Not going to watch the video because I really like my job and don't want to lose it by shouting expletives at my desk, but just wanted to point out that CNN(.com) did mention the victim. Except it was a few days earlier, with a headline of "Alleged Victim Breaks Down in Court" or something along those lines. It talked about how two days ago (before the sentencing), the victim went on the stand and, understandably, began to cry as she went over her horrendous experiences.
So now, as I've come to expect from the 24 hour need for news, they've completely disregarded the old news and are focusing on the new news, which is that these two young rapists have been sentenced. Then CNN's talking heads spoke about it, probably honestly, and people disagreed. Because, yeah, it's sad that two young guys are going to forever be labeled as something negative, but it's their own fault for doing something extremely terrible.
So once the talking heads said these insensitive comments (which at least point out that there are consequences, although the recaps I've seem to point out that they don't highlight the most important aspect: Rape Is Bad), the internet latched onto them. I can't tell you what they've said in the past 72 hours, because the blogs I read and my Facebook friends weren't posting about it.
Maybe when they covered the victim's break down in court, the talking heads also said stuff like, "it's incredibly difficult to watch a young girl's life ruined like that." Or something along those lines. At least I hope they did. If anyone has all of CNN DVR'd, that would be really helpful in pointing out the news conglomerate's mistakes.
Pretty OK. Had to work a ten hour day, but was able to go to Toys R Us to look at remote controlled cars and Star Wars toys for upcoming library programs and kill an hour.
And then I helped my manager come up with passive aggressive ways to get back at the building manager for harassing her for asking him to do his job.
Has anyone heard any good jokes lately?
Uh...Matthew "I Killed a Guy With a Car 20-some Years Ago (and Tried to Help the Family With Closure 16 Years After, but Still Killed a Guy and Was Fined Only $175)" Broderick in a car commercial?
I don't know, you guys.
“If I was on that stage with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of music in that first-class venue and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to place this guitar somewhere safely, don’t worry.’”
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