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misscamOkay. Here goes.
I think quite a few have followed with increasing disgust the case of Josef Fritzl and his crimes in Austria. As more and more comes to light, it just looks worse and worse.
Several people knew his daughter had been sexually abused, yet did nothing when she disappeared.
Josef Fritzl has previous conviction for rape, as well being a susecpt for others.
This guy didn't just suddenly snap. He has a history. People suspected. And yet, he kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years to father seven children with her, which means he must have raped her over and over and over. 24 years of silence.
That's shameful. And you know what? It's our shame to share.
Victims of sexual crimes get stigmatized. Sexual crimes are hushed, as if they are too uncomfortable to talk about. Most rapes are never reported. Yeah, effort are made and a lot of people are doing so much to raise awareness and some leeway has been made. But it's just not good enough because shit like this happen, and the number of reported rapes stay low.
We need to do better.
Hi. My name is Camilla. ('Hi, Camilla!') I was raped. I reported it. If I suspected it was happening to someone else, I would report it.
I will never be silent on sexual crimes. This is my pledge. I will not be silent. I will not blame the victim. I will not excuse a rapist. I will not think this is someone else's problem. I will not let anyone say 'well, maybe she wanted it' without telling the person off for being a fuckwit. I will not make a rape about the victim's sexuality, because it's always about the perpetrator's.
I will not be silent. This is my pledge, because I have to believe we can do better. We cannot allow silence to hide crimes.
I will never be silent.
How about you?
I think quite a few have followed with increasing disgust the case of Josef Fritzl and his crimes in Austria. As more and more comes to light, it just looks worse and worse.
Several people knew his daughter had been sexually abused, yet did nothing when she disappeared.
Josef Fritzl has previous conviction for rape, as well being a susecpt for others.
This guy didn't just suddenly snap. He has a history. People suspected. And yet, he kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years to father seven children with her, which means he must have raped her over and over and over. 24 years of silence.
That's shameful. And you know what? It's our shame to share.
Victims of sexual crimes get stigmatized. Sexual crimes are hushed, as if they are too uncomfortable to talk about. Most rapes are never reported. Yeah, effort are made and a lot of people are doing so much to raise awareness and some leeway has been made. But it's just not good enough because shit like this happen, and the number of reported rapes stay low.
We need to do better.
Hi. My name is Camilla. ('Hi, Camilla!') I was raped. I reported it. If I suspected it was happening to someone else, I would report it.
I will never be silent on sexual crimes. This is my pledge. I will not be silent. I will not blame the victim. I will not excuse a rapist. I will not think this is someone else's problem. I will not let anyone say 'well, maybe she wanted it' without telling the person off for being a fuckwit. I will not make a rape about the victim's sexuality, because it's always about the perpetrator's.
I will not be silent. This is my pledge, because I have to believe we can do better. We cannot allow silence to hide crimes.
I will never be silent.
How about you?
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Date: 2008-05-04 05:08 pm (UTC)I still can't get over that he kept her in the basement for longer than I've been alive. D: