Henry Rollins on Steubinville

The Steubenville rape case was not terribly remarkable in itself.  What was remarkable is how the facts of the case were laid bare through social media (I could write a whole post just about how the digital native generations interact with social media compared to us old folks) and more importantly how the outcome was received by the media.

Without rehashing CNN's lamentations of future wasted, or Fox's repeated reiteration that the victim was intoxicated (and therefore somehow culpable) I found the whole mess to be depressing.  I also wonder if the outcome would have been the same had it not piqued the interest of Anonymous and gained national attention through their tender ministrations.

Anyway, the point of this post is to draw attention to Henry Rollins' take on the whole mess and to say bravo, because he has the right of it.  Check it out.