Rapists most often go unpunished, or the punishment is a slap on the wrist. It is fair for victims and allies to fight for a more just justice system- one which takes the crime of rape seriously. As I said in a previous post, being put on a list does not a life ruined make. I know people on the registry who have great…

Great post. I also know registered sex offenders who have great jobs and big families. So there goes the theory that their lives are inevitably ruined by being on the registry :P.

Yes, that’s very logical. Shame a bunch of rape victims for not taking up the cause of advocacy for rapists. Good grief. If that’s what you want to do, good for you. No one is stopping you. But what in the world are you doing here shaming rape victims for not taking up your cause? By the way, I personally do agree…

Sorry, but a list would have protected me.

One of the men who assaulted me could have been on the list of the “reformed.”

Obviously nothing can keep you totally safe. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t measures that help. Really, no one is thinking in the black and white terms you are.

If I can spend fifteen plus years “overcoming” my assault, I do believe a rapist can spend fifteen years overcoming his name on a registry.

At 14/15, I was still a child. Very naive, very innocent, etc. I was still about 5’2 (I’m 5’8 as an adult). I wasn’t fully developed. Emotionally, mentally, physically still a child.

Lmao. You are here telling survivors that there are better ways to heal than others, and going on and on about your concern about a rapist’s 15 years on the registry. This is not a lifetime punishment. It’s 15 years, for manipulating and raping a child. She was a virgin (not that it makes other rapes less important or…