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F4lconF16

(3,747 posts)
5. Thank you for this OP.
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 12:47 AM
Nov 2014

It'll be sent out to a couple people I know.

I truly never understood how a judge could sit there and let a woman be torn to shreds by a defense attorney, despite having little to no relevance to the crime. We need more women judges, and we need current judges to become aware that there is such a strong institutional bias against the accuser.

I'm not sure how exactly most local judges are brought to office (I think elections?), but if it is elections, this is why it is so critical to GOTV. People who don't participate in local elections leave us with insane right wing judges who believe in the right of men to rape. Even if it's not explicitly stated, it is clearly their opinions.

And people wonder why rapes aren't reported

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