sharingwisdom
01-10-2014, 10:39 PM
A 14 year old teen, Daisy from Missouri, has a need for some real, community and loving support. She just attempted suicide. After being raped and dumped unconscious on her front lawn in the middle of a freezing cold night last January 2012, she bravely reported it. Instead of being supported by the police, she was bullied, harassed, and tormented by supporters of her rapist—a high school football player whose family has influential political ties. Her mom was fired from her job. Her house was literally burned down.
This past Thursday, the unthinkable happened. Despite a video of the rape being passed around her school and a rape kit being performed the morning after the attack, a Special Prosecutor announced that no rape charges would be filed. Instead, her rapist would face a misdemeanor charge and probation.
Stories from survivors who are blamed for their rapes, shamed and bullied into keeping quiet, and ignored by authorities are too common. It's no wonder that only 3% of rapists ever spend a single day in jail. But in a country where one in five women are sexually assaulted, we have to do something about this.
We have to change the culture that tolerates and even encourages rape. And by telling her story, and demanding justice, Daisy helped do that. That’s why this site is collecting thousands of personal notes of thanks and support for Daisy. They are printing them all and delivering them to her in Missouri. Would you please consider adding your note?
https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/daisy_thankyou/?akid=743.545213.1mpqAD&rd=1&t=3
This past Thursday, the unthinkable happened. Despite a video of the rape being passed around her school and a rape kit being performed the morning after the attack, a Special Prosecutor announced that no rape charges would be filed. Instead, her rapist would face a misdemeanor charge and probation.
Stories from survivors who are blamed for their rapes, shamed and bullied into keeping quiet, and ignored by authorities are too common. It's no wonder that only 3% of rapists ever spend a single day in jail. But in a country where one in five women are sexually assaulted, we have to do something about this.
We have to change the culture that tolerates and even encourages rape. And by telling her story, and demanding justice, Daisy helped do that. That’s why this site is collecting thousands of personal notes of thanks and support for Daisy. They are printing them all and delivering them to her in Missouri. Would you please consider adding your note?
https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/daisy_thankyou/?akid=743.545213.1mpqAD&rd=1&t=3