• #21
Originally Posted by Salem
Oh I'm p'od. I'll take this little girl and her baby too. Oh...... what to say! Okay - I'm on board with the baseball bats, who's doing the driving and when are we leaving??????

That poor little girl. Where the #@!* are her parents? I think her parents should be charged for negligence also. Who the heck has a pregnant ten year old and doesn't realize that something is wrong? Why wasn't she taken to the doctor? I know sometimes children will not tell you things, but they sure a heck will act it out!!! If you are paying attention, you will get a clue. Her parents also need to answer for this, I'm not saying it is their fault, but I am saying they should have been paying closer attention to this little girl!

Salem

I'll drive...

I call shotgun!! My daughter is 10 this story makes me sick!!!
 
  • #22
I keep thinking of my own 11 yr old dd. I can't imagine her having to go through 9 mos of pregnancy AND being raped.

I tried to find an email contact at the news site to see if they would change the headline. That's just nasty. I'll look again today when I have more time. Usually they list a reporter's name, but all it said was that the AP contributed some of the article. So who is to blame for that horrible headline?! :mad:
 
  • #23
More bad news too.

This freak is an illegal alien probably from Mexico (common last names and that part of the state is flooded with illegals from Mexico) He will spend some time in a local jail, sent to a federal detention center in Lousiana then shipped back to Mexico. He will be back in the US living freely raping other children by Christmas if we do not change our laws!

He should be shot.
 
  • #24
I keep thinking of my own 11 yr old dd. I can't imagine her having to go through 9 mos of pregnancy AND being raped.

I tried to find an email contact at the news site to see if they would change the headline. That's just nasty. I'll look again today when I have more time. Usually they list a reporter's name, but all it said was that the AP contributed some of the article. So who is to blame for that horrible headline?! :mad:

Taxi - let me know if you find that email! I looked and could not find one for the paper or the person who wrote the article (I think it was staff). It would do good to bombard that paper for being so stupid and for implying that there may be some sort of defense for this:mad:. I think the guy should be publically whipped, tied to a lampost on a street corner with a sign on that says what he did and people allowed to do whatever, when they walk by!

If he was not a relative, I'll bet he was a friend of the family.:furious:

Salem
 
  • #25
I saw that about him before, but I didn't think that prevented us from prosecuting and imprisoning him for this crime! I didn't know that's how it worked. :mad:
 
  • #26
Okay, is anyone else pissed off about the headline? Allegedly raped??:furious: A 10 year old child cannot consent to sex!

Count me in! There's no allegedly about it! 10 is way too young to give consent and I doubt if she would pick a 37 year old man if it was legal at her age.
 
  • #27
I didn't see anything in the article that suggested that the pregnancy was unknown to family. She may end up in foster care as well.
 
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I'll drive...

I'll throw in gas money and even pack the snacks and soda, no, make that power bars and drinks. I want everyone to be jacked up and ready for battle.
 
  • #30
There aren't that many email addresses, especially for the Gen'l Manager and staff...
 
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  • #32
Taximom - I say we go with Yvonne Smith the News Director and a couple of producers!

2XL - I like the way you think! A couple of drinks will make sure we don't hold back anything!

Salem
 
  • #33
Here's what I wrote!

Ms. Simons & Ms. Flohrschutz:

I am writing to let you know how disappointed in this headline:

"10-year-old gives birth; allegedly raped"

How on earth can a 10-year old be "allegedly" raped? I know of no state in the US that allows a 10-year old to consent to sex, let alone a pregnancy. A better headline would have been "Raped 10-year old gives birth, man charged" or something to that effect. By using the word "allegedly" you imply that the 10-year old may have consented to sex. This is LEGALLY impossible and calls this young girl's reputation into question. SHE is 10, there is absolutely no way her character should be bought into question regarding this horrendous crime that was perpetrated against her.

I would hope that in the future you would give more thought to your headlines and what they imply! Very disappointing and I believe you owe this little girl an apology!

Salem
 
  • #34
That's good Salem. Heck, let's just email all of them! lol
 
  • #35
You go girl - I have to get these kids to school! I'll send more when I get back :)

Salem
 
  • #36
Here's what I wrote!

Ms. Simons & Ms. Flohrschutz:

I am writing to let you know how disappointed in this headline:

"10-year-old gives birth; allegedly raped"

How on earth can a 10-year old be "allegedly" raped? I know of no state in the US that allows a 10-year old to consent to sex, let alone a pregnancy. A better headline would have been "Raped 10-year old gives birth, man charged" or something to that effect. By using the word "allegedly" you imply that the 10-year old may have consented to sex. This is LEGALLY impossible and calls this young girl's reputation into question. SHE is 10, there is absolutely no way her character should be bought into question regarding this horrendous crime that was perpetrated against her.

I would hope that in the future you would give more thought to your headlines and what they imply! Very disappointing and I believe you owe this little girl an apology!

Salem

Perfect!! Thank you!
 
  • #37
I too was appalled at the "allegedly" part but I think its a liability issue for the paper.
Not that the girl was "allegedly" raped but that this particular man was the one who did it.
IMO that was the reason for the use of the word allegedly.

Even still it was poorly written as Salem's email points out it implies that somehow the alleged part is the raping of the 10 year old rather then alleging who is being accused.
 
  • #38
Taximom - I say we go with Yvonne Smith the News Director and a couple of producers!

2XL - I like the way you think! A couple of drinks will make sure we don't hold back anything!

Salem

No need to worry I'll give em all the hell my 6 foot 235 pound frame can deliver. Salem, Taxi, you ROCK! You would thnk someone there would realize how offensive that headline is.
 
  • #39
I think the article title confused the nouns. We know that she was raped. However, the guy arrested allegedly raped her. He is innocent until proven guilty - so the media can't say he raped her. They need to do their wording a lot better.
 
  • #40
Oh I'm p'od. I'll take this little girl and her baby too. Oh...... what to say! Okay - I'm on board with the baseball bats, who's doing the driving and when are we leaving??????

That poor little girl. Where the #@!* are her parents? I think her parents should be charged for negligence also. Who the heck has a pregnant ten year old and doesn't realize that something is wrong? Why wasn't she taken to the doctor? I know sometimes children will not tell you things, but they sure a heck will act it out!!! If you are paying attention, you will get a clue. Her parents also need to answer for this, I'm not saying it is their fault, but I am saying they should have been paying closer attention to this little girl!

Salem

I'll drive:furious: And I was saying the very same thing about "where were her parents?" I'd have personally made sure that any such pregnancy of my 10 YO were aborted immediately. Aweful, I agree that they should eb charged with some sort of negligence!! A C-seciton at 10 YO???? Hell no! Somebody else besides the pervert needs to answer to this! It's not like a 10 Year old's body could have coneceled a pregancy un-noticed.
 

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