cochise
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@tiger5150 said in [Politics Super Thread \- keep it all in here](/post/1315388) said:@cochise said in [Politics Super Thread \- keep it all in here](/post/1315335) said:@tiger5150 said in [Politics Super Thread \- keep it all in here](/post/1315307) said:@formerguest said in [Politics Super Thread \- keep it all in here](/post/1315277) said:“I watched the PM apologise to me through the media while his office actively worked to discredit my loved ones.” - Brittany Higgins
Serious but dangerous question. Why is this woman not prosecuting the man that did this to her?
I understand it would be a horrible and traumatic experience, where you are forced to revisit it multiple times, under scrutiny, but with the publicity surrounding this issue now, surely she couldnt be more exposed.
**There are (I think) three other women that this guy is accused of assaulting, this may not have happened if he was prosecuted.**
Without the prosecution, it all starts to look like politicisation of a horrible event.
There were reports a couple of weeks ago that she was going to go to the police and make a formal report. I am unaware if that has happened or not.
There were reports she was going to on 25/02 but no reports that it has happened and the more that is discussed about it daily in public the chances of prosecution diminish.
I really don't like the part of your post that I have bolded, that is placing a level of blame on the victim for future crimes of the perpetrator, that is not right. If these events occurred there is one person to blame and that is the perpetrator and not the victim.
Why is any criminal prosecuted? To punish the criminal and protect the public.
Of course its not the victims fault if the perpetrator commits a crime, it is the perpetrators decision and his fault, however it is a stone cold fact that if the perpetrator was prosecuted he would not have repeated the crimes.
I'm going to be a little more honest than I probably should here, I have been in a similar situation and didn't speak out about it. I had guilt for half my life over future crimes committed and it still effects me to this day. I will stand in support of anyone who is unable to speak out about or prosecute, the shame and guilt that gets placed on the victim in such a crime is unbelievable and immeasurable. No blame should ever be placed on or implied onto the victim over what future actions someone else makes.
The victim has enough to deal without having to deal with people's expectations about what they should do or who they should tell.