Discussion (7) ¬

1. 
   unsteddy

   September 3, 2011 at 8:26 am | # | Report | Reply

   Ok really. Who in the hell would expect that explanation? Can’t believe that no cops were called…

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     Sarah

     September 25, 2011 at 3:21 pm | # | Report | Reply

     I know, seriously. To both statements.
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     DanD

     October 4, 2011 at 1:45 am | # | Report | Reply

     Unfortunately this does happen. The “Gay/Trans Panic” defense exists, it’s not widely accepted, but people have gotten away with it.

     Also mob violence where even the people in the crowd who don’t outright support it fail to call the police is more common than anyone would like.
2. 
   Izzi:P

   October 19, 2011 at 12:14 am | # | Report | Reply

   Yeah, but I got my criminal record at 11, I call bullshit on the legal handling, they’d be in jail PDQ, they’re like 15, assault, battery, GBH, ABH, sexual assault, affray, the list goes on, If I got charged for ABH pushing someone to the ground, they’d be screwed, plus witness testimony doesn’t override actual evidence, and they’d have at least their parents and the art teacher to vouch they were being harassed.

   Not that this isn’t a really powerful comic, but my mum was a SOCO, and my best friend is from a Police Family, I picked up enough to know that being under 16 wouldn’t stop them from going to prison.

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     Roxolan

     May 5, 2012 at 4:54 pm | # | Report | Reply

     That’s as may be, but Charlie doesn’t know (and that girl might not either).
3. 
   Ivy

   November 10, 2011 at 8:17 pm | # | Report | Reply

   i personally have heard of a lot of people getting away with it here. Yeah they would be charged.. if they get caught or the person being bullied calls the cops. problem is some people that are bullied are too scared to. and if u live in the small hick town i do in iowa.. a lot of cops over look stuff like that. However I personally and a few friends of mine (I have a friend like Charlie actually ^_^ her names jesse) have banned together and joined PFLAG and now there are even a few gay night clubs around town and GSA’s in the high school So now they dont get away with it but when i was in high school… they did. Its sad really.

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     Nexus

     July 6, 2012 at 5:23 pm | # | Report | Reply

     Wow, my condolences for how your past was, but it was uplifting to read about the progress made where you live and your friend.