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John DePetro To Be Suspended By WRKO ?

> > Are you serious???? What kind of nonsense is this????
> IMO
> > Depetro's remarks were right on the money and anyone with
> a
> > brain can figure that out, it's been great radio for WRKO,
>
> > most of the listeners calling in agree with Depetro so I
> > don't see where or why he should get fired, he isn't
> saying
> > anything out of line.
> >
> Maybe you and some of the other posters here aren't familiar
> with New York. That part of town has lots of young people
> going to clubs and bars and lounges at that time of night.
> It is not a desolate street where a woman's going to get
> raped and no one would see her. At 5am you will see crowds
> coming out of clubs, couples, singles, women catching cabs.
> If anything, the Lower East Side has enough pedestrian
> traffic that the neighbors complain and THAT is a hot issue
> in NY right now.
>
> But that's all besides the point. Rape is wrong and you
> can't justify it. And murder is also wrong, and a sin too.
> Don't even try to justify that one bro!
>

Neither Depetro, nor anyone here is justifying rape, murder or anything of the sort. That's just a straw-man that you are using to justify your argument. Ridiculous and inaccurate.

The girl used bad judgement, which made her more vulnerable to a predator. It's as simple as that. A poor decision on her part lead to (but did not cause) a tragedy. Yes, she has a right to be on the street alone at 4 am - but this is the REAL WORLD and there are bad people in it. When you make such a bad decision, it can have horrendous results.

THAT is the argument that Depetro put forth and he has a right to that opinion. Would you like your girlfriend, wife or daughter to be running around the Bowery, drunk and alone at 4 am? I'd bet not - because you would be worried sick about the risk involved. And, that's the point.

Hey, I don't care for Depetro. I think that he has no pipes, his accent is awful and his topic selection is frequently amateurish. But not only did he do nothing wrong here, he probably cemented himself as a large-market talker with his various appearances on TV in the past week.

Most importantly, it's (still) a free country and he has a right to his opinion!
 
Re: Don't be ridiculous!

> So it's OK to kill a woman because she wasn't with her
> friends?

Do you really think that this is what people are saying? If so, you need some of that ear wax remover! And, a new pair of reading glasses.

Try a different argument/justification next time.
 
> > Maybe you and some of the other posters here aren't
> familiar
> > with New York. That part of town has lots of young people
> > going to clubs and bars and lounges at that time of night.
>
> > It is not a desolate street where a woman's going to get
> > raped and no one would see her. At 5am you will see
> crowds
> > coming out of clubs, couples, singles, women catching
> cabs.
> > If anything, the Lower East Side has enough pedestrian
> > traffic that the neighbors complain and THAT is a hot
> issue
> > in NY right now.
> >
> > But that's all besides the point. Rape is wrong and you
> > can't justify it. And murder is also wrong, and a sin
> too.
> > Don't even try to justify that one bro!
> >
>
> reading your posts, you sound like an effin' idiot. please
> don't be insulted, but you're. if you must know, most rapes
> and
> sexual assaults against women are rarely reported beacaus
> the
> victims often don't want to relive the incident. the
> investigation
> process often adds to the victim's trauma.
>
> just because people party till 5am, it doesn't mean crime
> and bad
> things don't happen in that part of town.
>
No need for name calling. This is a discussion among adults, or I assume we are all adults.

You don't need to tell me that most rape victims don't report incidents. That's common knowledge.

And poor judgement is still does not justify rape.
 
> > Why would he? If she were with friends and not alone she'd
>
> > be alive today.
> >> Whoever killed this woman did so because she was alone
> and
> >
> > > an easy target.
> > > That's what DePetro and many others have been saying all
>
> > > along.
> > >
> >
> > So it's OK to kill a woman because she wasn't with her
> > friends?
>
> Stop embarrassing yourself Ciao.
> Your lack of reading comprehension is pretty sad.
> Your agenda is yours but stop misrepresenting other peoples
> words.
>
Huh? I'm not the one defending the notion that she asked to be raped by her poor judgement. If you think that way, that's very sad.
 
Re: Your HATE is beyond reason.

> What happened to the plan to shut down this board anyway?
> Seems like the only way to put a stop to the constant
> mudslinging from the thread starter and others.

Bingo! Goes to show, once again, that the board's moderator is nothing but a petulant drama queen.

Get a real moderator in here who will bust behind and not whine "I'm going to shut the board down!" every other hour.
 
>I have no idea if the guy has a vendetta against Depetro but his points are valid just the same.<

And exactly what "valid" points were there? That he made the whole thing up? That he used "looks like" and "word is" to cover up the fact that he has nothing whatsoever to back up his "points," other than his fanatical hatred for anything Depetro does? That his constant bleat that "Depetro is no good" makes it anything other than his opinion?

How long ago was it, exactly, when this board's moderator threatened to shut it down because of crapola like this? I see how much is being done about it. No wonder industry professionals stay away from here in droves.
 
> > Denny Crane here. I'll defend Terraplane pro bono.

Let's combine threads here. Instead of hocking your law practice of Dewey, Cheatem and Howe for free on this site, make a horrible commercial that is worse than Jordan's Furniture so we can make fun of it.
 
Re: Don't be ridiculous!

> Try a different argument/justification next time.

Although he's doing a terrible job trying, I think Depetro is attempting to say that she increased her odds of being attacked because she was alone and possibly drunk, if that's what happened. I was mugged once in NY, primarily because I was alone and drunk. No one (I hope) is saying she in any way deserved what happened, or even brought it on herself.
 
Re: Don't be ridiculous!

> > Try a different argument/justification next time.
>
> Although he's doing a terrible job trying, I think Depetro
> is attempting to say that she increased her odds of being
> attacked because she was alone and possibly drunk, if that's
> what happened. I was mugged once in NY, primarily because I
> was alone and drunk. No one (I hope) is saying she in any
> way deserved what happened, or even brought it on herself.
>
No Infidel, they have NEVER said that she in any way deserved what happened. You've got it right!

Most women are aware that you need to have some caution out there because there are dangerous people. This poor girl ignored that instinct and some creep took advantage of the opportunity.

It doesn't matter if it was a bouncer, a bar owner, or a drueling psychopath on the street....being alone and inebriated at 4 am in New York (though it would be true almost anywhere) dramatically increased her odds of a tragedy that night. It does not make it "her fault". But, had she stayed with her friends - or if she followed her friend's advice to come home - she would be alive and it may have been another girl killed. Or not, we'll just never know. Hey, hindsight is 20/20.

But, no matter how you feel about it, it's a cautionary tale for the rest of us.
 
Re: Don't be ridiculous!

> > > Try a different argument/justification next time.
> >
> > Although he's doing a terrible job trying, I think Depetro
>
> > is attempting to say that she increased her odds of being
> > attacked because she was alone and possibly drunk, if
> that's
> > what happened. I was mugged once in NY, primarily because
> I
> > was alone and drunk. No one (I hope) is saying she in any
>
> > way deserved what happened, or even brought it on herself.
>
> >
> No Infidel, they have NEVER said that she in any way
> deserved what happened. You've got it right!
>
> Most women are aware that you need to have some caution out
> there because there are dangerous people. This poor girl
> ignored that instinct and some creep took advantage of the
> opportunity.
>
> It doesn't matter if it was a bouncer, a bar owner, or a
> drueling psychopath on the street....being alone and
> inebriated at 4 am in New York (though it would be true
> almost anywhere) dramatically increased her odds of a
> tragedy that night. It does not make it "her fault". But,
> had she stayed with her friends - or if she followed her
> friend's advice to come home - she would be alive and it may
> have been another girl killed. Or not, we'll just never
> know. Hey, hindsight is 20/20.
>
> But, no matter how you feel about it, it's a cautionary tale
> for the rest of us.
>
Truth is, most rapes aren't situations where a black man grabs a woman off the street. When that does happen, it gets hyped. Most rapes are committed by a person familiar, to different degrees, to the victim. So really, how can you decrease your odds of sexual assault when in most cases the purpetrator is the mailman, the priest, the repair man, your uncle? Not unless you lock yourself into a closet.
 
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