On Sunday, here in the Denver area, a 32 year-old woman was raped and left by a canal. She was found by an older woman out for her morning walk. Thankfully, she was not killed; the older woman helped her to assistance. I heard this story on a local radio station throughout the day yesterday. I searched the web, I searched all the local television and radio news stations web pages and could not find it anywhere. This morning I contacted the 710KNUS news desk and asked them what the story was again and asked why I couldn't find it on the Internet anywhere. The gentlemen retold the news release to me and gave me the name and number of a man there to contact when he comes in at 11 o'clock. But oh boy, does this one get me going.
The woman was at a bar Saturday night and 'befriended' two men. The customers in the bar were so suspicious of these men that they watched them throughout the evening. The bartender, seeing where this situation with the woman and the men was leading to, pulled her aside and told her not to leave with these men. The customers, still uncomfortable with these men, went so far as to videotape them leaving together and wrote down the license plate number of the vehicle they left in. Did you get that? Everyone in the bar, except the woman, knew something was not right with these guys.
Now, I am not condoning rape of any type, just like I said here awhile back. But I feel that the victim is partially to blame here. Who are you that you are willing to leave with TWO complete strangers? What part of your brain is not functioning when you make decisions such as these? How do you expect for good to come out of a decision such as this? A piece of advice ladies; any strange man you meet is a potential rapist. Reducing yourself to the level of a common prostitute is not going to bring about anything good. Guess these guys forgot that it was her body, her choice.
p.s. Go see Tom and this posting up that will turn your skin inside out.
**Just Because You Have The Right To Do Something Does Not Mean That It's The Right Thing To Do**
Posted by Stacy at May 26, 2005 09:09 AM | TrackBack