So is this justice?

[NastyWoman]

After all the discussions about JoePa's behavior and statue I ran across this article. What kind of justice is there for this victim. keep in mind that the people who assaulted her had no problem sharing pictures of what they had done.

news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/savannah-dietrich-twitter-sexual-assault-louisville-174732753.html

[NastyWoman]

I don't know about sending money, but there is a link in the story to a petition to drop charges against here

[swamp]

I don't see how the court has any authority over her. She's not a subject of the court case.

And bad DA for not telling her about the plea. Bad DA.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

She disobeyed a court-order not to release the names of the accused. I assume because they are minors.

[ETA: I see Swamp's here - maybe she can clarify if this is so]

[swamp]

But criminal cases are titled "people v defendant". She isn't a party to the case

[NastyWoman]

And at 17 she's a minor too

[Jaguar]

Jul 22, 2012 16:51:37 GMT -5 @lonewolf said:

I don't think the names of minors should be protected, especially in cases like this.
Slam the crap out of them the first time and maybe there wouldn't be a second.

Yes and they posted the attack and her image all over the web. That's NEVER going to go away now. She's screwed royally for life.

[Jaguar]

Jul 22, 2012 16:56:50 GMT -5 @lonewolf said:

Jul 22, 2012 16:54:14 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

Yes and they posted the attack and her image all over the web. That's NEVER going to go away now. She's screwed royally for life.

Then only fair that the same be done to them. Good for her!

Taken from the link ~

Dietrich was assaulted by the pair after passing out at a party. They later shared photos of the assault with friends.

[Jaguar]

Jul 22, 2012 17:07:13 GMT -5 @lonewolf said:

Jul 22, 2012 17:01:57 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

Taken from the link ~

Dietrich was assaulted by the pair after passing out at a party. They later shared photos of the assault with friends.

You know...until we start publicly shaming offenders, I
can't see how things will improve.

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I seriously agree

[Deleted]

I think if they're old enough to commit a crime like that then they're old enough to be treated as adults by the law. Brave girl, good on her.

[femmefatale]

Brave girl...Hats off to her!

[taz157]

Jul 22, 2012 16:56:50 GMT -5 @lonewolf said:

Jul 22, 2012 16:54:14 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

Yes and they posted the attack and her image all over the web. That's NEVER going to go away now. She's screwed royally for life.

Then only fair that the same be done to them. Good for her!

Jul 22, 2012 17:53:26 GMT -5 @devianity said:

I think if they're old enough to commit a crime like that then they're old enough to be treated as adults by the law. Brave girl, good on her.

to both

[deziloooooo]

I would like to see their campaign speeches the next time they run for elected office..if they do lock this young girl up for speaking out ..

news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/savannah-dietrich-twitter-sexual-assault-louisville-174732753.html
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17-year-old sexual assault victim could face charges for tweeting names of attackers

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.By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News | The Lookout – 7 hrs ago...

A Kentucky girl who was sexually assaulted could face contempt of court charges after she tweeted the names of her juvenile attackers.

"Savannah Dietrich, the 17-year-old victim, was frustrated by a plea deal reached late last month by the two boys who assaulted her, and took to Twitter to expose them--violating a court order to keep their names confidential.

"There you go, lock me up," Dietrich tweeted after naming the perpetrators. "I'm not protecting anyone that made my life a living Hell." Her Twitter account has since been closed"


To read whole article/story click on link

[flopsy]

If they shared pictures of her it's not a mystery as to who the boys are... They should be sentenced as adults.

Good for her

[Jaguar]

Yes they should be sentenced as adults. They destroyed an innocent young woman's early life. No clue on how long it will take if ever for her to heal if ever she does. And with the images of the sexual attack done to her on the web, those boys should be hung, drawn and quartered in the media & public opinion.

[Bluerobin]

Bad Judge if he accepts the plea. Even worse judge if he holds her in contempt. If she wants to get a bill board to tell her story, I will donate. These scum should be ostracized.

[MarleyKeezy78]

Wouldn't they be put on the sex offenders list and it would be public knowledge anyway I don't think she was in the wrong, those boys deserve a much harsher punishment!!!

[wodehouse]

yeah, that makes me mad. I wish the YM lawyering types wouuld weigh in on this more. But maybe there's only so much that can be said.

[NancysSummerSip]

I see no reason for the two boys to be protected. As the victim, only her name should have been withheld, had that been an option. The boys took that away from her when they shared the photos of what happened. They did the crime, and despite their ages, I think it completely justified that their names be revealed. If they have mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, etc., I'll just bet those women are so proud of their conduct.


I don't condone the situation under which the assault took place. There was alcohol and underage drinking involved, apparently. But there's dumb teenage antics and there's crossing the line.

[taz157]

Jul 23, 2012 14:43:39 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

I see no reason for the two boys to be protected. As the victim, only her name should have been withheld, had that been an option. The boys took that away from her when they shared the photos of what happened. They did the crime, and despite their ages, I think it completely justified that their names be revealed. If they have mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, etc., I'll just bet those women are so proud of their conduct.

I don't condone the situation under which the assault took place. There was alcohol and underage drinking involved, apparently. But there's dumb teenage antics and there's crossing the line.

[NastyWoman]

Bump
I want to read what Kitten had to say

[NastyWoman]

her post seems to have disappeared

[mollyanna58]

The "victims" lawyers have dropped the motion for a contempt charge.

slatest.slate.com/posts/2012/07/24/savannah_dietrich_sexual_assault_victim_won_t_face_contempt_charge_for_tweeting_attackers_names_.html

[Bluerobin]

Yep, her knowledge didn't come from court proceedings, so she is not in contempt. Her knowledge came first hand.

[beags]

I clicked on the original link and got "server hangup" So what happened?

[Sammy]

Jul 22, 2012 16:28:25 GMT -5 NastyWoman said:

After all the discussions about JoePa's behavior and statue I ran across this article. What kind of justice is there for this victim. keep in mind that the people who assaulted her had no problem sharing pictures of what they had done.

news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/savannah-dietrich-twitter-sexual-assault-louisville-174732753.html

Happens all the time and it's infuriating. You have to assume that the prosecutors do not want to jeopardize their case against the creeps thus the reason for the no discussing of the case.