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2015-04-06 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Rolling Stone Article on Rape at University of Virginia Failed All Basics, Report Says

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Posted by Fred 2015-04-06 01:47|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 >On Sunday, Ms. Erdely, in her first extensive comments since the article was cast into doubt, apologized to Rolling Stone's readers, her colleagues and "any victims of sexual assault who may feel fearful as a result of my article."

WHAT ABOUT THE FALSELY ACCUSED!!!!

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-04-06 03:00|| 2015-04-06 03:00|| Front Page Top

#2 actually the article was not a failure is some ways

-it allowed some US Senators to make pious speeches implying that Republicans were conducting 'war on women'

- it allowed Chancellor Sullivan to conduct an anti fraternity action

Posted by lord garth 2015-04-06 03:53|| 2015-04-06 03:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Nature abhors vacuum.
Robert A. Heinlein: "Pravda" Means "Truth"

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-06 04:37|| 2015-04-06 04:37|| Front Page Top

#4 They are shocked, shocked, to find out that they have dumba$$es on the editorial staff.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-04-06 07:06|| 2015-04-06 07:06|| Front Page Top

#5 When RS names "Jackie" then I'll believe they're getting to the heart of the story.

Posted by Steve White 2015-04-06 08:00|| 2015-04-06 08:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Too little, too late.

Sue their asses off.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-04-06 09:02|| 2015-04-06 09:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Remember these are the same lying 'journalists' that will cover the 2016 election.

Note to any Trunk hopeful - spend the next year attacking the media for its long list of lies. Get that doubt in the minds of the swing electorate early and often.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-04-06 09:10|| 2015-04-06 09:10|| Front Page Top

#8 When does President Sullivan resign for her knee-jerk suspension of all fraternity activities? I suspect "never", but she should be fired

Posted by Frank G 2015-04-06 10:02|| 2015-04-06 10:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Dr. Thompson is spinning in his groove.

Posted by Shipman 2015-04-06 11:10|| 2015-04-06 11:10|| Front Page Top

#10 On Sunday, Ms. Erdely, in her first extensive comments since the article was cast into doubt, apologized to Rolling Stone's readers, her colleagues and "any victims of sexual assault who may feel fearful as a result of my article."

Sounds like the victims were the frat boys. How about apologizing to them?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-04-06 11:58|| 2015-04-06 11:58|| Front Page Top

#11 Reading between the lines, she's sorry that she didn't write it better so as to hide the details that helped some catch onto the fiction almost immediately. Another edit and it could have taken weeks.

Avoided specific mention of which Fraternity, avoided bodily wounds, even exact days could have given this story legs enough to do the intended damage. Instead sloppy journalism made it easy to detect as a phony.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-04-06 14:44|| 2015-04-06 14:44|| Front Page Top

#12 The fraternity where the student identified in the article as "Jackie" said she was gang-raped announced Monday that it will "pursue all available legal action against the magazine."

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-04-06 17:30|| 2015-04-06 17:30|| Front Page Top

#13 Brian Williams might be looking for a biographer. Just Sayin

Posted by bbrewer126 2015-04-06 20:55|| 2015-04-06 20:55|| Front Page Top

#14 When the Journalist and 'Jackie' are serving 5 to 10 in a federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison then I would beleave it's being taken seriously.

False accusations like this make it much harder for real victims to be taken seriously.

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-04-06 21:07|| 2015-04-06 21:07|| Front Page Top

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