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Originally Posted by Ammi
The survivor told the court that the reason she had initially declined to give a statement to police about the rape was because she didn’t want to relive the trauma. “I had suffered and I wanted to get on with my life,” she said
…sadly, 46yrs later…and this is still how some victims are feeling and not reporting…
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The conviction rate is so low, and some people so keen to accuse victims of having made it all up if a conviction isn't secured, that it's really not surprising that women choose not to go down that path at all. Really the latter is a huge issue when it comes to confidence to report. I think a lot of people could handle the idea that they might not be able to prove guilt... but with the accusations from certain people that come on top of that? The people insisting "accusers should be prosecuted"? Makes it near-impossible unless the case is absolutely solid.