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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:19 PM
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What are the chances that a child would turn her dad in for raping her
If she knew he could be executed for it?

Just something to think about regarding this latest SCOTUS ruling.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:23 PM
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1. The chances of her turning him in at all...
Slim to none...

Isn't it true that children are normally intimidated by their fathers in these situations?

And that the children normally blame themselves?
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:28 PM
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4. Yes, and adding the potential of capital punishment only adds to their torment.
Unlike murder victims, rape victims can contemplate these things.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:23 PM
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2. Or the mother? We already so often see massive denial on the part
of the mom. This isn't going to help anything there either.
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:27 PM
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3. I was thinking of that too.
There are so many reasons to oppose this. It's practically handing predators leverage over their victims! "You don't want to see me get the electric chair for this, do you? Let's just keep this between you and me." :scared:
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:36 PM
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5. When I was a child..
I didn't know how wrong what was done to me was. I lived in a foster home and would never in a million years have attempted to tell anyone anything. Telling is the worst thing to do. Forget about him being killed, I would be gone long before they got around to him.
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