DUmmies discuss gangrape - urge calls to emergency numberWe've heard the story of the gangrape that occured in Richmond, VA with a crowd standing by calling 911 while they were watching a young woman be raped by several attackers. The answer for what should have been done is drive off the attackers, however necessary up to and including killing them, and render aid to the victim while the emergency services are enroute. Of course, True mud insists on just watching and calling emergency.
trumad (1000+ posts) Wed Oct-28-09 08:53 AM
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So I sat my kids down last night and read them the story of the 15 yeard old Gangbang rape victim.
Edited on Wed Oct-28-09 08:54 AM by trumad
My 16 year old son---my 15 year old daughter---and my 12 year old son.
We talked about what each would do if they came upon a situation like that and each said they would whip out their cell phones and call the cops.
My 16 year old who stands about 6:1---215 pounds said he would intervene and try to stop it. I told him that it was brave to do that---but the best immediate action would be to call the cops. I said a crazed mob is just that---crazed--- and who knows what they would do. He told me he would still try.
I'm not slapping myself on my back for sitting my kids down to discuss this--- but these are the type of discussions we should have with our kids.
It's unfortunate that we have many parents who will never have discussions like this with their kids---and who barely talk to their kids.
I've often said that bad parents can be just as deadly as Weapons of Mass Destruction---
By the way true mud, mob psychology can be turned against the mob, kill or severely injure, again using whatever is required to do so and on hand, the first one within reach, and the next as necessary, and the rest will panic. Refer to Belisaius' mercenaries in Constantinople.
seabeyond (1000+ posts) Wed Oct-28-09 09:08 AM
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10. grabbed my 15 and 12 yr old and explained situation and said, "you do know to AT THE LEAST call 911
Edited on Wed Oct-28-09 09:08 AM by seabeyond
dontcha. if not stepping in to stop, at least call for help". just last night, too.
told hubby
living in the day we have to teach kids to do right....
i hear ya
and pretty sure kids already knew and would.
Yep, don't get involved the police will be along to write a history report.
Altoid_Cyclist (433 posts) Wed Oct-28-09 09:13 AM
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15. You are to be commended.
Society is rapidly becoming a genetic cesspool. What was going on during this attack would be a hell of a situation to try to physically intervene. Your son could easily end up dead judging by the mob mentality that was present.
A surreptitious phone call would be safer, but you have obviously raised your children well if he would even think about physically stepping in.
This world is becoming like something out of Clockwork Orange.
Not genetic, DUmmie, moral. What did you think would happen when you lowered every one to the status of animals and then refused to judge any action as immoral. You helped create this decay in society DUmmie. It also doesn't help that you keep telling victims to just lay back and let it happen, it's not worth your life. Criminals don't like to try to commit a crime against someone who will resist.
Altoid_Cyclist (433 posts) Wed Oct-28-09 10:21 AM
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43. We still talk about the one fight that my brother had with my Dad.
My Dad was a physically unimposing figure. He was the one that taught us that violence is a last resort only to be used when and if necessary. This was his view on both wars and personal dealings.
I still don't know what started it, but one of my brothers was really giving Dad a hard time about something. My brother still laughs about it, but at some point he lost it and drew his fist back to hit my Dad.
My brother says it wasn't a real fight though. He says that all he remembers is starting to throw the punch and the sound of Dad's fist hitting him and my brother hitting the ground. That was the first and last time that my brother did something that stupid.
Never underestimate the strength of a father who grew up on a farm and worked his butt off his whole life.
Somehow, I doubt a strongly worded request to stop raping the woman is going to help.
lame54 (1000+ posts) Wed Oct-28-09 11:04 AM
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53. get somewhere out of sight and yell...
"The cops are coming"
that should break it up w/o risking your own neck
Yeah, that'll work.
title modified by franksolich so it doesn't look so much to be about gangrene; sorry for the inconvenience
