform and the Stupak amendment (reading list here), hoping to think about something else for a while. Not that this is all good news, but let's start with a really cute article from the Centre Daily Times: "Nameberry: Heroines, worthy women and trailblazers with ...

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3 days ago by Paulina Hartono

In a court ruling by Nanxun Court in Huzhou City, Zhejiang province, a rape committed by two police associates has been ruled as 临时性的即意犯罪, or an unpremeditated crime, also translated as “temporary crime on a whim” by Jessie of chinaSMACK. ChinaHush provides background and details on the incident. Ke ...

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5 days ago by Laura

Gang rape in Richmond, California brings up profound questions Last weekend, a horrific incident happened outside of a school gymnasium. Around midnight on October 25, 2009, the Richmond police department got a call from a girl whose brother-in-law heard about the rape. The police followed-up and fo ...

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5 days ago by Roger Sinasohn

The other day, a coworker, knowing that my kids do not watch scary or violent films and that we eschew excessive competitiveness, said I was raising marshmallows. While I disagree with him for a number of reasons, he is correct in that I am doing my best to raise kids who don’t find violence amusing ...

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5 days ago by Sheri

Today, I read about how the Richmond High students came together, along with community members and the mayor, for an event to support the girl who was gang raped and speak out against sexism and racism which is still so pervasive in our culture. The white streamers were everywhere – worn as armbands ...

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5 days ago by Mike Stylezz

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the aftermath of the gang rape in Richmond, Gabrielle Union became outraged and disgusted by the lack of seriousness dedicated to the issue. As a result, she offered her own experience on the subject. She said: “So as I’m on the way to shoot Chelsea Latel ...

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6 days ago by Tom Whiting

In the aftermath of the unfathomable gang rape in Richmond, Gabrielle Union became outraged and disgusted by the lack of seriousness dedicated to the issue. As a result, she offered her own... [This is just a summary. View the original post for more information]

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6 days ago by Jessica Lu

Following the arrest of the seventh suspect in the CA homecoming gang rape incident, the 15-year-old victim has spoken out. Her message is one calling for peace. In her message, she recognizes the anger of the public concerning her rape, but she asserts that violence is never the answer, even in cas ...

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6 days ago by coreyboy

What happens when a taxpayer-endowed contractor attempts to cover up employee-on-employee gang rape by locking up the victim in a shipping container for 24 hours without food and water and threatening her with reprisals if she reported the incident? Nothing. The Department of Justice resisted bringi ...

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