RE: Rape: Guilty until proven innocent?
November 30, 2015 at 12:07 am
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2015 at 12:10 am by Athene.)
(November 29, 2015 at 5:56 pm)Mermaid Wrote: I am a survivor myself. I was raped by a random person when I was 15. I witnessed the doubt an shaming and blaming firsthand, and I think my experience was probably better than that of a lot of other rape survivors. I was questioned about my outfit, why I was where I was, whether I made it up for the attention, etc. Fortunately, I kind of expected it, so it didn't mess me up in the head too much.
The man was never found. My rape kit was never processed. As far as I know, it's either rotting away on a shelf somewhere or has been tossed out. Nobody ever told me anything about it.
Thank you for speaking openly about your experience, Mermaid.
That's not always an easy thing for people to do. It shouldn't be that way.
