Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Missouri School Sued For Allegedly Making Special Ed Student Write Apology Letter To Her Rapist

Missouri School Sued For Allegedly Making Special Ed Student Write Apology Letter To Her Rapist: "In one of the most brazen examples of “blaming the victim” in recent memory, a school in Springfield, Missouri, has, according to a lawsuit, not only dismissed the rape claims of a seventh grade special education student, but also forced the girl to write and hand-deliver an apology letter to her alleged attacker. The lawsuit [...]"

The following info is out of Full Frontal Feminism according to the 2004 National Crime Victimization Survey:

  • Almost two-thirds of all rapes are committed by someone the victim knows.
  • Every two and a half minutes someone is sexually assaulted in the US.
  • One in every six women has been the victim of an attempted or complete rape.
  • Fewer than half of all rapes and sexual assaults are reported.
  • Eighty percent of rape victims are under the age of 30.
  • Forty-four percent are under eighteen.

2 comments:

MotivatedinOhio said...

That pissed me off royally.  I think those people need to pay, royally.

Underground Politics said...

They have a lot of things to pay for. Something like this happening is completely unacceptable. I hope the whole lot of them are thrown in jail!