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NEWS: San Diego Police Arrest 29-Year-Old Male in Alleged Assault on Comic-Con Cosplayer

That does not surprise me, I remember reading years ago that most rape victims are assaulted by people they know/relatives, the sad truth is that most of the time predators go for the target at hand, they do not bother to go to another city and/or hit a random victim (in batman's words "criminals are stupid and superstitious").

I think it's extremely judgmental and unfair to blame this unfortunate victim's mother. Sending your young adult child (she's 17, not 10) to a popular and well-attended convention with lots of potential witnesses around checking up with her frequently by phone is plenty safe, or should be. It's not like attacks like this are common (thank goodness!) and the victim knew the alleged assailant, so it could of happened in any other venue--at a friend's house party or a mall, for instance.

Maybe it's because I started taking the subways by myself after dark as a teenager, which people from less populated and/or car addicted states think is "unsafe", but I think the mother did everything right here. You have to allow your kid to spread their wings even before they move away to college. The blame lies solely with the perp, and I hope the bastard (whoever it is) gets what's coming to him. I just wish the best for the victim and her family.

I think it's extremely judgmental and unfair to blame this unfortunate victim's mother. Sending your young adult child (she's 17, not 10) to a popular and well-attended convention with lots of potential witnesses around checking up with her frequently by phone is plenty safe, or should be. It's not like attacks like this are common (thank goodness!) and the victim knew the alleged assailant, so it could of happened in any other venue--at a friend's house party or a mall, for instance.

Maybe it's because I started taking the subways by myself after dark as a teenager, which people from less populated and/or car addicted states think is "unsafe", but I think the mother did everything right here. You have to allow your kid to spread their wings even before they move away to college. The blame lies solely with the perp, and I hope the bastard (whoever it is) gets what's coming to him. I just wish the best for the victim and her family.

I wish ANN had a Up/down system because I would give 10 positive (+) points for this post.

I think it's extremely judgmental and unfair to blame this unfortunate victim's mother. Sending your young adult child (she's 17, not 10) to a popular and well-attended convention with lots of potential witnesses around checking up with her frequently by phone is plenty safe, or should be. It's not like attacks like this are common (thank goodness!) and the victim knew the alleged assailant, so it could of happened in any other venue--at a friend's house party or a mall, for instance.

Maybe it's because I started taking the subways by myself after dark as a teenager, which people from less populated and/or car addicted states think is "unsafe", but I think the mother did everything right here. You have to allow your kid to spread their wings even before they move away to college. The blame lies solely with the perp, and I hope the bastard (whoever it is) gets what's coming to him. I just wish the best for the victim and her family.

It's entirely possible that the girl lied to him about her age. From that, drinking and even sex may have been involved. That doesn't make the guy a paedophile or prove that he beat her half to death.

I think it's extremely judgmental and unfair to blame this unfortunate victim's mother. Sending your young adult child (she's 17, not 10) to a popular and well-attended convention with lots of potential witnesses around checking up with her frequently by phone is plenty safe, or should be. It's not like attacks like this are common (thank goodness!) and the victim knew the alleged assailant, so it could of happened in any other venue--at a friend's house party or a mall, for instance.

Maybe it's because I started taking the subways by myself after dark as a teenager, which people from less populated and/or car addicted states think is "unsafe", but I think the mother did everything right here. You have to allow your kid to spread their wings even before they move away to college. The blame lies solely with the perp, and I hope the bastard (whoever it is) gets what's coming to him. I just wish the best for the victim and her family.

Its best to go in pairs at a convention. When females dress skimpy, there are eyes on them.

but no matter where I am, if I see an attractive women I might look at her (you know, I am not made of stone), but even if she wore a bikini in the middle of the city, that is no reason to assault her, plain and simple, at least in my mind that is minimum manners in a civilized urban areas of the 21st century, anything less is a hillbilly zone.

I liked the comment from a poster here that there should have been more security. That's unrealistic. There are over 150,000 people in the area to attend the con. There is no way the entire San Diego police force could even monitor half of them.