Yet again, the system punishes rape victims.

[la_marquise]

This report is unspeakable: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11707903
Here we have a woman punished for being intimidated by her rapist. It's clear that the judge in the case believed that her allegation of rape was genuine, but he and the prosecutors still value public male time more than her safety, her mental health or her well-being.

Comments

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

There's no way she should have been jailed and it makes me angry that someone like this gets a stiff sentence whereas convicted rapists often don't.

It's not clear to me whether she is actually someone who is being intimidated by her rapist or not - round here, accusing your other half of rape or, preferably, child abuse, and then retracting it when s/he has been put through a certain aoutn of hassle, is a standard tactic for both sexes. Being sent to jail for that is a waste of everyone's time, though.

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

"amount". Sorry - keyboard went awry.