Until you have walked in the shoes of a victim of sexual violence or rape, stop sitting on the “comforts” of the side lines dictating how a victim would, could or should have reacted after being victimized. For example “when” a victim decides to confront her offender is strictly her decision. More specifically, whether its immediately or 20+ years from the time the crime took place has no bearing on the validity of her story, nor does it minimize or nullify that a crime took place. Moreover, the mere notion that a women is confused about the identity of her rapist or assailant is as insulting as it is ridiculous
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