I had to turn off the video, too. I couldn't stand the thought of these otherwise "normal, average" kids doing that. That boy talking so casually about a girl being dead, and completely unconcerned with her rape. I went and stared at my son for an hour, thinking of all the ways I could infuse empathy and humanity and kindness into him.
We need to have open discussion with kids that lack of consent, whether through deliberate intoxication or as the result of being Roofied is RAPE, and nothing but rape. You can hear one of the guys in the background of the "she's dead" video say, "Well, she was the one who drank that much." Yes, because any time anyone is passed out, FOR ANY REASON, that's automatic consent to sex with anyone in the area. WTF???
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Date: 2013-01-07 08:32 pm (UTC)We need to have open discussion with kids that lack of consent, whether through deliberate intoxication or as the result of being Roofied is RAPE, and nothing but rape. You can hear one of the guys in the background of the "she's dead" video say, "Well, she was the one who drank that much." Yes, because any time anyone is passed out, FOR ANY REASON, that's automatic consent to sex with anyone in the area. WTF???
It's heartbreaking and soul-crushing, B.