Columbia University sued by male student in ‘Carry that Weight’ rape case

[Dont call me Shirley]

221. First of all a separate division of reporting a rape must be created, even apart from the PD, maybe

in a hospital or medical clinic. An atmosphere where the victim is encouraged to tell their story without provocation or degradation. The victim must be treated with seriousness and belief, kindness and compassion. A medical examination room and nurse or doctor on premises would be optimal, so the victim wouldn't have to be shuttled from one location to another.

The legal system must begin to treat sexual assault as a serious crime, "not a he said she said, the victim is a slut, the victim was asking for it" situation as is the majority of the time now. Victims are always retraumatized in the courtroom by the defense lawyers and the victims themselves are put on trial, this system must end! This is the reason so many victims will not agree to prosecute, this is the rapists "get out of rape free" card. A sane court system respectful of the victim must be initiated and become common. Sexual offenders must serve longer sentences, including rehabilitation. At this point victims of sexual assault would begin to come forward, speak up and encourage prosecution.

Ending the social traumatization of being a rape victim is key. The majority of the time the rape victim is blamed. In some instances the rapist is hailed as some kind of perverse hero or even the victim, as is in this case.

We MUST as a society begin to develop effective treatment programs for sex offenders or this will continue being a never ending societal and individual disease. Acknowledging there is too much societal DENIAL when it comes to the subject of rape is necessary to end the ostrich syndrome and begin to actually start dealing with the seriousness of sexual assault.

Victims must be encouraged to get treatment for trauma, using therapies such as EMDR. And for crying out loud, give them the morning after pill or an abortion. Being forced to carry and raise an unwanted child of rape is a type of a rape on top of a rape, it now becomes the emotional rape of two lives.

We have got to fix this disease, for a disease rape is. We need to stop arguing about whether he did it or not. Just shut up and get to work on healing this insidious generational disease.