Even if those involved in the Steubenville rape case in Ohio wanted to they can't push the violent act to the back of the minds of the town's other residents now as a moving billboard is preventing it according to a Thursday WKBN News account.
Hitched to the back of a truck, and making it easy to pull through the town of the "Big Red" football team, the big blue sign touts this message to Attorney General Mike DeWine: "Prosecute everyone who participated in the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Steubenville, including those who posted photos and videos on the Internet instead of trying to stop or report the crime. The world is watching Steubenville."
Indeed, the world is watching Steubenville. They want to see if justice is meted out in the horrible rape (and for the filthy photos and talk about it afterward).
And the town in Ohio is taking note, lodging their own complaints against the new Twitter and Facebook judge and jury members trying to preside over them according to Cleveland.com.
The online paper says that the town's residents and officials are pushing back against the negative image they have gotten as a result of the two football players arrested in the rape case. But shouldn't they be blaming the boys who are alleged to have committed the dastardly deed instead of people shocked by it?
The town's citizens don't think so, and creating rallies titled "Stand up for Steubenville Youth," while officials in the city chose to launch a website to provide more of a media presence on the topic, titling it "Steubenville Facts."
One of the more recent entries is by guest columnist Cathy Davison, in which she writes about separating fact from fiction in the horrific rape case.
The Ohio case involved the photographing of a young girl being victimized in a myriad of ways, and all while she lay unconscious at one party after another, since the perpetrators moved her from one location to the next, shockingly. Many believe the victim was given a date rate drug unknowingly, then used like a rag doll for decrepit boys' pleasure and amusement. And on top of that the guests in attendance at each party joined in the merriment by taking and posting photos of the victim onto social media.
And the town wonders why the rest of the people in the country are outraged?
Ohio's AG Mike DeWine appears to have his work cut out for him in the Steubenville rape case: Balancing the need for justice for a sexually victimized young woman while also ensuring a fair trial for those accused. And he's got to do it under the watchful eye of the world because 70,000 UltraViolet members say so on a moving billboard--and so does the outraged jury members on Twitter and Facebook.
And those jury members are toppling regimes in the MiddleEast, in case DeWine hasn't noticed, despite the "facts and fiction" reported from Steubenville.
(Moving billboard sign photo credit: WKBN.com)
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Comments: 5
The town supporting these jocks, wonder why they are now being labeled Stupidville? Is a sport more important than justice? What kind of mentality do these residents have? My heart goes out to this young lady. I cannot fathom the pain and anger, especially after these kids were bailed out. Must make her feel like she has been victimized again.
Big Red is a god to many there - bringing millions to the community, that has lost every industry they ever had.
For the 6 decades that I remember, the mayors, prosecutors, police, public defenders AND judges, are almost always related in some fashion, or best of friends. They go to the same clubs, diners, and coffee shops.
Illegal gambling , prostitution and drugs thrive there.
The Investigation will be the hardest part. Roadblocks every foot of the way.
Before the days I remember, the town was known as "Little Chicago" because the Mafia had such a strong hold there.
Look at this part - "two boys were charged" ............. Two????????
She was carried to at least 3 parties (some claim as many as 8), and we are sup[posed to believe only two?
Not a shot - not there - not with the mentality of that towns youth.
I would like to see it go to the Federal level - the girl was brought there from W. Va. (just across the river), for that purpose - Interstate transportation of a minor, in the commission of a crime.
Otherwise, there will be no justice, because the local government will stonewall.