Ok, re-read and that makes more sense.

>>(tongue FIRMLY in cheek) "Well, if she hadn't been out in a car with a man she wasn't related to, this wouldn't have happened"
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>>The saddest thing is, if I read that correctly, was that the original sentence was appealed by her defense lawyer????
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>As I read it, he was appealing the sentences given to the rapists, not to her. He is also a civil rights activist and according to the story, had his license revoked so he couldn't defend her any further.
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>>>>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071115145104.rykb7bub&show_article=1
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>>>I love it when people try to tell me these places aren't barbaric.