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  1. March 5th, 2009 09:07 PM #1
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    Brazil girl, alleged rape victim, aborts twins

    Brazil girl, alleged rape victim, aborts twins
    The procedure on the 9-year-old girl draws complaints from Catholic church
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29515505/
    OMG, how crappy is that headline?
    She's an alleged rape victim is she? Because 9 year olds can actually have consensual sex with males old enough to produce sperm can they?
    And as for the catholic church. They really have a problem with children, don't they?
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  2. March 6th, 2009 12:36 AM #2
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    Re: Brazil girl, alleged rape victim, aborts twins

    Originally posted by Malacasta

    OMG, how crappy is that headline?
    She's an alleged rape victim is she? Because 9 year olds can actually have consensual sex with males old enough to produce sperm can they?
    My god. That headline is horrendous. How is it alleged? A 9 year old girl can't consent to sex. That's outrageous.

    And as for the Catholic Church. Wow... what an issue to take on.
    Capitalization is the difference between "I had to help my Uncle Jack off a horse." and "I had to help my uncle jack off a horse."

    There is never a good time for lazy writing!
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  3. March 6th, 2009 12:42 AM #3
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    Perhaps the Catholic Church gave up compassion for Lent...
    "Believe it or not, I'm a complete catch."
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  4. March 6th, 2009 05:17 AM #4
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    Re: Re: Brazil girl, alleged rape victim, aborts twins

    Originally posted by Aristotle
    How is it alleged? A 9 year old girl can't consent to sex.
    This.
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  5. March 6th, 2009 08:03 AM #5
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    I think legally the writer must include "alleged" until a guilty verdict has been reached in a court of law.
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  6. March 6th, 2009 04:32 PM #6
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    The step father is the alleged rapist, but the girls was pregnant with twins. She got pregnant by being penetrated. A nine year old can't consent to that therefore she was raped.

    If you found someone dismembered, bled out with a carving knife lying next to the body, you wouldn't say they were an 'alleged murder victim'.

    Probably it was a stupid error on behalf of the headline writer, but it has the effect of making it look like the 9 year old might be lying about getting raped.
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  7. March 6th, 2009 04:59 PM #7
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    Since the age of consent in Brazil is 14, that is obviously a case of statutory rape.
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  8. March 6th, 2009 11:18 PM #8
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    Originally posted by khaltek
    I think legally the writer must include "alleged" until a guilty verdict has been reached in a court of law.
    They have to use the word "alleged" when talking about the perpetrator, not the victim. So the suspect at this point would be an alleged rapist, but the victim is definitely a rape victim. Of course I'm not a lawyer...I'm just applying logic to the situation.
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  9. March 7th, 2009 06:06 AM #9
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    Originally posted by Gadiantor
    They have to use the word "alleged" when talking about the perpetrator, not the victim. So the suspect at this point would be an alleged rapist, but the victim is definitely a rape victim. Of course I'm not a lawyer...I'm just applying logic to the situation.
    I was about to post this.

    The headline writer needs to be slapped hard and often.
    Capitalization is the difference between "I had to help my Uncle Jack off a horse." and "I had to help my uncle jack off a horse."

    There is never a good time for lazy writing!
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  10. March 7th, 2009 05:31 PM #10
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    Ugh.

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