I don't want anonymous to identify the 4 boys.
I want anonymous to identify the harassers that were texting her. Who the F harasses and bullies a rape victim?!?!
And all these media reports are about getting justice against these boys. Why is there so little of the outrage against those that tormented her over the last two years?
From the mother's facebook page:
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"Rehtaeh is gone today because of The four boys that thought that raping a 15yr old girl was OK and to distribute a photo to ruin her spirit and reputation would be fun. Secondly, All the bullying and messaging and harassment that never let up are also to blame. Lastly, the justice system failed her. Those are the people that took the life of my beautiful girl. Rehtaeh stood up for others, showed compassion to animals and people. She was an amazing artist .She made my life complete. When Rehtaeh was born I dedicated everything to her and promised her the world. Others in this world took that away from her."
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Well, the justice system failing rape victims is nothing new. Only 7% of REPORTED rapes end in convictions. According to US Justice Department studies and surveys, 97% of rapists never see a day in jail. So that these 4 boys were let go really doesn't surprise me any. Rapists getting away with rape is as surprising as snow in winter.
And that boys think they can be brazen enough to commit the crime and then put pictures up on the internet... well, when you take the low conviction rate and combine that with the "untouchable" feeling that young offenders already have, I'm not all that surprised either.
What really makes me want to, as someone bluntly put it above, "drop out of the human race" is how other students went after the VICTIM to torment rather than the PERPETRATORS. To me that's the new element. Rape victims have enough emotional scarring to deal with ... to have to deal with a school full of tormentors as well is just AUUUGHHHGHGH!!!! If I had hair, I'd be pulling it out.