tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326637105193760599.post4646644972786274023..comments2023-10-29T07:59:32.982-07:00Comments on Stu's old MySpace blog: First raped, then screwed (Sept. 25, 2008)bus15237http://www.blogger.com/profile/17860940267143493425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326637105193760599.post-66349667005543287382011-12-08T17:45:12.123-08:002011-12-08T17:45:12.123-08:00Comments on the original 2008 blog post:
Liz Book...Comments on the original 2008 blog post:<br /><br /><b>Liz Book</b><br />Stu, aren't we lucky that she didn't make it in! There are other victims of rape that I have dealt with on two occasions in my life. Children. Twice I have helped to convict pediphiles. One of them was said to be the worst serial pediphilic rapist in Florida's history. Gees, he worked at Disney World for 8 years. He had raped my son's best friend and little brother for two years. He tried to get out of jail in 2000. I testified against him under "The Jimmy Rice Law" in front of a Grand Jury. He was reconvicted for the simple fact that he showed no remorse for all that he had done. I heard he died in prison a few years back.<br /><br />In New York, one of my best friends was murdered by a two time convicted murderer, Arthur Shawcross. The New York State Parole Board released him. His original charges were for the murder of a little boy and a little girl. He got out and went on a rampage. I believe the number was eight women murdered. My friend, Jannine Clausen was his last victim. He not only raped her and killed her, he cannibalized her. Sex offenders that are released from prison learn to kill their victims. They don't plan to go back to prison.<br /><br />I guess you can see why I destest being tagged with a sex offense. I was raped when I was 15 in my own bed. I didn't even know what the man was doing to me, until later when I told my best friend. I didn't talk to my parents. The guy lived right next door to us and was my brother's friend. You are right when you speak of how it affects women for years. I grew up and moved on. But when my infant son was raped and his rapist tried to murder me, I could not find a way to get over that. Even today, I have a very hard time just thinking about it. Years, of counseling didn't make it go away. I thank God that my baby was too young to have any recall of the incident. I carry that burden. It was a step-brother who committed the crime. For the longest time, his family called me the worst of a lousy liar. Their kid would never do that! His courtroom confession convicted him. I would think that my testimony helped, too.<br /><br />I cannot understand how any community would not protect victims of rape. That is unconscionable.<br /><br /><b>Mousie</b><br />THAT IS SICK that it took a LAW to be WRITTEN that women/girls had to WAIT to get a RAPE REPORTED. *runs to bathroom to vomit* I would sue the town for the cost of everything.<br /><br /><b>Stuart Strickland</b><br />Well, they could report the rape right away, but had to pay for the evidence gathering themselves. "$300, please, so we can prosecute the assailant." This had to have had Palin's tacit approval. Four years of this? If she DIDN'T know about it, WHY didn't she? If she DID know about it, why did she tolerate it?<br /><br />This person would replace Dick Cheney?<br /><br /><b>Natasha Renée</b><br />and i thought the polar bears were bad. this should be criminal. =(<br />having some experience in this i can't imagine how difficult it would be for a victim that actually musters up the nerve to attempt prosecution, to have to find funding for her own evidence gathering. most people don't have insurance, and then how much does that kit cost? the ones that don't have insurance don't have money for it either. i guess in the end the amount of reported rapes goes down, the city saves some change and all looks well on the books. shame on everyone that sat by and let this happen. fortunately some good came out of it, since there was a law written to prevent it from happening again. at least there's some shred of comfort in that. =(bus15237https://www.blogger.com/profile/17860940267143493425noreply@blogger.com