04-29-2022, 07:23 PM
(04-29-2022, 07:02 PM)pally Wrote: Women have been taught since the dawn of time that rape is not taken seriously. It is not embarassment or shame that keeps a woman from reporting...it is fear.
Fear they won't be believed (huge huge huge factor)
Fear that somehow it will be her fault because of her behavior or the way she dressed
Fear that she will be treated like the perpetrator not the victim
Fear her entire life will be on display
I get what you're saying, but if you want change then you have to be the change. It may seem incredibly unfair to be put in that situation at such a young age, however this problem will persist if it is not handled in a timely manner and credibility is lost. If this young lady is telling the truth, then she needs to push through the pain of what she went through to spare another young girl of going through the same situation down the road by going to authorities much sooner than she did.
