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JackRiddler

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12. Do you not have better things to do

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 12:33 PM

Aug 2013

than to want to join the right-wing effort to destroy this girl's life?

This girl's prosecution is almost literally a Salem witchhunt. It is disgusting that they want to ruin her, whether by the draconian plea deal or the off-the-scale bloodthirsty alternative. Supporting her sets "us" back by nothing whatsoever. Hooray for TYT for telling it like it is. Shame on you for being swept up in the intolerant nonsense.

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State offers Kaitlyn Hunt plea deal that would keep her out of jail [View all] alp227 Aug 2013 OP

Yep, Kaitlyn's parents were not credible rebecca_herman Aug 2013 #1

I wonder if Kaitlyn would get another plea deal offer alp227 Aug 2013 #2

If she were male, she would have been never offered any deal. The law operates with far less 24601 Aug 2013 #5

a benefit of female privilege leftyohiolib Aug 2013 #6

In this case ...especially if his first name was Mike. L0oniX Aug 2013 #10

And so? How does that justify anything?! JackRiddler Aug 2013 #13

Hey - who are you saying said it was justified? It was an observation of the way the law tends 24601 Aug 2013 #34

I really dislike how this issues is being framed davidpdx Aug 2013 #3

This Is Still A Crap Deal Offered By The Prosecutor DallasNE Aug 2013 #4

That charges come from the time the minor victim ran away to Kate's house and was sheltered there.nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #7

But That Fits Even Less DallasNE Aug 2013 #17

My understanding is that this was more of a planned event wherein sex was msanthrope Aug 2013 #21

Not just sheltered, Kate went and picked her up and drove her to her house. tammywammy Aug 2013 #18

The DA is going to continue to drag this out as long as he can davidpdx Aug 2013 #8

plea bargains sometimes include pleading guilty to a lesser charge the state couldn't possibly prove unblock Aug 2013 #26

Oh please. JoeyT Aug 2013 #9

She shouldn't be in jail or the sex offender registry Yo_Mama Aug 2013 #11

Do you not have better things to do JackRiddler Aug 2013 #12

The law is the law. She should have known better. alp227 Aug 2013 #14

Good Lord. Hyperventilate much? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #15

Then show me where I'm wrong. N/t alp227 Aug 2013 #16

Reread His/Her Post DallasNE Aug 2013 #19

Doesn't change the fact she was 18 and her friend 14 when the encounter happened. alp227 Aug 2013 #20

Actually, there's a whole class of perverts here... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #23

Just to complete the picture... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #22

Snowden is a freedom fighter. alp227 Aug 2013 #24

Kaitlyn Hunt accused of violating terms of pretrial release in Sebastian teen sex case tammywammy Aug 2013 #25

You Beat Me To It DallasNE Aug 2013 #27

Really, what would "make sense"? JackRiddler Aug 2013 #28

Here's a link to the court motion tammywammy Aug 2013 #30

This Is Just Mind Boggling DallasNE Aug 2013 #31

Apparently the plea offer was made in July (and turned down). tammywammy Aug 2013 #32

It's Hard To Follow The Bouncing Ball DallasNE Aug 2013 #33

Well, I feel vindicated. She hasn't learned. alp227 Aug 2013 #29