Spin Doctoring

When you see these kinds of headlines, is it any wonder that customers are turning away from the mainstream media in droves? Apparently, the worst thing about gang rape is not the actual gang rape, but rather the possibility that political movements that the mainstream media doesn’t care for might gain ground because of it.

Last month’s alleged gang rape in Catania has become not only a symbol of violence against women in the country, but a cause célèbre for Italy’s far-right government. The seven suspected perpetrators were all Egyptian migrants, three of them under the age of 18, Catania police confirmed to CNN.

Yet in the latest case, officials have centered their attention on the background of the alleged perpetrators.

As if the background of a rapist would be an irrelevant consideration.

The judge investigating the most recent case, Carlo Umberto Cannella, said the suspects were likely to reoffend because they were not “accustomed to civilization.”

18 Replies to “Spin Doctoring”

  1. … because they were not “accustomed to civilization.”

    Or as your PM scolds … not accustomed to the “rules based order”. Eh PM squishy?

  2. The left get very angry at us when we point out that men who come from third world countries where women have no value do not make very good citizens. Yes their back ground matters, under Islamic precepts it is only viewed as rape if there are, forget how many, witnesses view said rape.

  3. I realize that the word “allegedly” must be used until the trial is finished, but the gang rape was conducted in front of her slightly older boyfriend who was held and made to watch the rape – she is 13.
    If they are convicted, then yes, they should be deported back to Egypt, preferably by trebuchet! I personally would have them gelded, but that is just me!

    1. Medieval crimes perpetrated by medieval criminals deserve medieval punishments. Geld them, fry the bits in oil, and feed them to the swine in front of them. Without so much as a leather to bite down on. Then disembowel with a rusty hook and behead them.

        1. You’re right. Geld their progeny as well. In front of them as they lay dying. With their fathers looking on.

          Medieval enough yet?

    2. If it can be forensically established that rape occurred, then the only issue is whether or not the accused are guilty. Given the boyfriend witnessed one rape, and the others were passed about on social media, the guilt or innocence of the accused should be fairly easy to establish.
      However, I join in the condemnation of CTV for trivializing rape, particularly of young teens.

  4. In Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars getting Coffee”, the late Norm MacDonald was talking about Bill Cosby, and quoted another “comedian” (Patton Oswald). Oswald said that the worst thing about Cosby was the hypocrisy. Norm said, “I disagree. The worst thing about Bill Cosby was the raping.”

    Typical Norm MacDonald humor. I’d say it relates well to the initial post.

  5. As soon as I see left-wing dog-whistles like “far right”, “white supremacy” and the like, I immediately assume 1) that the person using it has no idea what it means (except that it’s BAD!!!), 2) that their sole utility is to confirm to fellow-travelers that he or she is on the right — i.e. left — side, and 3) that the rest of the opinions will be no more valuable. I’m still willing to give them a chance, until my bias is confirmed.

  6. On the most important matters, the existential matters, western states fail their citizenry every single day.

  7. skill testing Q:
    do details work their way back to the old country?
    yes.
    followup Q:
    it is remotely possible SOME subsesquent queue jumpers do so anticipating violent sexual pleasure with zeeeeero consequences?
    final Q: what in HE-hockey sticks is WRONG with western leadershit that seems to want and does enough of the necessities to MAKE SURE it happens?

    are they attempting to gauge the propensity of the swirling masses to comply with ‘x’?

    lots more Qs left unacknowledged and unanswered

  8. They would rather fight for abstract causes than deal with the fallout of their own policies.. Government funded revolution to make everything as awful as possible..

    Said it before.. I’m never the smartest guy in the room by a long shot.. But I do catch on quick.. I will never vote again.. That 15 minutes belongs to me and you can’t have it..

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