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Today is #DenimDay, a day of solidarity with survivors of SA.
It's named for a court ruling that overturned a rape conviction bc the victim wore jeans.
Cops have co-opted the day, but the case shows why victims need non-police options after an assault.
theappeal.org/dont-let-cops-…
It's named for a court ruling that overturned a rape conviction bc the victim wore jeans.
Cops have co-opted the day, but the case shows why victims need non-police options after an assault.
theappeal.org/dont-let-cops-…
In 1992, an 18-year-old girl said her 45-year-old driving instructor raped her.
When the victim sought justice through the criminal legal system in Italy, where the case took place, the man was acquitted of almost all charges stemming from the assault. irishtimes.com/news/jeans-rap…
When the victim sought justice through the criminal legal system in Italy, where the case took place, the man was acquitted of almost all charges stemming from the assault. irishtimes.com/news/jeans-rap…
A prosecutor appealed the acquittal, and in 1998 the man was convicted and sentenced to two years and ten months in prison.
The Italian Supreme Court overturned the conviction the following year.
Judges said the girl wasn't raped bc she didn't "resist with all of her strength"
The Italian Supreme Court overturned the conviction the following year.
Judges said the girl wasn't raped bc she didn't "resist with all of her strength"
1/ #DenimDay History: A Thread (Trigger Warning)
In 1992 Italy, an 18-year old girl is picked up by her married 45-year old driving instructor for her very first lesson. He takes her to an isolated road, pulls her out of the car, wrestles her out of one leg of her jeans and
In 1992 Italy, an 18-year old girl is picked up by her married 45-year old driving instructor for her very first lesson. He takes her to an isolated road, pulls her out of the car, wrestles her out of one leg of her jeans and
2/ forcefully rapes her. Threatened with death if she tells anyone, he makes her drive the car home. Later that night she tells her parents, and they help and support her to press charges. The perpetrator gets arrested and is prosecuted. He is convicted of rape and sentenced
3/ to jail. He appeals the sentence. The case makes it all the way to the Italian Supreme Court. Within a matter of days the case against the driving instructor is overturned, dismissed, and the perpetrator is released. In a statement by the Chief Judge, he
Are you wearing denim on Wednesday? Here is the history of why we wear denim in support of survivors on the last Wednesday of April.
#DenimDay #DenimDay2021 #SAAM
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#DenimDay #DenimDay2021 #SAAM
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In 1999, the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction in which an 18-year-old student in Italy was raped by her 45-year-old driving instructor during a driving lesson in 1992.
They ruled that because she was wearing tight jeans, there must have been consent.
They ruled that because she was wearing tight jeans, there must have been consent.
In an act of solidarity, women lawmakers wore jeans to work and protested on the steps of the Italian Supreme Court.
Solidarity actions soon spread around the world, starting in Los Angeles in April 1999.
Solidarity actions soon spread around the world, starting in Los Angeles in April 1999.
