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Originally Posted by Itse
Steubenville? Prolonged gang rape of 16-year old girl, tons of evidence in the form of videos and pictures. All perpetrators got minimum sentences and the local community reaction was attacking the victim. If you ever think that there's no "rape culture", Steubenville.
(Also, Bill Cosby is not only free but also touring.)
But you're not completely off base. Unless there's a celebrity involved, it's the difficult/questionable cases that typically become high profile, due to the nature of people and media.
If the case is a clear, it doesn't split opinions and instill debates. If it doesn't split opinions, it doesn't grab people's attention. Pundits won't pick up on them because they're not great for driving their agendas. In essence, it doesn't get clicks and shares and won't spread.
Or to put it another way: it's the questionable cases that sell the best.
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Ya that might be it. Clearly guilty guys aren't much news I guess.
That rolling stones story though.