So... Off season lousy weather, sober, eating pb&j sandwiches in my room. Best. Vacation. Ever.
Frances Mary
FrancesMary
I am most familiar with Canadian statistics, however sexual assault conviction rates are distinctly lower than almost all other violent crimes. So even with only the *best * cases being taken to trial, conviction rates remain low.
I wasn't looking for a polite response, I don't really give a shit. And nowhere did I suggest that you had to have experienced sexual assault to understand it. I just said that you had clearly demonstrated in your previous comment that you lacked any understanding of that particular type of trauma.
Even if you don't…
Obviously system reform is required. But last time I checked, you don't have to issue a material witness order.
No, I know the system from the perspective of a sexual assault services nurse. And I don't doubt for a second that a prosecutor's job must be, at times, terribly challenging, but it shouldn't ever give you the right to re-traumatize a sexual assault survivor.
Do you have any evidence to support your claim that people on this site would be outraged if a material witness order wasn't filed? Because last time I checked, survivors back out of participating all the time and are not arrested and cases fall apart and I haven't seen a single article in this site vilifying…
Oh no, that must be so hard! How could the inconsiderate sexual assault survivor not take the poor prosecutor's hardships into account?
Olivia Benson has crossed that same ethical boundary and attempted to bully survivors into participating. Also, in Olivia Benson's make-believe world, the conviction rate for sexual assault is ridiculously high, comparatively speaking.
Your response was an excellent demonstration of your complete lack if understanding of the psychology of survivors of sexual violence and related trauma. Bravo.
Taking away a survivor's right to make decisions (e.g. the right to change their mind or the right to avoid the police investigation/trial, which is often a…
There are still many survivors who want to participate in that process; it's simply unethical to force someone to take part.
And maybe, just maybe, the bigger picture solution is to make the process less hidiously traumatizing, so that more aurvivors would feel able to participate.
You make it sound like conviction…
Really? Huh.
It is not okay to re-victimize sexual assault survivors under ANY circumstances. It is not the survivor's social responsibility to participate in apprehending the assailant at the risk of further damages to mental health and well-being.
Didn't his trouble with the media start well before that, when we were all made privy to the wildly abusive voicemail he left for his daughter?
It's true, toilets kill. We should probably make then illegal.
The bear yawned! He thinks he's people!
That is fucking amazing.
I have to say, for such a time and labour-intensive project, I'm a bit underwhelmed by the final product.
Aside from the obvious concerns about this story, it was weird to see the CBC use the term "creepy" in their headline.
There is nothing simple about that question. It implies that the internet is dangerous, that parents who allow children on the internet are irresponsible, etc...