Yesterday I posted a diary about a young lady who tweeted the names of the two boys who sexually abused her, took pictures of the attack, and distributed the pictures.
The gist is:
- A young woman was sexually assaulted at a party
- Pictures of the assault were taken and distributed
- The boys who were convicted of the crime were given plea bargains
- The victim felt wronged by the plea bargains and fought back by relinquishing her right to privacy and publishing the names of the boys who attacked her on Twitter.
- The girl has to see the judge in this matter to deal with a contempt of court charge.
A number of petitions have been created to ask the judge to reconsider the contempt charges. Those of you who are so inclined may wish to sign one or all of the petitions. Also reading the reasons (outrage) of the people who are signing the petitions is very interesting.
9:20 PM PT: Meteor Blades has a great article on this subject on the front page (Open Thread for Night Owls diary) of DKOS. Here is a link to the full article with the comment section: http://www.dailykos.com/...
10:19 PM PT: 8ackgr0und N015e also has an excellent diary on this issue, it can be found here:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
It should be noted that at least one source in the media is claiming that the Daily Kos is the group that "outed" the perpetrators:
http://theoriginalgreenwichdiva.com/...