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That Duggar boy, Josh.

That Duggar boy, Josh.

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EyeintheSky Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 6:55pm  
I only have basic and that's only PBS and for internet. Tell me what family doesn't have a skeleton or 2 hiding in their closet.
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Rixblix Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 6:57pm  
@Froggy...
 
Yes. If you find out that I inappropriately touched children, let someone else touch my children (or anyone else's), and/or failed to protect children, you can judge me. Confessing to child molestation is a bit more serious than being caught in a compromising position. He didn't just get caught (told on) for giving more than a side hug to his teenage girlfriend. The police report is 33 pages long and quite detailed. Shame on that family.
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Ramble On Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 6:57pm  
Most of us have more than two if truth be told, but most of us aren't on a cable network touting family values!
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froggy Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 7:05pm  
@Rixblix Oh brother. #smh
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Ramble On Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 7:07pm  
@froggy I don't understand why you are shaking your head at that post.
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Seal Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 7:16pm  
@leslie110 A 14 year old knows the difference between right and wrong.
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Rixblix Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 7:17pm  
I don't get it either. At what age does it STOP being ok to touch your sisters while they sleep? If it's OK at 14 because he's just a kid... What about at 16? Or a really immature 19? They waited a year then went to a state cop "friend" - who is serving 50+ years for kiddie porn! He didn't steal a pack of smokes. He violated children in their sleep...more than once!
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Seal Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 7:36pm  
The low life admitted to MOLESTING more then one girl, including his sisters..There isn't much lower of a piece of trash then this...He would be a perfect test subject for my treatment for child molesters. I save the Tax payers huge amounts of money, AND a child molester is gone...It's a Win, Win.
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froggy Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 8:27pm  
@Ramble On I'm smh because some of you on this forum immediately go to the extreme poles of opinion without ever considering there might be some middle ground or even some media manipulation going on. Sometimes trying to have a decent conversation on this forum is a big waste of time.
 
@Rixblix Confessing to child molestation is WAY WAY different at the age of 14 than at the age of 41. No matter how disgusting you consider this crime to be (and it is) every 14 year old who does this does not necessarily turn into a serial molester.
 
More reasons why I'm smh:
 
1. Again, no one but that family knows what went on behind the scenes in that family before or after the admitted molestations. Neither you nor Riblix (or Seal for that matter) were there so you aren't qualified to judge this family on the decisions that were made. You are basing your judgement on what you've read in the media. That isn't fair to anyone in this family.
 
2. The kid was 14 years old when this happened. He might know right from wrong at that age but he obviously made a terrible mistake doing what he did. Lord knows none of you ever did something really stupid at that age. Josh admitted to it. He denied nothing. On top of this, at that age, would he have even served jail time or be forced to register as a sex offender for this type of molestation? I doubt it. Most likely this would have been sealed, if in fact it isn't already.
 
3. The people you should be angry at are TLC and their greediness to make money at whatever cost. They apparently knew about this but still chose to glorify this family for the sake of TV.
 
4. @Rixblix : In spite of the family's penchant for fame, I can't imagine the turmoil they went through during that time. I know I would never want to be in their shoes (regardless of what they believe in politically or spiritually) and have to make the decision of "should I throw my 14 year old in jail? Should he have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life?" This is why I refuse to judge this family right now. I'm just grateful I've never had to walk in their shoes.
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meanjarhead Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 8:33pm  
And what would be being said if it was a 14 year old atheist that done these things?
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froggy Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 8:34pm  
@meanjarhead I would be saying the same thing--what happened to that boy? What are ALL the facts? What happened to his sisters after he came clean?
 
What if he redeemed himself between the ages of 14 and 27? Would you forgive him?
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meanjarhead Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 8:37pm  
I don't forgive.
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froggy Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 8:37pm  
Out of curiosity, why didn't any of you go after Lena Dunham when she admitted doing the same thing to her little sister? I didn't read this kind of outrage.
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froggy Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 8:38pm  
@meanjarhead What if it was your son?
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meanjarhead Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   May 23, '15 8:39pm  
@froggy I would put him in a home.
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