By: A Survivor Not a Victim July 26, 2016 When is the justice system going to start speaking up for survivors?!?! Numerous rape cases present clear evidence, but many survivors, grappling with fear, trauma, or other personal reasons, opt not to pursue criminal charges and shy away from court involvement. BUT what about the MAJORITY … Continue reading When Is The Justice System Going To Finally Stand Up For Rape Victims?
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By: A Survivor Not a VictimJuly 25, 2016 Given the fact that the Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) is supposed to work to protect children and families against domestic violence and abuse, I find it extremely concerning that despite my multiple attempts to inform them that a current employee, who has not even … Continue reading The Massachusetts DCF Has No Issues if their Employees have an active Restraining Order
By: A Survivor Not a VictimJuly 24, 2016 I have been thinking a lot about what I've been going through. I'm completely and utterly disgusted with the justice system in Massachusetts and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. The Assistant District Attorney actually asked me if I thought that he [my rapist] made a mistake … Continue reading The Justice System Doesn’t Care About Rape Victims
By: A Survivor Not a VictimJuly 21, 2016 I'm feeling like I am at the end of my breaking point! The District Attorney won't charge my rapist; he wasn't even questioned, nor was there even an attempt made to get a statement from him. During the restraining order extension hearings (two of them ), his … Continue reading I Don’t Know How Much More Of This I Can Take
Note from the Writer: This article is by Laura Bates The Guardian This is rape culture – and look at the damage it does By Laura Bates Feb 14, 2014 We live in a world where sexual assault can be dismissed with jokes or excuses, even used in a chatup line or plastered across a … Continue reading Yes Rape Culture Exists; If You Really Can’t See It You Are Part Of The PROBLEM
By: A Survivor Not a VictimJuly 5, 2016 rape (noun) Merriam Webster 1 : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, … Continue reading Definition of Rape
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