Green Eyed Lady
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Look inna eye! Always look inna eye!
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Jun 23, 2016 13:02:10 GMT -5
I should add, MJ, that a form of that question was just asked of a victim the other night. She had a man she was casually dating to her apartment for dinner. Apparently, he thought he deserved more than dinner. After he left, she called her father. While he was in route, she took a shower. I'm sure we can all understand why and preserving evidence isn't always the first thing on a victim's mind. Her father talked her in to calling the police. When they got there, and during getting her statement, she informed them she had taken a shower. They did ask her what she was wearing at the time of the assault, but this wasn't for blaming purposes. It was so they would know which articles of clothing to gather for evidence.
Pretty soon, then, after her story comes out and it gets passed around a few times, all people hear is that the investigating officer asked her what she was wearing and BOOM! Victim blaming. It's hysterical and I won't take part in it when it's simply the cause de jour and what really happened doesn't matter.
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