Punishing the victim

[Sailor Steve]

Having read the article several times through I have to agree with Skybird on this, with the exception of one statement.

Originally Posted by Skybird

Shame on the judge.

Unless I missed something it wasn't the judge's doing. The gag order is automatic in juvenile court cases. It was the rapists' attorneys who pushed for the contempt charge, and have now dropped it.

I agree with Sky because, as said in the article, the order is aimed at preventing court records from being made public in juvenile cases. The "boys" had already posted pictures of the attack itself online. Did she violate the law? Yes. Did the judge cite her for contempt? No. He still could, but it seems unlikely. In my opinion these "boys" got away with far less than they deserved. Having people know them for what they are is still less than they deserve.

[Hottentot]

Is it just me, or did one of Takeda's posts just vanish into thin air from this thread?