Hey guys, believe survivors of sexual assault. I know, you “don’t want to ruin the reputation of someone over an accusation”. But people don’t open up about something so personal, cry about something so serious, for attention or whatever you think it is. There’s easier ways to get attention. You could release a sex tape. Opening up about one of the hardest parts of your life is hard, it can take years to process what happened in your own head, yet alone tell others. So just believe people when they finally come forward. You’d be surprised what people are capable of.
Shouting “not all cops” as loud as you can is the same as men shouting “not all men” when we discuss rape and sexual assault. Obviously these individual situations do not reflect a population as a whole, but to sit there screaming “not all cops, not all men” just stops us from being able to discuss those who are perpetuating violence and stops any progress or insight. So please engage in a conversation
This is an old post but I felt like posting it, in regards to Amber Heard and her abuser
I read an article saying Amber Heard’s claims against Depp were falsified, claiming the evidence was the fact that the responding officers did not press charges, which is what she asked. While there’s a law stating officers must press charges for domestic disputes; don’t be fucking naive. I know first hand the system is a failure. My dad beat me. There were marks. There were photos, just like Amber. He strangled me, choked the air out of my lungs, I could have died. I could have died. And the police did nothing. They police were called many many times, I used to be embarrassed of how many times cops would be at my house. Never, not even once, did they do ANYTHING, after all those times. After he beat me once he left with his gun and passport; they still did nothing. I never saw a court. I never saw a report. I never even saw a camera to document the bruises. By law you have to inform Child Services in cases of abuse; they never did. I am not saying you should believe every claim you hear, I am not saying we can be 100% sure of anything. However I am saying you have no fucking clue what you’re talking about unless you are a survivor. Please keep your mouth shut if you’re going to post about survivors being liars, especially with such idiotic “evidence”. You have no idea how much bravery it takes to tell even just one person. You will never understand how it feels to fear for your safety day in and day out. You will NEVER understand how it feels to be failed time after time by the system that’s supposed to protect you, a child or not. When you question the validity of a survivor’s story publicly, you’re alienating other survivors you know. Stop being a social media sheep and have some compassion. Go home at night and be grateful you don’t understand. I wish I didn’t understand. I wish I could forget.
