I’m very disturbed (yeah, we all know that).
My teenage hometown is Berkeley, California.
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Recently, (nearby or originating) at the junior high school (Willard Jr. High) that I attended (and my father taught at all of his life), there occured the sexual assault and gang rape of a “mentally challanged” or “learning disabled” female student.
I don’t like the very idea of this garbage.
I’m even more sad that the same girl transfered to Berkeley’s King Junior High (that I attended too) and (within the last 48 hours) got molested/raped again!!!
As a macho male meathead, it would be so easy to say that this “retarded” girl had something to do with this.
I just can’t…
Whatever happened, it is impossible for to me to imagine that a group of kids (male or not) could witness such events and not have a crisis of conscience.
Please check in with your own readings of this situation (or not). I’m sick of this horsesh!t!
Myself, I can only see this as a perfect example of how our youths’ “demagnitized” moral compass has come to haunt us. I am unable to completely express myself right now (despite the length of this post).
You’re not alone.
I find it hard to belive that anyone involved in this can be a normally functioning human the rest of the time.
Any one (any THING maybe) that could even witness this and stand by is missing something that can’t be replaced.
I hope that the responsible parties, and any witnesses, are publicly identified and jailed.
My thoughts are with that poor child and I hope she can regain her belief in humanity someday.
I was a volunteer rape crisis counselor for seven years. There are degrees of rape, and the gang rapes-or assaults with more than one perpetrator- tended to be more violent. Perhaps there is some element of mob mentality, sort of “Oh yeah, I can top that, look what I’m going to do to her.”
Unfortunately, mentally retarded people are often more of a target. They may be too naive to recognize a dangerous situation. They may think attention of any sort is flattering and well-intentioned. They may act inappropriately with unsafe or strange men, or fail to recognize inappropriate behaviour. Any of this can make them easier victims for sick fuckers, and in no way excuses sexual assault.
I don’t know if any of the above applies to this poor girl, though. I do believe that the perpetrators should have their penises removed.