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In reply to the discussion: University of North Carolina football player accused of sexual assault: 'Everything was completely c [View all]ColemanMaskell
(783 posts)24. It's for a court to decide, and calling me names doesn't change that
I saw a photo of a bruise. How it was incurred I don't know. That is why we have courts of law. To prevent lynchings and trials by press and hearsay.
If you want to change the way people behave, you need to understand the processes that motivate the behavior. Trying to understand what motivates a person is not an apology for the behavior. It is part of an attempt to alter what happens in the future, so the problem does not keep recurring.
Vengeance and anger are whack-a-mole. Until you understand and address the roots of the behavior, you won't have much success changing it. It will happen again and again with different actors in the roles.
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University of North Carolina football player accused of sexual assault: 'Everything was completely c [View all]
Calista241
Sep 2016
OP
It was in the newspaper. Three players were kicked off the team after a gang rape at a party.
jalan48
Sep 2016
#18
According to her. She may have expected them to go full Mike Nifong on the accused.
Akicita
Sep 2016
#4
Speculation that reinforces group think biases can be far from benign and can have
Akicita
Sep 2016
#6
How does following the evidence before passing judgement, which is what I advocate,
Akicita
Sep 2016
#19
Does your sense of justice extend to actual rape victims who are further victimized by sports fans?
radicalliberal
Sep 2016
#7
I am a woman who has been assaulted more than once, however I don't have a knee jerk reaction
Dream Girl
Sep 2016
#9
Of course. I think sports fans who further victimize rape victims are just as vile and despicable as
Akicita
Sep 2016
#20
Up thread you poo-poo the horrific injuries she sustained while being raped
obamanut2012
Sep 2016
#17
I'm saying there are two sides to every story and he's innocent until proven guilty
ColemanMaskell
Oct 2016
#23