Canadian teenager commits suicide after photos of her being gang-raped went viral

[karadinart]

Though four boys attacked her, and took photos, they have never been arrested for 'lack of evidence' After two years of being shunned and attacked by her peers, she succumbed to depression.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/9985196/Teenager-commits-suicide-after-photograph-of-her-being-gang-raped-goes-viral.html

Anonymous, who cracked the silence around the recent rape attack of a teenager in Stubenville, have threatened to reveal the names of the rapists.

Comments

[bugeyedmonster.livejournal.com]

Sad to hear. Shared this link.

What is really shameful is the continued harassment, and the fact that she had to move and change schools. Not the perpetrators.

(I could totally understand the perpetrators being forced to move and change schools.)

It's like we're still stuck back in some previous era where a woman's honor hinged on her sexual reputation.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

It's like we're still stuck back in some previous era where a woman's honor hinged on her sexual reputation.

Yep, when will we get out of it?

[karadin.livejournal.com]

What is also bad that none of her 'friends' stood by her, the boys got to school, shared stories and pictures about her, and everyone believed them, she never went back to school, so the school never cared, they never even contacted the parents, about any of it. Now a lot of these kids are running scared, afraid of being outed, I say it can't happen too soon.

[kinkthatwinked.livejournal.com]

You know, I bet some of the same people who bullied her with slut shaming and sexual propositions probably expressed their condolences on her Facebook page. And don't see any correlation between their "little joke" and her downward spiral.

It's just mind boggling, the way some people's consciences work. Or don't work.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Oh I know some of them are, if there's a bandwagon, they are on it.

[shezan.livejournal.com]

What's stopping them? NAMES. Now.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Yes I agree completely, one of the boys in the case contacted her mother (after her death) to say that yes, she was drunk, but it wasn't rape, and yes, he took pictures and bragged about it, but now he's worried that he's going to be outed as a rapist, too bad it couldn't have happened while this poor girl was alive.

[goodbyemyfancy.livejournal.com]

This happened in my home town and I get so distraught every time I read about this. She actually saved the lives of 4 people with her organ donations. The family website is overloaded with donations and outpourings of support. And the province is definitely going after a full investigation.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine how difficult this must be for her parents, they must have felt so powerless, I hope someone kicks those boys in the ass and gets them to fess up (before anon outs them)