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In reply to the discussion: Test links Winston's (Heisman trophy winner) DNA to accuser [View all]BainsBane
(57,314 posts)and you complain about an article two weeks old? Give me a fucking break. There was lots of evidence: DNA, and medical report showing bruises and wounds, There was a video recording of the assault until his football buddy destroyed it. And of course the police could have retrieved the video footage from Potbelly's if they'd bothered to go over there within thirty days of the attack. Or maybe if they'd bother to interview witnesses instead of sitting on their hands so the football player could finish the season. Since you don't know the facts, why fall all over yourself to defend this guy?
What's on the other side? hmmm Let me think. A multi million dollar football program and a Heisman trophy.
Only 3% of rapists ever see any jail time? http://www.rainn.org/statistics Why? Because the country is full of people who do everything in their power to make sure rapists operate with impunity, including shaming victims. This is nothing different. 720 women will be raped today in the US, and fewer than 22 of their rapists will ever face conviction. That happens each and every day in this country. It happens to women you know: If you have four daughters, chances are very good at least one will be raped, and her assailant will never see jail time. Women's lives are devalued in comparison to their assailants, especially if they can throw a ball. So rapists act with impunity, get off, only to rape more women. Why? Because people worry more about a Heisman trophy than the lives of mere women. Rape prevails because too few care at all about the lives of rape victims and women in particular. It's about power and privilege over the lives of women, who stand unequal before the law without basic regard for human rights. Does that answer your question?