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hellisonIs there something up with lj, or is it just me? Everything has gone wonky.
Anyway. 'nother interview today, same as last one only for a grade up (in civil service terms) so it was tougher and a lot more on policy and management. Bleh. Hopefully managed not to disgrace self, and I think achieved the main purpose of going which was to hammer home to our useless director (who was on the panel) the relevance of what I actually do now, since my current manager helpfully informed a while back that he doesn't have a clue and didn't think it was anything relevant (barely restrained myself at the time from pointing out Very Strongly and Loudly that surely it was HER JOB to make him aware... but meh).
Anyway tis done now, thank god and the Central Library Book sale is on so YAY.
In news of less yay and more Complete Fucking Outrage -
Rapist jailed for 8 years
Surely this is a good thing? Well no, it's fucking not.
He and a friend caught a young girl with a group of male friends, robbed them and forced them to watch while he raped her twice, then phoned her mother to tell her how much he "enjoyed raping your girl".
He initially denied it but switched his plea to guilty at the last minute (given he was found still with her phone when arrested, not to mention DNA and the eye witnesses...).
Eight years. For rape, theft, false imprisonment...
Except it's NOT. We still have 50% remittence. So it's FOUR years.
Time on remand counts as double and gets taken off. So he could be out of jail before she's out of her teens.
If that's all he gets with that amount of proof - evidence described by the judge as "overwhelming "- AND admitting he did it, is it any wonder so many rapes and attacks go unreported?
The 'friend' who helped, held off *her* friends & robbed them and watched?
Out on probation.
What's the fucking *point*?
Anyway. 'nother interview today, same as last one only for a grade up (in civil service terms) so it was tougher and a lot more on policy and management. Bleh. Hopefully managed not to disgrace self, and I think achieved the main purpose of going which was to hammer home to our useless director (who was on the panel) the relevance of what I actually do now, since my current manager helpfully informed a while back that he doesn't have a clue and didn't think it was anything relevant (barely restrained myself at the time from pointing out Very Strongly and Loudly that surely it was HER JOB to make him aware... but meh).
Anyway tis done now, thank god and the Central Library Book sale is on so YAY.
In news of less yay and more Complete Fucking Outrage -
Rapist jailed for 8 years
Surely this is a good thing? Well no, it's fucking not.
He and a friend caught a young girl with a group of male friends, robbed them and forced them to watch while he raped her twice, then phoned her mother to tell her how much he "enjoyed raping your girl".
He initially denied it but switched his plea to guilty at the last minute (given he was found still with her phone when arrested, not to mention DNA and the eye witnesses...).
Eight years. For rape, theft, false imprisonment...
Except it's NOT. We still have 50% remittence. So it's FOUR years.
Time on remand counts as double and gets taken off. So he could be out of jail before she's out of her teens.
If that's all he gets with that amount of proof - evidence described by the judge as "overwhelming "- AND admitting he did it, is it any wonder so many rapes and attacks go unreported?
The 'friend' who helped, held off *her* friends & robbed them and watched?
Out on probation.
What's the fucking *point*?
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Date: 2007-05-25 06:34 am (UTC)At the time I was 18. I'd been held in a room in a squat for 4 (4? Around 4) hours. Threatened with death. I won't bother recounting the other details. I remember getting out, and running up the road. I remember wondering what to do. I was wearing trousers and a scoop neck top. I remember thinking that I couldn't cope with going to the police - with being questioned as if I was a liar - facing months of having this drama perpetuated, and if it got to court being questioned as if it was my fault. As if I had asked this man to do that to me.
And yes. The absolute right thing to do in that circumstance would be to stand up to the system. If a biased or corrupt system isn't challenged by the people who suffer at its hands then there is no chance. However, the relative right thing to do was for me to let this go. To not be a victim. To get on with my life and start university without the label.
If I was back there again (and if I couldn't avoid it again) I think I would do the same thing. If it happened to me know I don't know what I'd do. I'd like to think I'd have the courage to face the system - but realistically I might not.