A student at a Utah high school threatened to carry out a ârape dayâ against girls
The photo was originally shared from Cedar High School in Cedar City.
(Mark Havnes | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cedar High School in Cedar City in 2011. | Updated: 1:53 p.m.
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A social media post from a Utah high school student threatening to carry out a ârape dayâ â and telling girls they wonât be able to hide â has sowed fear in a small rural community here.
Girls at Cedar High, in the southern town of Cedar City, say they donât feel safe. The other boys included in the picture that the student posted say they didnât know about his caption and are now facing death threats themselves by being caught up in it.
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Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Herriman, announced her decision Friday to continue working to refine HB21. The measure has now been formally taken off the voting calendar, and Pierucci said she intends to bring it back next year with revisions.
It’s a rare move from a representative after the bill had already passed out of a House committee early in the session with unanimous support. It was next awaiting a vote on the floor. But it faced significant pushback from the public, including pleas from victims, victim advocates and attorneys.
Pierucci said that feedback led her to table the proposal. “We need more time,” she said on the House floor. “I think it’s really important that we get this right.”
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