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Sky Jewels

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16. Beyond the victim, only males should get to decide punishment?

Reply to RVN VET71 (Reply #10)

Sat Oct 7, 2023, 01:59 PM

Oct 2023

How patriarchal and fucked up is that world view?! Women are not possessions of men!

Also, there are plenty of single women and lesbians who get raped, as well as daughters of absent and abusive fathers, etc. who often get raped by the very same males or other male family members.

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A man 1,600 miles away witnesses a rape on a live Key West web cam [View all] Quixote1818 Oct 2023 OP

She was raped twice. ItsjustMe Oct 2023 #1

10 years isn't enough time for both of them. That was extremely disturbing and twice in one night Quixote1818 Oct 2023 #2

That's a slap on the wrist. Dave Bowman Oct 2023 #6

The second rapist pretended to help her after the first guy raped her, only to do the same thing! SunSeeker Oct 2023 #4

I saw that story.. really horrifying..so glad both perps were caught Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #3

Horrifying Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #5

Nailed it. North Shore Chicago Oct 2023 #14

This is why RocRizzo55 Oct 2023 #7

They'd just find another way to hurt women. JenniferJuniper Oct 2023 #8

This is why all women need to carry vercetti2021 Oct 2023 #9

Too quick, too easy, too painless RVN VET71 Oct 2023 #10

How weird that you choose only men to be making that determination. lostnfound Oct 2023 #12

Not weird RVN VET71 Oct 2023 #18

Beyond the victim, only males should get to decide punishment? Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #16

I challenge you to justify your description of my "world view". RVN VET71 Oct 2023 #17

Which brain RocRizzo55 Oct 2023 #11

First rapist is Jorge Calderon Nunez, 32; second rapist is Kerry Calvin Gasag, 39 dalton99a Oct 2023 #13

and Trump is a free man. . . Emile Oct 2023 #15