This is hilarious.

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    I am a rape victim. I have pity on my attacker because he will have to live with it for the rest of his life, knowing what he did. It is because I can have compassion for a person that has done such a wrong to me that I am the person I am today and why I can say that everyone deserves compassion no matter what they have done. hanging onto anger will make you bitter. I have to live with what happened for the rest of my life too, but at least I have talked about it while he just sits at his home and denies it day after day, no matter that he created a child by doing it. It will always haunt him and I pity him because of that because I rarely think of it anymore. Call me crazy, but I am a Christian and if I did not have compassion on others then I wouldn't be a very good Christian would I? No I wouldn't.

    You are a rape *survivor*.

    I work with victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence, everyday. To me, this show is a mockery of what thousands of people go through. They make a joke out of what those people were willing to do to an adolescent. It is not a joke. Although it does bring the issue to the forefront, it does not explain the whole picture. I hope the show has provided education for young girls to be careful online.

    That being said, typically people who sexually assault or abuse others have a history. I do NOT agree nor condone their actions, but there is research available that says the assailants were once sexually abused. It is a cycle. And the cycle needs to stop. This show, is hopefully helping with that. From the few episodes I have watched, the sentences were not very harsh. It is hard to put someone away for a long time with the 'intent' to do something.

    In addition, it is a psychological thing. People who rape do not rape for sex. It is the control. It is the satisfaction of getting away with it. It is not for sex. That being said, the only, logical response I can think of, is for the perps to go through therapy. Extensive therapy to change their thought pattern.

    If we continue to ignore the problem (the rapist)....they will continue to rape. It's a fact.

    So this is my response to people saying that are not compassionate for rapists. I'm not saying you need to be compassionate, because frankly I am not. I am compassionate about ending rape.

    I saw this picture earlier today... this probably sums up what I've said.

    http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr8dsjsPg01qcgbf4o1_500.jpg
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