The victim is guilty

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Have you seen it and does it prove rape? Apparently not. Anything else?

I do not need to see it. That is up to our judicial system. The article states pictures of the act were posted. The act and aftermath were enough for a person to take their life. In your minds eye there is more to the story?

[Buddahaid]

Of course as the article is only one persons tragic story. It is even likely true however it's still just part of the whole picture. And no you don't need to see it, but you do to say it proves rape. The authorities deemed it was not conclusive enough to press charges. Don't think I'm unsympathetic, I'm being pragmatic for the sake of argument.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Of course as the article is only one persons tragic story. It is even likely true however it's still just part of the whole picture. And no you don't need to see it, but you do to say it proves rape. The authorities deemed it was not conclusive enough to press charges. Don't think I'm unsympathetic, I'm being pragmatic for the sake of argument.

I understand Buddahaid.

[Safe-Keeper]

You accept that she was raped with no evidence as if that is a given. Is it? Then prove it the authorities couldn't.

I'm not a police investigator. It's not for me to say. Either way, authorities have a much higher treshold for declaring rapes have happened, simply because they

a. don't want to jail innocent people, or
b. don't do their jobs right.

Seems in this case, it could be a bit of both:

Leah Parsons is now criticizing police for how they handled the investigation, accusing them of not interviewing the four boys who were involved in the rape of her daughter until “much, much later.”

[Buddahaid]

Does she have proof or is that her emotional story? There is a lot of story here and very few facts to discuss. One of which is the rape getting reported very late as well.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Does she have proof

The article states there are pictures of the act that were posted.

[Skybird]

I discovered the story in German news first, and when searching an English link found many German blogs and news sources reporting it. The German news was more frank in describing what happened, and more explicit on the reaction by her "friends" when they started to mob her. I did not find equivalent English sources to that.

For the time being, lets take the article the way it has been written, instead of assuming what alternatively happened. Lets take the rape as a rape and the mobbing as a mobbing.