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marble falls

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6. There's guy in town who was subjected to this in the 90s in the next county over ...

Reply to Mister Ed (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 5, 2021, 12:57 PM

Oct 2021

... his coach was present and never said a word. His dad (who is a formidable man) was going to go to the HS and take it down brick by brick and get lawyers involved. My friend just wanted the whole thing buried out of embarrassment.

It changed his life in a terrible way, that he's only been able to fix in the last five or so years.

He was raped and he never got resolution because of his mortification from it.

Boys learn this sort of abuse from adult men.

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That particular iniation is very widely practised. Coaches have even been present. marble falls Oct 2021 #1

Good god. It had better start being widely prosecuted, then, and with the strictist of penalties. nt Mister Ed Oct 2021 #5

There's guy in town who was subjected to this in the 90s in the next county over ... marble falls Oct 2021 #6

That horrible story illuminates the plight of all rape victims, I guess. Mister Ed Oct 2021 #8

I do not grok this urge to humilate and project power over others. The perpetrators are almost ... marble falls Oct 2021 #9

Oh geez. blm Oct 2021 #2

Understatement of the year in the article: cab67 Oct 2021 #3

Ironically wryter2000 Oct 2021 #4

The school also needs to Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #7

When I was a sophomore in high school, the sophomores dressed rsdsharp Oct 2021 #10

This is sexual assault NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #11