In August 2012, two high school football players from Steubenville, Ohio were arrested for raping a 16 year old girl who was greatly impaired by alcohol. Although the girl never said no, she also was too drunk to say yes. The boys were easily figured out from sending pictures over twitter and text messages, causing the mother of the victim to realize what had happened. The boys claimed they were innocent and the girl was aware what happened, she just didn’t remember the next morning. This past weekend, the two boys were found guilty. Trent Mays will stay in a juvenile detention center for at least two years; one for rape and one for distributing child pornography. Ma’lik Richmond will be there for one year, on a charge of rape. The decision has been rather controversial. Some believe the punishment was too lenient, some believe it was good, and others believe the boys were wronged. The belief that the boys may have been wronged has caused much controversy, especially because CNN stated that it was hard to watch these boys have their promising lives taken away from them. The reason that this is believed by some is because the girl may have been okay with what was happening at the time, and just does not remember what she decided to do the previous night.
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