Rape and all its ugliness - and criminality - is still something not properly addressed by men and the community generally. Witness this report from CommonDreams on the plight of a young raped woman, her family and how the burgers of a small American town "behaved".
"Mirroring the Steubenville rape case, a horrific story from the small town of Maryville, Missouri, where 14-year-old Daisy Coleman - she has come forward and identified herself - and another underage friend were allegedly raped, Daisy by an older football player, hometown star and grandson of a prominent politico, whose charges were suddenly dropped after, it was said, "favors were being called in." Coleman's family was harrassed, bullied and driven from town; they faced responses like the local sheriff's "they're just going to have to get over it" and a Fox News guest's "I'm not saying she deserved to be raped but...."; Daisy went public after suffering through depression and two suicide attempts - "I lost all faith in religion and humanity. I saw myself as Ugly inside and out (and) burned and carved the ugly I saw into my arms, wrists, legs and anywhere I could find room" - and their house mysteriously burned down. After considerable outrage, a special prosecutor was named Tuesday to review the case. The next day, a rally organized by Anonymous and local women's rights activists drew several hundred people demanding Justice For Daisy in the name of "someone who has decided to use her voice."
"Mirroring the Steubenville rape case, a horrific story from the small town of Maryville, Missouri, where 14-year-old Daisy Coleman - she has come forward and identified herself - and another underage friend were allegedly raped, Daisy by an older football player, hometown star and grandson of a prominent politico, whose charges were suddenly dropped after, it was said, "favors were being called in." Coleman's family was harrassed, bullied and driven from town; they faced responses like the local sheriff's "they're just going to have to get over it" and a Fox News guest's "I'm not saying she deserved to be raped but...."; Daisy went public after suffering through depression and two suicide attempts - "I lost all faith in religion and humanity. I saw myself as Ugly inside and out (and) burned and carved the ugly I saw into my arms, wrists, legs and anywhere I could find room" - and their house mysteriously burned down. After considerable outrage, a special prosecutor was named Tuesday to review the case. The next day, a rally organized by Anonymous and local women's rights activists drew several hundred people demanding Justice For Daisy in the name of "someone who has decided to use her voice."
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