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rape, recipes in comments, religion, still not funny, unfunny write-up, unfunny_business, urge to kill rising, why otf_wank is depressing

People can't be an assault victims until they've been criticized
The CBC reports a story about a 66-year-old missionary, Eloise Bergen, and her husband who was assaulted in Kenya earlier this year, and recently testified against her assaulters. People feel the need to state their opinions in the comments:

donnico: maybe the Indigenous people of Africa don't want to be 'civilized and christianized'.

RogerKolbe: [replying to donnico] Then don't complain when the Janjaweed dismembers live victims, when baby girls are raped to cure aids, or slavery runs rampant.

Your type is usually at the front of the line when atrocities happen, crying 'we should do something!"

clearlight makes several snarky comments, all along the lines of "Religious fools rush in where rational beings fear to tread. ;-)" and all with a passive aggressive wink emoticon at the end.

AlanHarrison: There should be a special tax put on all travel to dangerous destinations to fund the health care and rehabilitation that people require when they return....

I bet you that if these people had just stayed in Canada, they wouldn't have been beaten and raped. But they made a conscious decision to go somewhere dangerous. I also made a conscious decision to smoke my cigars and I have to pay a SHEEEEEEEEE-ATSU load of tax to do so. Fair's fair!

There are no people who are beaten or raped in Canada. No way.

skippi: I have read that people who can genuinely forgive someone who has wronged them heal completely and more quickly than those who cannot. Either the Bergens are the living proof of that or he and/or she are ticking time bombs. I sincerely hope it is the former.

Victims must forgive their attackers or else they aren't good Christians, and may one day kill other people!

This story has been widely reported by Canadian media, so there are even more choice comments, including an opinion piece and replies on the Globe and Mail site. There are also articles from when the assault occurred, including a longer comment thread at the original CBC article.

ETA: Sorry, was a mispost (the comments I originally found were wanky rather than plain depressing, and I forgot to change the field). The recipes sound delicious, though.

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	Re: recipes? joye 2009-01-15 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	It's the kind that comes in a package from the grocery store, but I can get the real stuff if I head to the Strip or Bloomfield (two of Pittsburgh's neighborhoods with good ethnic grocery stores). So if it was a recipe that was really special, I might be willing to make the trip. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: recipes? tachikoma01 2009-01-15 07:25 pm UTC (link)
	I was just wondering because I miss the real stuff this time of year. I don't have anything super-special in mind. I'd probably just make a from-scratch pepperoni/green pepper pizza myself. [Love Italian food, hate fast food grease, so usually make it myself] (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: recipes? tachikoma01 2009-01-15 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	[But because I can't edit my comment, I'll ETA this: kraftfoods.com and America's Test Kitchen have never let me down yet!] (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: recipes? come_love_sleep 2009-01-15 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	I miss living in Bloomfield. :( I like being out here in the South Side well enough, but I miss the energy. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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