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more about #ellenjohnsonsirleaf mariamariamaria: And what of the shame brought to the families of the rapists. Surely they must be burning with the shame of their sons raping an 8 year old. Mustn't... more » CherriSpryte: Oh holy hell. If anyone knows of somewhere to donate to that would ensure this girl gets all the counseling and care she both needs and deserves, will... more » PoisonPixie: Someone go get that baby and put her in a loving home where they understand a baby girl cannot "lure", and doesn't have the capacity to be at fault fo... more » TallyCola: How is TELLING the caseworkers you don't want your child after she's been raped NOT neglect? Jesus Christ this makes me sad. At least the boys are a... more » TildeMarks: I live in Arizona and have watched this unfold all week. I'm glad Jez is covering the story. Seeing the statements of the family of this victim, a... more » dizzywulf: This is so awful. I'm just graduated and I still don't have a job yet but I really want to donate/help out in some way. more » Nadra: Clearly, this is a heartbreaking story, but some of the comments here are dangerously closing in on racist, such as referring to the child's family as... more » whynotshesaid: This story horrified me when I first read about it earlier this week. The fact that she was a little girl gang-raped by other kids was so disturbing,... more » MySymphony: Maybe I'm missing something here but if she was gang-raped while are the boys only being charged with sexual assault? Why not rape? more » raspberrykisses: Just the fact that an 8 y.o. girl got gang raped made me cry while reading this. The parents shunning her because of this crime just makes me sick and... more » Highsmith: Wow. If I were that little girl's mother, I'd go medieval on the asses of those 4 boys. MEDIEVAL in a HARDCORE sorta way. more » envirodesigner: So instead of the girl bringing shame into the family, the parents did it themselves. Oh Karma. And I agree, the parents should not get their daug... more » SarupraniHolodyne: That is not what people mean when they talk about applying foreign law. They're talking about it to ratchet up our standards of decency ("150 countr... more » lola82: Ugh. Rape wasn't a crime in Liberia until 2006. The child should not be returned to her family - even if the family is shamed into asking for her bac... more » Pandorasvoicebox: Anyone else weirded out by the BBC headline calling her "US Rape Girl"? more » Ms. Crankypants: Once again I fail to see the connection between being raped and bringing shame to either yourself or your family. Shunning anyone who's been raped is... more » SlutaciousHo: Every aspect of this story is horrifying. Not just the obvious neglect and trauma this girl has had to endure and the insinuation that family name is ... more » Dagneymedea: And this is why I freaked out when Ruth Bader Ginsberg stated that foreign laws should be taken into consideration when rendering a judgement. What l... more » MIXED: Everyone involved in this story, save perhaps law enforcement, needs counseling. The little girl, the little girl's family, and the juvenile criminal... more » thegogglesdonothing: I think that the discrepancy between the reactions of the parents and the outpouring of support from "well-wishers" speaks volumes. I hope that the li... more » -
#blamingthevictim
Eight Year Old Girl Shunned By Her Family After She Is Raped By Several Young Boys
An absolutely heartbreaking story is unfolding in Arizona, as an 8-year-old Liberian girl has been shunned by her own parents after being the victim of a gang rape by four boys aged 9, 10, 13, and 14. More » -
#leftovers
Drew Peterson Pleads Not Guilty • Pretty People Get Paid More
• Drew Peterson's rash and callous statements about his dead wives may lead to a guilty conviction in the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. (Today, Peterson pled not guilty in court.) • More »
