Quote:Syne said: There are so many proven examples of women falsely alleging rich or famous men raped them, when they didn't report it to police and waiting years to decades to tell anyone at all..
"So, why don’t women report sexual violence immediately? It varies based on situation and the reasons can be complicated, but here are a few reasons I hear:
--The victim doesn’t immediately acknowledge or label the event as an assault, trauma or sexual abuse. They may not even understand that what they went through was rape/sexual assault. Often survivors can’t even say the word “rape” outlaid, especially in reference to their own experience for years.
--The woman is afraid she won’t be believed either because the assailant is in a position of power, is well liked or simply because they’re a female. To be honest, the recent news cycle isn’t helping with this. Survivors of sexual violence are watching the news very closely right now. They’re also seeing the reactions of their friends, colleagues, peers and family members on social media. Each time someone on social media posts that a survivor is trying to “ruin a man’s life,” or hears a politician make the case that their colleague shouldn’t lose his position due to “one mistake,” the survivor notices. When a loved one is discussing the news cycle and shakes their head saying, “Unfortunately it’s a case of he said, she said,” the survivor takes note. If they told you, if they came forward, their case would be the same.
--The victim is worried she is at fault. Maybe she had something to drink, initially eagerly engaged in making out, or agreed to go somewhere alone with a man and she thinks she should have “known better.” Even if she acknowledges that her actions don’t give the man a right to hurt her, she may worry that others will think something she did implied consent. For many, many years our society wrongly gave the impression that somehow women needed to “cover up” or make specific choices to avoid “giving the wrong impression.” Why is it ok for a man to attack a woman just because she’s drunk, dressed in revealing clothing or let him pay for a date? The answer is that it’s not, but women have often internalized that message to the point where they think they somehow “asked for” or “deserved” the sexual assault.
--The woman doesn’t think she can emotionally handle it if her attacker is found “not guilty” or “not responsible.” This is a tough one, because it’s a realistic fear. Entirely too often, rapists and assailants suffer little or no consequences even after a report has been made. This can feel devastating to the person making the report. It’s re-traumatizing to go through the reporting process and then they feel invalidated when their perpetrator is allowed to continue walking around as if nothing happened or faces very minimal consequence.
--The victim feels that reporting won’t make a difference because it can’t erase the trauma.
For more reasons, search #WhyIDidntReport on Twitter. The results are powerful. Women are speaking up across the country about the many, many reasons they hesitate to disclose sexual assault and instead live in silent pain."----
https://aspirecounselingmo.com/blog/wome...sault-rape
Quote:If I had a sister who was raped, by anyone, she better be filing a police report and getting a rape kit done. Not wait years to decades to be an opportunist.
So you wouldn't believe her? One of those golddiggers who throws herself at the rich and powerful? Poor sis!