Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Take It To Twitter



Savannah Dietrich, 17, from Kentucky was a victim of sexual assault back in August 2011. She had attended a social gathering where she passed out after consuming alcohol. Two boys, whom she knew, decided to take advantage of Dietrich's passed out body, sexually assault her in front of an audience who don't seem to be so bright, and take/share photos of the assault with others.

Dietrich was frustrated because the boys, who pleaded guilty to the charges, were given a leniency with a plea bargain, which she and her family were unaware of after announcing in court. She took to Twitter and released the names of the accused in a tweet. Now, it has been reported that she was about to face charges of contempt, but the lawyers of the accused decided to drop the charges.
Why was there even a plea bargain?
If you follow the link above to the article by Toronto Star, Chris Klein who is the attorney for one of the boys idiotically says that producing their names on Twitter could be problematic for their future.
Um... Shouldn't they have thought of that BEFORE they decided to sexually assault someone? They're worried about Twitter when they pleaded guilty to sexual assault? Are you serious?

Let's be clear that Dietrich didn't say no. But she's COULDN'T say no, she was passed out. She also DID NOT say YES. Some men and little horny boys tend to assume a YES because that's what they want to hear.

There are two sides of this. Yes, there was an order by the judge in juvenile court that the names of the victim and the accused are not to be released, and the case was not to be discussed. Dietrich and her family wanted her story to be public, so she chose to release her name. Fine.

But what did the law and justice system do for Savannah Dietrich that she should obey the order by the judge? She received no justice.
She was humiliated, assaulted and her body was treated like an artifact in a museum---CORRECTION, artifacts and paintings in a museum can't even be touched. So... we value these artifacts and paintings more than our youth's bodies?
Shame.

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