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Home › Politics

Bill O'Reilly | 03/24/2009 8:50 am

After Rape Remarks, O'Reilly Airs Footage of 'Ambushed' Reporter Amanda Terkel (Video)

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Bill O’Reilly’s nothing if not predictable.

The FOX News man used some of his daily show last night to take on journalist Amanda Terkel, who has in the past pointed out some of O’Reilly’s less sensitive remarks about rape. Like what? Well, Terkel’s especially upset over O’Reilly’s assertion that 18-year-old Jennifer Moore, who was raped and murdered, may still be alive had she not been walking around drunk late at night.

Terkel must have really gotten O’Reilly’s goat, because he deployed one of his producers to confront Terkel while she vacationed with friends, a confrontation Terkel described yesterday as "an ambush." She also predicted that, despite the unorthodox nature of the video, O’Reilly would air the footage. And he did — he also called her a "villain."

For her part, Terkel’s simply flabbergasted by O’Reilly’s gall. And so are we!

Watch (via Think Progress):

Read more about: Amanda Terkel, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Jennifer Moore, Media, News, Politics, rape, Video

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HA BIBI

O’Reilly’s assertion that 18-year-old Jennifer Moore, who was raped and murdered, may still be alive had she not been walking around drunk late at night.

 

AND……Where is the falsehood in that statement?

By HA BIBI on 03/24/2009 9:13 am
sibelle daubigne

HA BIBI

I am looking for it and can’t find it! To put it another way, that statement is plain common sense! 

By sibelle daubigne on 03/24/2009 9:26 am
HA BIBI
You got it Sib! There is no falsehood there and it indeed is "Common Sense" Pure and simple!
By HA BIBI on 03/24/2009 11:24 am
Z ****
The falsehood is that the variable as to whether Jenniver was raped and murdered had nothing to do with the fact she was walking and/or drunk late at night — Jennifer was raped and murdered was that some unbalanced person chose to act violently/criminally towards a young woman.
By Z **** on 03/24/2009 9:45 am
HA BIBI

Z,

There is also another thread on here about this same article and many such as S.J. most eloquently stated what he meant. This is not a perfect world and there are many, many evil people on the surface of it. Therefore when women men and children are subjected to such they must all be on guard to protect themselves as best they can. Bad things happen to good people all the time, that is unfortunately what takes place in this world. Yet, when you are drunk and half clad, walking down the side of a highway at O’Dark thirty, you have put yourself in harms way and subjecated yourself to the very real and present dangers of this world…..Rape and murder being the case here. Does anyone deserve this treatment….Of course not! But lets not be deluded into the mythical belief, that of being that we live in a rosey world where one can wear whatever they wish, resort to any state of mind and freely walk along certain highways and byways at any hour of day or night and expect that evil people will not lurk and cease any and all opportunity to prey on those whom walk right into thier traps.

By HA BIBI on 03/24/2009 11:17 am
Z ****
The point in my mind is, that had it not been Jennifer — it would have been another woman.   Perhaps a woman who had a flat tire along that road late on that night or another night.   We know that rape is not a crime of sex, it is a crime of violence.   Perpetrators of violent crimes do seem to pick the most vulnerable as their victims and certainly we should all take care to not to put ourselve in a position of vulnerability.   I believe had Jennifer been fully clothed and sober walking along that road, she would still have been a victim simply because she was a woman walking alone.   
By Z **** on 03/24/2009 11:34 am
Gramma J
EXACTLY!!  Well put!
By Gramma J on 03/24/2009 12:10 pm
HA BIBI

Well Z,

As I stated in my first response to you, that being that bad things happen to good people all the time and it could have been anyone such as the woman with a flat tire as you mentioned. However, keep in mind that alcohol more than likely would not have been a factor with the woman (Your example) who had the flat tire and therefore her judgement would not be impaired, thus allowing her the clearmindedness needed to think rationally about what she could do for herself to keep herself as protected as possible. Such things as remaining in her car with windows up and doors locked, using her cell phone to call for help and definately not allowing anyone who stops to offer assistance, access to her in any manner. Although you remove some of the obstacles for jennifer in your last sentence, it appears you still placed her in the middle of the night walking down the side of the road. Again, it still leaves a major portion to the true senario of what this girl should not have been doing, as it put her in a place, at a time, where the exercise of an enemy, had a victim that was prime for prey. Then on the flip side we could say that had there been no enemy lurking, Jennifer could possibly have made it safely home…One more time.

By HA BIBI on 03/24/2009 12:53 pm
Z ****
Exactly………the crucial variable was that there was in fact an "enemy" lurking which was not Jennifer’s fault.
By Z **** on 03/24/2009 1:04 pm
HA BIBI
Although no one stated that the rape and murder of Jennifer was directly her fault, her lack of judgement allowed for her to place herself in an unfortunate situation, one that cost her her life. Alcohol and Judgement are like oil and water, one may attempt to mix them but they never truly blend!
By HA BIBI on 03/24/2009 2:02 pm
Z ****
The issue was that it was implied………since that was the only variable she had control over.
By Z **** on 03/24/2009 2:09 pm
HA BIBI

Z,

This gal me, never needs to imply. I’ll state the truth straight up! She had many variables that she had control of,

1. Not being drunk. Impairment issue.

2. Not walking on the highway. Dangerous place to walk for many reasons.

3. Not walking on that highway at that hour. Everyone knows that all the crazies lurk after hours.

4. Being alone. Walk with someone else, there’s power in numbers.

5. Being half clad. Men don’t buy girlie mags for the clothing women wear.

6. Did not utilize good judgement overall, at all.

Again, not her fault she was raped and murdered, she didn’t do this to herself. She did however lack judgement and unfortunatley it aided in her losing her life.

By HA BIBI on 03/24/2009 2:58 pm
Z ****
Again, none of those variable was responsible for the fact she was raped.
By Z **** on 03/24/2009 3:03 pm
HA BIBI

Z,

You’re more than welcome to the last word! She placed herself in the wrong place at the right time for a predator to do what he did and she’ll never do it again. Therefore, people should take heed to being responsible for their behavior, which if she had been (Her part in the matter) she would still be alive today. There is an old saying and that is "A man cannot ride your back unless you bend over and invite him"  She didn’t ask to be raped/murdered but at the same time she put herself in jeopardy. You can keep trying to make the point that these variables had nothing to do with her being raped and murdered, but they do. i.e. If she had stayed home there is a great possibility that this Rapist would not have found her on the highway at night, would not have found her half clad, would not have found her drunk and would not have raped and killed her. She aided in her demise by being where she was and in the state she was in. She basically gambled with her life and lost the bet. Somewhere Z, you have to realize that people often times play a role in what can and cannot happen to them. There is a responsibility that each of us has to the situations we put ourselves in. You are trying to base your argument on the sole purpose of what the rapist did, yet forget that the rapist can only perform his crimes when the opportunity presented itself. She was a walking advertisement to a criminal mind. We can discuss hypothetical all day into tomorrow about the various circumstances of rape and murder but sticking with this specific case, as is the topic, this girl did not use good judgement at all. I don’t believe that this girl was never educated at anytime throughout her life, regarding the possible dangers that are present in this world. I also believe that she quite possibly would have thought twice about walking the highway at night alone and dressed the way she was, had she not been drunk. Final word from me on the matter…Her reckless behavior, put her person in jeopardy and it cost her her life!

By HA BIBI on 03/24/2009 4:35 pm
Z ****
HA BIBI — your posts are counterintuitive.   For whatever reason, you seem quite bent on presenting the case that somehow Jennifer (the victim) was responsible for the act of the perpetrator.   To the degree that you post long, rambling notes which must in your mind make some kind of case for that line of reasoning.   Rape is not an act of lust — a rapist is an individual with violent intent, if they are intent on committing a rape — they will commit the act, regardless of whether the available victim is a young drunk, half-dressed girl or an 90 year old woman fully clothed.  
By Z **** on 03/24/2009 4:48 pm
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