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In reply to the discussion: Victim-blaming and woman-shaming claim another victim [View all]IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)She was a crime victim.
Had she gone to the authorities as soon as it happened, the "grown-ups" would not have called her a slut. Her *peers* (whose opinion she apparently valued more than life itself, according to you) would have found out *after* her assailants were in jail. (Jail creates credibility for those who aren't privy to private details of assault.)
Instead, she decided to pretend the crime did not occur (which is very common with rape victims). She destroyed physical evidence, didn't get blood tests which would have "validated" her inability to consent, and didn't "cry out" to any adult who could have had her begin the necessary steps for a prosecution.
Her attackers, realizing there were no consequences, began to torture her BECAUSE THEY COULD.
She reported. She was told it was too late - her word against theirs - and the "evidence" was minimized.
She felt humiliated and helpless and killed herself.
NOBODY kills themselves because someone calls them a slut, especially when it isn't true. People kill themselves when they feel overwhelmed and helpless and see no change in their circumstances in the foreseeable future. This depression - also know as "anger turned inward" - was well known to her family by the point in time where she killed herself.
My view of the tragedy and the circumstances surrounding it has not changed. Your logic is NOT "logical."