
because (as someone who spoke up after and went through the legal process and put that mf away after 4 years of them dragging out the case) women are scared, scared they won’t be believed, scared that the person may hurt them if they speak up, and embarrassed to talk about such a vulnerable and traumatic time.
I did. I tried to have a conversation with him about how dangerous that mindset is, even gave him the statistics on the likelihood of cases going to trial or getting a guilty verdict. I don’t know if he cared, and I don’t know if it will help him to think about this better, but I tried.