The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Yet another man has come forward in partially blaming a rape victim for that very crime. On Fox News' Shepard Smith Reports , attorney Joseph DiBenedetto made the following statement in light of news that a Missouri teenager had been raped by a classmate: "What did she expect to happen at one in the morning after sneaking out? I'm not saying - assuming that these facts are accurate and this did happen - I'm not saying she deserved to be raped, but knowing the facts as we do here including what the prosecutor has set forth, this case is going nowhere and it's going nowhere quick." To his credit, host Shepard Smith followed DiBenedetto's despicable remarks by saying this: "What you've done, Joseph, is taken tan alleged victim of rape and turned her into a liar and a crime committer. That's a far jump from a thousand miles away." I love how people like DiBenedetto believe that if X goes out past a certain time in a certain area and is ...

I love when people resort to what they consumed the night before as an excuse. I sometimes think that's why people drink alcohol in the first place, because it automatically gives them an excuse to be stupid. It's even worse when people claim to not have remembered the prior evening's events. "Oh my gosh, I was like so wasted last night." "Yeah you were. I can't believe you..." "I did that? No way! I so don't remember!" "You don't? Oh my gosh! You..." Then come the details of things the person is too embarrassed to admit. Alcohol makes us numb, indifferent and we lack the connection of cause and effect when we're intoxicated. Our conscience isn't quite where it should be when we're inebriated. I mean, I admit, I've done dumb things while I've been drinking, but I remember everything I did, won't deny what I did and won't play the drunk-excuse card with anyone. It's a sad excuse...