PurpleStyle
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I think you've both misunderstood my words. First, the system did not fail. Does it have flaws? Certainly. But throwing blame at an entire country's governmental system because a couple of morons in California did nothing is silly. If you really feel that passionate about it, maybe you should brainstorm some possible ways to fill in those gaps and help push us toward that Utopian society everybody seems to think will just magically happen on it's own.
Second, I never said she did anything violent. Nor did I say that everyone should start being peaceful and happy and Utopian. How does not getting pissed off at one rapist who is already in jail for his crimes equate to the Nazis conquering Europe? I'll tell you how; it doesn't. If you want my reasoning, you can scroll up and read your own words: the people you listed that got angry and did something had a cause to fight against; slavery, Nazism, equality.
Ask yourself this: Is there a cause to fight against in this case? No. What would you propose people fight against? Rape? Rape is already "fought" against; it's a crime. Just like slavery is illegal, and segregation is illegal.
There's a reason the victims' rights amendment didn't get passed: because sometimes, people who aren't criminals get convicted of crimes. If we follow how you say we should react, Hawk, we would be throwing even more innocent people in jail because of the social trend it would cause: using blackmail as a weapon against people. If I was a person of low moral standards, and I didn't like my neighbors, I could accuse them of raping me and have their name tarnished forever. Oh wait, that kind of shit already happens to people. Throwing in that victims' rights amendment would be akin to convicting people before they've even been to court.
A good friend of mine's father was falsely accused of sexual abusing a child many years ago, and now he's a registered sex offender. He didn't serve any time, but they put his name in the newspaper along with other sex offenders. Now I know this guy. He isn't like that at all. But does that stop the government from destroying his reputation as a person? No.
Who's looking out for the rights of the falsely accused? People without money who are victim to this kind of abuse, false accusations; get shitty court-ordered attorneys to defend them. How fair is that?
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Now that I think about it, aren't you two being unusually antagonistic? Turn the other cheek, "he'll get what's coming to him in the afterlife, so let's move on", etc? Or have you finally seen the light? 😉
Second, I never said she did anything violent. Nor did I say that everyone should start being peaceful and happy and Utopian. How does not getting pissed off at one rapist who is already in jail for his crimes equate to the Nazis conquering Europe? I'll tell you how; it doesn't. If you want my reasoning, you can scroll up and read your own words: the people you listed that got angry and did something had a cause to fight against; slavery, Nazism, equality.
Ask yourself this: Is there a cause to fight against in this case? No. What would you propose people fight against? Rape? Rape is already "fought" against; it's a crime. Just like slavery is illegal, and segregation is illegal.
There's a reason the victims' rights amendment didn't get passed: because sometimes, people who aren't criminals get convicted of crimes. If we follow how you say we should react, Hawk, we would be throwing even more innocent people in jail because of the social trend it would cause: using blackmail as a weapon against people. If I was a person of low moral standards, and I didn't like my neighbors, I could accuse them of raping me and have their name tarnished forever. Oh wait, that kind of shit already happens to people. Throwing in that victims' rights amendment would be akin to convicting people before they've even been to court.
A good friend of mine's father was falsely accused of sexual abusing a child many years ago, and now he's a registered sex offender. He didn't serve any time, but they put his name in the newspaper along with other sex offenders. Now I know this guy. He isn't like that at all. But does that stop the government from destroying his reputation as a person? No.
Who's looking out for the rights of the falsely accused? People without money who are victim to this kind of abuse, false accusations; get shitty court-ordered attorneys to defend them. How fair is that?
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Now that I think about it, aren't you two being unusually antagonistic? Turn the other cheek, "he'll get what's coming to him in the afterlife, so let's move on", etc? Or have you finally seen the light? 😉
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