Blog 3

     On July 25th, 2018 Ann Coutler published a blog called Central Park Rapist: Trump was Right. I really wasn't sure who Ann was really besides the colorful names my mother calls her. I decided to see what was it about her that made my mother swear at the computer. My first impression was she was an older version of Tomi. It is sad to think this is what Tomi will grow up to be if she doesn't change her ways.
     Her opinion piece was on the Central Park 5. It was a rape that took place in the 1989 in Central Park New York City. She went on to say that Trump was right and they should not have gotten off for the rape. If you have never really heard about the case it would seem like she is laying down a pretty good argument. What she failed to mention in her blog was the corruption that was going in with detectives at this time. The detectives were known to coerce confessions out of people especially children. She didn't mention in her blog that all of these boys were underage. They did not allow their parents to be present. The boys did not have any counsel present either. They were questioned for 13 hours at a time. The detectives intimidated them, threatened them, and only taped half of what the boys were say. So this gave the judge and jury a biased view of the case. After being in jail for many years they men were exonerated for the rape.
     What I wondered as I was reading this do people really read what she says and take it for face value? If I didn't know anything about the case and I liked Ann would I have just believe that this is how it went down at face value? I hope that people would have taken a moment to research the case to see what it was about for themselves.
      Any person in their right mind would be glad that people who are wrongly committed get a chance at life again. So I am not entirely sure was all the shade she was throwing to protect the president. As I read into her a little deeper she is willing ignorant but not at all dumb. My question is what are her followers.