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Why all these stale claims of sexual assault? Did she press charges at any point in the last 3 years? Why is it in a book and not a court filing?
With the Danny Masterson trial still fresh, I can't believe men still use this excuse. The women who accused Danny did come forward, and authorities did nothing. Many times for victims, nothing happens unless you make a public stink about it
And now add Trump and MAGA craziness into the mix. Suppose someone who was a hero to the MAGA folks sexually assaulted you. Not only would you have the normal issues with the authorities, but you'd have MAGA crazies threatening you for "besmirching their hero's reputation." You could face death threats and have people track you down all because you dared to demand justice for being sexually assaulted.
Under all that pressure, I can't blame women for staying silent. I wish that this wasn't the case and that they could bring these allegations up without fear of reprisal. Sadly, though, that wasn't the environment they faced.
Edit just to say: This makes me respect E Jean Carroll even more. I can't imagine the amount of threats she's gotten for daring to hold Trump accountable. It would have been extremely easy to just keep quiet to try to avoid the threats. Instead, she's gone after Trump - multiple times.
Sadly you're fucked either way. If you don't tell anyone but the police, it'll just be swept under the rug. Or they'll interview the rapist and tell you it's his word against yours and encourage you to drop it.
My apologies for expecting some kind of rule of law and oversight when it comes to serious allegations.
Come on, man, it's Rudy. When he's not drinking, he's preparing to rape young girls on screen in a Borat movie.
I am neither accepting or denying the veracity of her claims. I'm merely commenting on her choice of forum.
Bullshit. You questioned the timing and the medium in which she said it in an obvious attempt to discredit her. Turning around and lying your ass off about what you clearly just did is reddit shit.
I'm merely questioning details which seem odd in a case that I don't really give a shit about. Lawyer celebrities and adjacents really don't matter too much.
And now to "just asking questions" mode. More reddit shit.
If you don't find it odd you're the dumb one.
Call them a sheep and we can do some shots
Sorry for not believing everything everybody says immediately without question.
And who do you think is to blame for this lack of accountability? Who do you think are the people that foster (or often even codify) this type of atmosphere?
If you actually gave a shit, you'd answer that question honestly, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Nearly a third of sexual assault victims never share their assault with anyone.
And you're surprised someone didn't press charges.
I hate how often I see that shit as a "gotcha." They set society up in a way that makes it an absolute nightmare to go through the process of even just reporting the assault. Good luck getting a conviction, unless you have a fucking video (and even then, toss-up). And then regardless of which way the trial ends up going, people never look at you or treat you the same ever again. It's really no fucking wonder...
And conservatives use this shit as a "well, it must not have happened because she never reported it." Yeah no shit. You know why.
Because it's Me2