chicoliving
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I feel it has to be up to the woman to decide to press charges against the rapist. Our state just adopted a law which allows a woman to go ahead with the rape kit and file a report with LE, but they give her a period of 60 days to decide to press charges (which also allows her time to get counseling). Other states make it mandatory to press charges if you report a rape...meaning LE takes total control of your very personal situation. So no...I don't lay the blame on women who don't report it. They are trying to cope with their situation and may not be ready to take it full speed ahead at that time. The trauma of going through a rape kit and telling the story repeatedly is a daunting task for any woman who has just been violated in the worst way. The laws need to be changed across the country, imo.SS, I was surprised by your comment that you do not blame women for not reporting rape.
If she has stepped forward sooner, Brianna might not have been attacked.
I feel it has to be up to the woman to decide to press charges against the rapist. Our state just adopted a law which allows a woman to go ahead with the rape kit and file a report with LE, but they give her a period of 60 days to decide to press charges (which also allows her time to get counseling). Other states make it mandatory to press charges if you report a rape...meaning LE takes total control of your very personal situation. So no...I don't lay the blame on women who don't report it. They are trying to cope with their situation and may not be ready to take it full speed ahead at that time. The trauma of going through a rape kit and telling the story repeatedly is a daunting task for any woman who has just been violated in the worst way. The laws need to be changed across the country, imo.
I don't think they should have released this sketch unless they had DNA evidence to back it up. With 3 cases linked, the case could go off track by people looking for the guy in the sketch and he might not be the one!! I guess tho if they find him and get his DNA...they will know then...but they are wasting time when a woman's life is at stake, imo. "Not inconsistent" simply isn't GOOD ENOUGH!!
I think that, in this case, the only way this kidnapping would have been prevented is if police reported it to the news media. Oftentimes, it doesn't get "publicized." This rapist hasn't been caught because his DNA is not on file (at least, at this point). So, I'm not so sure that it would have helped Brianna. I think that the publicity is helping others; and I hope that this particular rapist (possible murderer) is caught.SS, I was surprised by your comment that you do not blame women for not reporting rape.
If she has stepped forward sooner, Brianna might not have been attacked.
That was my initial thought. LE may be trying to lump all of the unsolved rape cases on one person. I don't think that is the case....I just have a feeling this isn't the same guy, although of course I don't know for sure.