Words & House Bill 14 in the State of Georgia.

http://www.ihollaback.org/blog/2011/02/25/words-house-bill-14-in-the-state-of-georgia/




After reading "Words & House Bill 14 in the State of Georgia" by Lauren Zink (iHollaback.org), I felt enraged. Zink explains how Representative Bobby Franklin proposed to change the word "victim" to "accusor" until convictions are obtained regarding rape, domestic violence, etc. Starting with changing the name "victim" to "accuser" is turning the tables on who is at fault in the situation. The rapist now seems to be the good guy here. Zink also makes a good point- we are now making it clear that "...not even the government believes their story." Granted, there are stories of some women, who I would consider a little screwed in the head, have accused someone of rape or violence without it even happening. Those are the exceptions...but for someone who is actually assaulted to feel like there will not be justice for them is depressing and just out-right wrong. I decided, after reading the article, to look into a few other stories. First, I found that a police officer in Toronto stated (to women) that the way they dress causes sexual assault. In finding that, I was directed to a story about a judge in Canada setting a rapist free because the victim (oh wait, ACCUSER) was "asking for it". There is a serious problem here... because no one deserves to be taken advantage of- I don't care if they have a sign on their forehead that says whore- no still means no.