Let the Anger Cause Change!

A 15-year-old student who was gang-raped as bystanders did nothing delivered a message of peace to a rally at her high school last night. "Violence is always the wrong choice," the girl said in a message read by her pastor. "We realize people are angry about this. But let the anger cause change, change that is necessary to keep our children, our neighbors, and our friends safe."

Six people are currently in custody for the two-hour attack that left the victim in critical condition as bystanders watched and took pictures with cell phones. Police are seeking more suspects, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A close friend of the victim said she may return to school, where she was attacked last month as she left her homecoming dance. "As long as no one treats her differently from before, she'll be fine," the pal said. "She's still the same person, just less trusting now."
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I m so appalled at that pal's "well meaning" words. I applaud the survivor to prevail upon non violence and to use this experience to evoke change. Equally stunning is the support that the other students and the community is giving this victim and recognizing that this is an outrageous crime. I doubt though America would have taken much notice except for the fact that the teens who "watched" or filmed with camera phones did not stop it nor call for help.

Unless one is actually in the position of the survivor, I do not think they can imagine that life will ever be the same for her or even the apathetic losers who watched this. Surely the guilt must eat at them. How could they have not cared to get involved?

The child was in intensive care, had a rape kit done which involves hours of scraping swapping and collecting evidence. It is not like the movies or tv, over in five minutes. You are poked and prodded by strangers, photographed naked, tweezered and swabbed while one struggles to keep trembling thighs apart while a doctor or tech inserts a speculum into an already painful area that has been traumatized.

then come the grillings from the police, why were you there? what did you do? what did they do? To say I was raped is not good enough for pressing charges, one has to spell it out and relive it in detail again. later another detective might question you again to make sure you arent lying ( as if one would under go all that just for fun. If there is a court case, one goes before a grand jury or straight to trial unless you chicken out and wont testify... which is quite normal considering all the wounding that has been done already. And if by chance he goes free, you will
still be fine" Please.

15 year old raped while bystanders just watched and filmed

What the hell is wrong with society that no one does anyone in the face of evil criminal acts? Are we such a society that a bunch of assholes will VIDEOTAPE a 15 year old girls assault which lasted 2 hours, with their cell phones instead of calling 911? No they called others so the crowd grew larger. and still no one helped that poor child. She was traumatized and assualted so badly, that she had to be airlifted to the hospital.

Why arent parents teaching moral character? I hope and pray to God that the non participants are arrested as well. I am sure that many were teens as this girl was walking home afterhomecoming and the attack happened near her school. Two arrests have been made so far of her 7 attackers.


From newser.com 10/27/09
Newser) – Two arrests have been made in a homecoming night rape of a 15-year-old high school student that was witnessed by as many as 15 do-nothing bystanders. Some may have even participated in the two-hour attack in a San Francisco suburb while others apparently filmed the assault with cell phones, according to police. No one called police or helped the victim. "As people announced over time that this was going on, more people came to see, and some actually participated," said a police official. FOR more details click title above

UPDATE:
Newser) – San Francisco-area cops have arrested three more young men in the savage gang rape, beating, and robbery of a 15-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance while dozens more watched. Five youths are being held, ranging from a 15-year-old boy who knew the victim to a 21-year-old. The girl was drinking outside the dance Saturday night, reports the San Francisco Chronicle, and the group turned on her when she became drunk. Charges are expected today.

I pose this to you... DO SOMETHING.


Can you imagine her terror and her shame, not only for the assault but for the fact that others watched and did nothing. She must blame herself for being in this situation because she got drunk with these boys/men . Which still does not excuse their behavior in any way shape or form.

I was beaten once by my ex at a party, which nothing compared to what this poor child went through, and I started thinking I must deserve this cus no one is stopping it. Victims blame themselves, it is automatic it seems, that we try to find ways to sort it out....no matter how wrong our thinking is. The assualt or beatings or whatever are bad enough, but when we find out someone saw it or knew of it and did nothing, we feel another conflicting things: anger at others, rage, terror of people, society and loss of trust.