I wonder: would the GOP be so keen on continuing to a vote with Kavanaugh if, in solidarity with Dr. Blasey, millions of American women who have been victims of previously unreported sexual assault stand up to do the same alongside her in solidarity?
Statutes of Limitations be damned:
There is no SOL on filing a police report, only on prosecution.
Every survivor can still file reports so law enforcement has the information, in the event future charges come forward against the perpetrator, or past charges need corroboration.
There is no SOL on filing a police report, only on prosecution.
Every survivor can still file reports so law enforcement has the information, in the event future charges come forward against the perpetrator, or past charges need corroboration.
For those of us who are no longer in a position where we may be threatened by the assailant, for those of us who have enough distance between us and our assaults...
For those of us who shared #WhyIDidntReport ...
For those of us who shared #WhyIDidntReport ...
I propose:
if and when the Senate schedules a vote, that we descend, en masse, to file police reports - anonymous, if necessary - to help them understand just how many women don't report when they're still in shock from trauma, which can take years, even decades, to subside.
if and when the Senate schedules a vote, that we descend, en masse, to file police reports - anonymous, if necessary - to help them understand just how many women don't report when they're still in shock from trauma, which can take years, even decades, to subside.
And that years later, we're still victims... but we will not stand by and simply watch as millions of victims are retraumatized because the GOP refuses to nominate a non-compromised individual to the land's highest court...
This debate is no longer one that should demand recalcitrance through spurious concern trolling:
that all men should be scared and resist, because if they did something back when they were 17....
No. If they schedule a vote, it's about WHICH men should be scared.
that all men should be scared and resist, because if they did something back when they were 17....
No. If they schedule a vote, it's about WHICH men should be scared.
And it's about teaching boys that they will be held liable for their actions;
even if they can manipulate their victims into obedience and silence for a short time...
This cycle will be broken.
even if they can manipulate their victims into obedience and silence for a short time...
This cycle will be broken.
If we treat this as a watershed moment, where we all wipe the slate clean - and repeat the mass reporting once a year, allowing those whose situations have changed enabling them to share the information, it can become clear:
Serial predators will not be able to escape time.
Serial predators will not be able to escape time.
And the scheduling of it about a month or so before the election? Well, thanks to the GOP's timing, that would simply be a happy coincidence!
Happy October Surprise, boys!
