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31-03-2006, 10:35
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Surely its a typing error!!
My boyfriend was reading a story in the Observer last Friday (24/03/06) page 8 "Sex victim had the mental age of a child". When he screamed out " surely thats a typing error, they can't call her that" Intrigued i asked him to read it to me and i couldn't believe what he read. Paragraph 8 referred to the victim as a "DEFECTIVE".
I AM HOPING THAT THIS IS A TYPING ERROR AND SHOULD HAVE READ "DEFENDANT". I can't believe that a person with mental problems can be reffered to as a defective!!!  |
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31-03-2006, 11:11
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Re: Surely its a typing error!!
I expect it was a typo and it's probably what the person typing the story was thinking.
I did see the story but have to admit to not reading it.
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31-03-2006, 11:13
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Re: Surely its a typing error!!
Thats in the dictionary as an offensive
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=defective
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31-03-2006, 11:14
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Re: Surely its a typing error!!
I'm sure if the victim could understand she would find it very offensive, i did and i don't even know the poor girl!!!
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31-03-2006, 11:50
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Re: Surely its a typing error!!
It isn't a typo because she wasn't the Defendant.
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31-03-2006, 11:58
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Re: Surely its a typing error!!
thanks pendy, you're right he was the defendant wasn't he?? well thats my alibi for the observer out the window
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