CW: sexual assault.
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This is not my story. It didn’t happen to me.
It was told to me by someone I trust.
#IBelieveHer.
This story did not take place in Alberta.
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Thread. 🧵👇
This is not my story. It didn’t happen to me.
It was told to me by someone I trust.
#IBelieveHer.
This story did not take place in Alberta.
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“…and then he started forcing himself on me.
I did not want this.
I tried to push him back.
He didn’t stop.
I did not want this.
He kept pushing.
I didn’t think he was going to stop.
So I decided to change my strategy...
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I did not want this.
I tried to push him back.
He didn’t stop.
I did not want this.
He kept pushing.
I didn’t think he was going to stop.
So I decided to change my strategy...
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"I knew he wouldn’t be so pushy if I got him off.
A håndjøb. I knew how.
It was better than…
…it was better than the alternative…
I did not want that.
As soon as he relaxed,
I got up,
and got out of there.”
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A håndjøb. I knew how.
It was better than…
…it was better than the alternative…
I did not want that.
As soon as he relaxed,
I got up,
and got out of there.”
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I’m telling you this story now because it is possible to misconstrue actions initiated by a victim as "consensual.”
The person in the story above engaged in “sexual foreplay” to protect themselves from worse, during a sexual assault.
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The person in the story above engaged in “sexual foreplay” to protect themselves from worse, during a sexual assault.
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The victim felt like they were in a very dangerous position. They did what they felt they needed to do to escape.
Again, the story I shared here is unrelated to the actions of Sean Chu, but I kept thinking about it.
About how both victims felt under threat.
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Again, the story I shared here is unrelated to the actions of Sean Chu, but I kept thinking about it.
About how both victims felt under threat.
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When Sean Chu's actions were investigated, ** he was believed ** by fellow police officers because of the "intimate details" he provided about the nature of the encounter.
#Ibelieveher.
#Ibelieveher.
Sexual assault and harassment are far more common than a lot of people realize.
- As many as 1 in 4 women will be sexually assaulted during their lifetime.
- Of every 100 incidents of sexual assault, only 6 are reported to the police.
sexassault.ca/statistics.htm🔗
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- As many as 1 in 4 women will be sexually assaulted during their lifetime.
- Of every 100 incidents of sexual assault, only 6 are reported to the police.
sexassault.ca/statistics.htm🔗
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If have been a victim of sexual assault and need someone to talk to please reach out to someone.
In #yyc: @calgarycasa
Phone: 403-237-5888 or 1-877-237-5888
In Central Alberta: @CASASC2
Phone: 403-340-1124 or 1-866-956-1099
In #yeg: @sacetalks
Phone: 780.423.4102
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In #yyc: @calgarycasa
Phone: 403-237-5888 or 1-877-237-5888
In Central Alberta: @CASASC2
Phone: 403-340-1124 or 1-866-956-1099
In #yeg: @sacetalks
Phone: 780.423.4102
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Some additional general information about sexual assault and harassment can be found on @cdnwomenfdn's fact sheet.
canadianwomen.org/the-facts/sexu…
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canadianwomen.org/the-facts/sexu…
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And this CTV article which reveals that Chu met his victim two years prior to the incident, when she was only 14.
calgary.ctvnews.ca/documents-reve…
calgary.ctvnews.ca/documents-reve…
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