350 pages into the #Tejpal judgement I've already decided that if I'm ever raped or sexually assaulted (a possibility every Indian woman factors into her life), I will never report it.
I'm amazed by the illogical arguments. You say you told about the assault to friends but actually they are not that close to you, so you lied abt ur closeness.
Anyway their testimony is not good quality because they were your & your husband's friends.
What!
Anyway their testimony is not good quality because they were your & your husband's friends.
What!
Your mother is an interested witness coz she's your mom.
But his sister, daughter, close friend/MD, daughter's friend, long-time employees, are all stellar witnesses.
But his sister, daughter, close friend/MD, daughter's friend, long-time employees, are all stellar witnesses.
Also, who else felt like going and deleting their entire WhatsApp chat back up, clear any Googles searches about rape trials, never apply for book grants related to your work/life & not take smiling pics on days ur feeling sad?
This is the reason I am not sharing the entire #TarunTejpalCase judgement with people on Twitter who are asking for a copy. It reveals the woman's identity & Bombay HC has asked Goa to remove these details.
https://twitter.com/utkarsh_aanand/status/1397799655665065989?s=19
Is it a crime for a woman in crisis to consult legal experts, some of them professional acquaintances, before she writes a statement? Judge writes as if the survivor calling a lawyer friend is akin to googling how to build a bomb (even that isn't conclusive proof of terrorism)
I see that lots of people are assuming that the judge is a man. That is so telling.
The judge is a woman.
The judge is a woman.
A lawyer's observations about the weird judgement that goes into great detail about past sexual history that has nothing to do with the case.
https://twitter.com/inabluehouse/status/1397836935356313609?s=19
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