I despair for society sometimes - xoJane

This Rape Victim Was Intimidated Into Recanting Her Charges, But It Turns Out She Really Was Raped

s.e. smith — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:00:00 -0400

Like a shocking number of rape victims in the United States and around the world, she was intimidated into silence, and she chose to recant her accusation rather than follow through in response to the immense pressure on her to take it back.

Just Another Day at the Rape Factory: Sexual Assault on College Campuses

s.e. smith — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:10:00 -0400

Rape on college and university campuses across the US is a systemic problem, and so is the lack of action on the part of officials, many of whom want to suppress rape reporting as much as possible because it would make them look bad.