Judges & the Weight of their Words
Unfortunately, in many of the decisions in sexual assault cases the reasons that some trial judges have relied on are completely unsavoury and flat out rude and false. They add insult to injury by giving breath to the twin-myth reasoning that is rampant in sexual assault cases and try to blend stereotypes about women into the law.
UNBELIEVABLE: The Funnel Effect of Rape Attrition in the Criminal Justice System
While perusing Netflix over the past couple months, you may have come across a mini-series called Unbelievable, and its name truly lives up to its premise. Based upon the true story of an American woman pseudonymously known as “Marie”, the show follows the victim of a serial rapist who reported her rape to the police and was both disbelieved and criminally charged with a gross demeanour for false accusation in Lynnwood, Washington.
