Ye gods, that made me angry.
The police also discovered more victims whose kits had been shelved for years, bringing Fordâs total to 22 rape kits.
So given ~80-90% of rapes are never reported, that victim tally has to be pushing 100 or more.
Iâm glad the point about how the difference between acquaintance and stranger rape is slim was examined â something Iâve long suspected but never seen in a report before.
The cops interviewed made me angriest, but I did love that line from the one detective helping clear the backlog, about how âweâve been letting morons defeat usâ. Both my rapists told me their full names and lots of biographical details, because they were so sure theyâd get away with it.
They were right, but the article shows why.
Edit: autocorrect fix
Oh, fuck, I had forgotten that part of the article.
Re: Morons
That bit about it not being a wall, but a plaza. I think any woman or young person could tell the cops a thing or two about crime, victimization, and Venn diagrams.
Iâm sorry you had to go through that. (Hug)
It was a well-reported article. And chilling to read.
Right? And the bit about how rapists also tend to engage in theft etc. Seems like theyâre bad about boundaries and respecting other people in general. Which makes total sense.
Unless youâre a cop following one of the silly âsex gone regrettableâ tropes.
Itâs almost like before they got an actual true sampling of rape cases they just made up a bunch of stories about rape.
Itâs almost like WHILE HAVING an actual true samplingâŚ
âDamnit, Jim! Iâm a good olâ boy, not a statisticianâ
I think Alan Cross is amazing, but I donât quite agree with his conclusion here. It is pretty sinister.
âSo?â
âtypical trump voter
Yeah, for a not-insignificant number of them, getting a pass to rape women, lynch black people, lock latinos in concentration camps, and build a white ethno-state, thatâs his central appeal. They think thatâs exactly what made America so great, getting to trample on people with less power, with complete impunity.
He pats one lady on the butt and itâs being reported in one outlet as something like âa pat on the derrièreâ (they def used derrière). So not, he molested her right on camera.
They should have gone with the infinitely more tasteful patootie.
I guess it helps screen out any guards who might object to abuse by other guards.
There are numerous ways the Catholic Church silences victims.