Discussion: Rolling Stone, Writer Found Liable In Suit Over UVA Gang Rape Story

I love Rolling Stone and this is a just verdict. Putting this story out there caused very real damage to to cases brought by others who truly were victimized. It’s also likely that it will stop real victims from confronting their attackers in court.

This was irresponsible journalism at it’s very worst.

Now, what about lies put forth regularly by other media outlets?

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Very well put, @sooner!

You mean, like this one?

Fox Host: Report On ‘Likely’ Clinton Foundation Indictment ‘Was A Mistake’

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If there is such a “campus rape culture” problem, then why do so many feminists have to invent these kinds of stories? The UVA hoax was far from the only one.

All right, hold on now. “So many feminists”? It’s not anywhere near as common as you think. It’s just that in the rare instances when it happens, it becomes major news, and observers start to think that it happens a lot more than it actually does. I think it’s quite possible that some of the women who have made false reports don’t think of themselves as feminists. Prosecuting rape even when there is clear evidence is really difficult, because the guy can just claim it was consensual, and it becomes a he said, she said situation. Let’s try to keep some perspective here.

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Can’t say, You’d have to ask someone who was raped.

But for me if even one female at one campus is raped the there is a problem. And this ain’t new. I remember arriving at my fraternity’s U of Missouri chapter late one night in 1967 to learn that three brothers were raping a drunken co-ed on the third floor. It did not seem to be a concern for others in the house at the time but we quickly brought it to an end and invited the Columbia PD to provide temporary housing for out soon to be ex-brethren.

My buddies and I forgot to ask her if she was a feminist as if that fucking matters.

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Oh wow, you said the F word so that must mean you’re serious! Stop making shit up. See how serious I am?