04-29-2022, 07:12 PM
(04-29-2022, 04:44 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Rape cases are very complicated. It is not unusual for the victim to wait a while before going to authorities. Even if you are the victim some people just can't handle having such personal information shared with so many people. And even the people on her side have to push for as many details as possible to the point where the accuser interrogated like the accused.
Most women who have been raped will tell someone when it happens or soon there after. It is usually a close friend or family member who has to promise not to tell anyone else. The problem is that later when the only supporting witness is a sister or best friend it can appear biased or fabricated.
With date rape there are usually multiple small details you have to sift through to try and discover the truth. It is hard to tell anything from just the bare bones account in these articles.
Just remember what a horrible sexual predator Frostee Rucker was supposed to be. All he ended up being was a model citizen and teammate.
It may be painful to push through but the more time you wait, the more credibility you lose. 2 years and right before the draft is not a good look. There is a lot of nuance in these cases with such little evidence but you owe it to future assault victims to report these crimes in a timely manner regardless of how emotionally painful it may be for you. If we aren't careful, we'll go from "believe all women" to "all women are lying" with no middle ground in these situations unfortunately.
