# Maxine Carr is NOT Myra Fucking Hindley

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 13, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maxine-carr-is-not-myra-fucking-hindley/229042 "2004-02-13T15:16:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maxine-carr-is-not-myra-fucking-hindley/229042/21 "2004-02-15T21:54:10Z")

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**L\_C**

It was not her decision to make, simple as…

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**Author:** ![alexandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maxine-carr-is-not-myra-fucking-hindley/229042/22 "2004-02-15T22:27:27Z")

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Ludovic for fuck’s sake.  
There is no reason to assume that Istara meant people with sexual attractions to children - who don’t act on those thoughts - should be imprisoned. Personally, I feel sympathy with those people.  
You’re just pulling apart her/his post pedantically to find an attitude that isn’t there.  
Topic: This shows a danger of trial by tabloid becoming a real problem.

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