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Old 02-16-2011, 05:43 PM   #20
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I know there has been a lot of debate on news websites about what exactly happened to her. The Wall Street journal was the only source that explicitly said she had NOT been raped, but they also said she had been held for the angry mob for 30 minutes. A lot of people have dismissively claimed they just "pinched her butt". But "brutal sexual assault" taken in the context of a brutal beating by a 200 man mob, that lasted for 30mins, sounds like more than just a pat on the ass. Depending on what actually happened CBS' used of the euphemism "sexual assault" has led either to an under or over estimation of events, which is pretty significant considering the international ramifications. Even if it was just rough grabbing of her fully-clothed private parts during the beating, thats still serious, but not exactly the same as mob gang rape, which came to many people's minds.
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