Comments on: 8-Year-Old Girl Raped in Phoenix, Police Say Parents Blame the Girl

By: Bill Bartmann

Bill Bartmann — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:27:44 +0000

Cool site, love the info.

By: nicole

nicole — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:51:29 +0000

Oh baloney!!!! The father WOULD say he wanted the girl if in THIS culture he perceived that he was being looked down on for emotionally abandoning his little girl. Cultural norms aside–how can a parent do that to a child he or she "loves." I feel like I want to throw up!

By: womanistmusings

womanistmusings — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:40:01 +0000

You are right something about this does not smell right. He said very clearly that he needed her and that he wanted her back. If he truly thought so little of her I doubt he would say that.
As for the boys who raped her, I cannot believe that children so young could commit such an evil crime.

By: Dale

Dale — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:44:47 +0000

I agree it's hard to believe the Media and the Police I hope more details come out soon about this case.It is clearly a language barrier , I'm just like you I will choose to hold my Judgment until more details come out . Thanks so much for Posting this story .

By: SistersTalk

SistersTalk — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:35:15 +0000

I agree. Police and Child Protective Services should act on the side of caution. BUT, do the police need to hold press conferences and point the finger at the parents because they don't like the way the parents are handling the situation? If the parents had given the boys permission to rape their daughter, I would be appalled. But that's not the case.

I wonder where those boys got the idea that rape was ok. It's scarey that kids that young are behaving that way.

By: Tavi Greiner

Tavi Greiner — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:14:04 +0000

I suspect that the father fears some retribution if he holds the perpetrators accountable. However, misunderstood cultural norms and language barriers, or not, the first concern should be the young victim's well-being. While people should reserve judgement of the parents until more is learned, I do believe that local officials absolutely should act on the side of caution in the girl's best interest.

Ultimately, our greatest outrage should be with the perpetrators – not with the parents and not with ignorant remarks.