Lara Logan: Was She Actually Raped? It Makes a Difference.

Guest and AmyFisher23 and the rest of the other pervs, you are the sickest scum on the earth and you will get what you deserve. 

It is not overwhelmingly shocking to think that a bunch of young men, surrounding a young, sexy, blonde American woman, might think that since the current regime has just toppled and there won't be a new regime until morning, would be so bold as to attempt a "street rape". If you think such a thing is not possible, I urge you to just spend the night in Louisiana on a February (Mardi Gras) night. I am a man and I WILL tell you that !YES! MEN are capable of just such a thing if they think they might get away with it. While your story makes it sound as though this was "UNFATHOMABLE" here, I beg to differ. This did not have to be Egypt or Syria or any number of any other Non-American destinations. All this had to be was enough young men with over-active hormones in the right situation and BANG! a woman gets raped! I agree that heaping the scorn on ALL Egyptian men is wrong where this incident is concerned. My point is that you make it sound like you are "protecting" your buddies. While Lara Logan's story is sad and scary (to say the least) you make it sound like a circus show... "Was she really raped?" "Step right up folks, let's see if she was REALLY RAPED" WTF Lady, you get some sick satisfaction tempting the crowd to imagine the event in even more graphic detail? The point is she was attacked and in the midst of "freedom emerging from the ashes" and yes (as a man) I agree that any sexually related touch or grope is well within the "rape" category. I make no attempt to defend anyone person here, I am simply stating what this all looks like to me and I see an angry female reporter who seems to have an axe to grind. You are not doing this story ANY GOOD being "indignant" and "taking this personal" as if you hate the Great Lara Logan. You act like you hated being in her shadow. The point remains that an innocent woman "just doing her job" in Egypt (this time) was attacked and carried off into the crowd. THAT RIGHT THERE IS ENOUGH TO CONCERN ANYONE FOR THEIR SAFETY! Why do you want to make it bigger than it is? She survived a bad situation and it could have been in any country. I understand what you say about the media using extra spin to make Egyptian Males look bad. I get that... That is what they do so they can help our corrupted government use that later for their horrible assaults on our nation from within. If you want to do some REAL REPORTING, get the word out that America is under attack by the very same Bankers that are trying to destroy YOUR COUNTRY as well!!!!!! (petty bickering is useless!!!) Go be a real reporter damn it!

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It's pretty sickening how many women here are mocking the victims of actual rape.

I'm not sure what's more disturbing. That they have been actually raped, as they claim, and are still digustingly mocking real rape victims with their claims that a groping is the same thing as rape. Or that given how warped their definition of rape is, whether they've destroyed some poor persons life because they've declared something as stupid as being mutually intoxicated (but still consenting) to be "rape" when they regretted it the next morning.

I hope it's the former, since they're defending the same logic behind the latter.

Lara Logan lied!http://temorisblog.wordpress.c...

This stupid bitch had it coming she looked so happy when she gets interviewed about the details of her rape. Bet she enjoyed it.

What a whore. She probably enjoyed it.

What a whore.

She was raped, according to her own words on the 60 minutes interview.  It was a horrible and violent attack that affected every inch of her body.  What bothers me about this article, however, is where it seems to place the threshold of acceptability.  Yes, rape is the ultimate form of violation.  I have been sexually assaulted in a very "mild" form of the term - pinned down and groped over my sweater - and it was horrible and took a long time to recover from, but it wasn't rape, which would have been worse.  However, well, have you ever heard of the toilet flush analogy.  Wouldn't a violent attack where one person is targeted by a huge mob, pulled away from her group, physically and sexually assaulted to the point where she no longer has any control over her body cause the toilet bowl to flush for you? - do you need the added assault of rape?  Even if no rape occurred, the membrane has long been broken.  Her level of psychological damage will require an involved recovery process either way and will depend on more factors than just the nature of her assault.  

Maybe my problem is with Mark Harkavy's reporting.  He asks what he believes is a crucial question, but doesn't seem do to any work to find the answer.  Did he call anyone, try to get statements?  Your lack of work on the story sends a flippant message about the story.  It's worth arrogantly asking questions which come off as mere attacks on another news agency than taking the story seriously enough to actually try to find the answers.  That is insulting, to Lara Logan and to me, your reader.  Also, I am sickened by those who claim that since she is a woman (or an attractive woman) she therefore should never have been in a dangerous situation.  Ugh.  Male journalists put themselves in danger for the story and are sometimes attacked and violated in horrible ways -- remember Daniel Pearl?  Should he never have been in Pakistan?  She had a full security detail.  The news and celebration were hours old and she happened to be there and was doing her job- reporting the BIG news story.  

Well, take it from Lara Logan... "the raped me with their hands, in front, behind"..."they were inside of me, everywhere"..."the intimate injuries, the tearing inside"

I believe that is rape, and so does the World Health Organization in their definition of rape as the penetration of the vagina or anus by the penis, ANOTHER BODY PART, or object against a person's will.

I think you wrote this to get hits or are a complete moron. Either way you are still a souless idiot.

From what little I've seen attributed to authoritative sources on this subject, it would seem that in fact she was not raped (in the clinical sense of the word) but was instead punched, sexually assaulted (groped roughly), stripped of her clothing and then beaten with one or more of those little wood flag poles that were in such abundance in Tahrir Square that night.

Given the prevailing customs in that part of the world, I would read the latter as saying that Lara Logan was caned.

A caning can be best described as a spanking on steroids.

Little wonder then that CBS's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent would much prefer that the details of this assault not be explored.

Dont believe the hype. - just got her ass kicked.. save the drama..it was a fuckin war zone bozoes

First of all, I will not read any of the comments before I respond because it will create bias in my response. I will go by the information Ward Harkavy just provided above. She is a honest reporter, but will she be honest about what happened to her? Anyone who has been traumatized knows that it is hard to explain the details of what happened. That is, if they remember the details at all. I've been jumped before and the details are a blur. Grabbing every part of her body, spitting on her, kicking her in the head...anything that a twisted mob can do is a terrifying thought. If she does lie, who cares? Even if the truth came out later, by another source, who would criticize her for lying about something like that? In fact, I hope the truth does come out, by another source, because those would be the witnesses who can help identify the attackers.

She was NOT raped everyone please check out this link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

its a lie.

I don't understand, rappers are people too, they should rape as they please, I personally don't like any rappers because its just not my style but a rapper should rape all he wants.

I posted this on a site: A number of years ago I was in the entrance of St. Peter's Church in New York watching a wedding procession leave. I felt something pushing into my back. Turned around, and some jerk had an erection and was pushing into me. *(he was clothed, but you could tell). I yelled, "You are a f****** pervert and left. Sorry I didn't have my stun gun with me.

She was not. She released a statement saying her clothes were ripped off, she was punched,kicked and whipped with small flags. I can rest a little easier knowing it's not what you pervs wish it was.

I think the phrase "sexual assault" needs to be dropped and more precise terms used: (1) forced vaginal penetration; (2) forced blow job; (3) Tit grabbing; (4) Ass Grabbing; & (5) Forced Anal-Sex. In the modern era we can all handle more specific terms and vague labels hide what actually happened and what is being alleged.

In all due respect, sexual assault can mean a grab on the buttocks; this is of course inappropriate. Why do I get the feeling that it's in Ms. Logan's best interest to keep everybody guessing....I'm just saying; some reports are blunt, using the word rape. If this reporter was raped it should be condemned by all for the horrific act it is. If this reporter was physically assaulted (known job hazard), what happened; was she groped during the attack, which technically speaking becomes sexual assault at that point? Details would clarify without going into graphic minutia.

I didn't see this kind of talmudic discussion when the Abner Louima case was in the news. Was it rape or was it penetration or was is allergy to a bouquet of flowers? She had internal injuries. Morons.

Wade, you are a tool. Your rape "rating" method is idiotic. Here's a tip: you get a 10/10 for being a braindead goose. Do you have an editor ?

It wasn't rape it was foreplay

Oh my God, this article is terrifying. How can you possibly think there's such a huge difference between a sexual assault not including rape, and a sexual assault including rape? So if they penetrated her with something else, does that count as rape? Get real!! GET REAL! Should we have a point system? How many points does she need to earn to be allowed to be traumatized? Grow up, have some empathy for the suffering of others! She was beaten & assaulted for 30 minutes. Rape or no rape, it doesn't make a difference!! It's disgusting, absolutely gross, that you would call her "plucky" and demand to know the details of her assault. She's brave for even letting people know she was assaulted, she doesn't have to tell you the details. Who are you?