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If you are a victim of sexual assault
and you need support, call 800.656.
HOPE (4673) to be connected
to a sexual assault professional
service provider. Alternatively,
https://www.rainn.org/ contains
information that may help you or a
loved one cope with sexual assault
or misconduct.
we can talk about ways we’re able
to prevent things like this from
happening again. We can research
and discover how to protect
ourselves, both in unfamiliar spaces
and at home, and there are outlets
you can go to if you’re a victim
of sexual assault or misconduct.
If you’re a victim, you shouldn’t
be afraid to speak up and get the
help that you need. If you’re a
perpetrator of sexual misconduct,
it would benefit both you and
your victim to speak up instead of
staying quiet. These things can’t
always be prevented, but stirring up
a conversation about sexual assault
has the potential to make waves
and save lives.
even worse taste to try to present
this story as anything more than
sex crimes. A filthy, boastful
recount of a string of sex crimes.
The worst part of Foos’ story is
the idea that anybody could get
away with sexual assault if they
keep their mouth shut for long
enough. Voyeur goes against
everything the modern justice push
is trying to promote. Instead of
being a film about the takedown
of a ‘peeping-tom,’ it’s about the
widespread publication of his story
and how successful he was. What
about publishing an article about
a sexual assault survivor? What
about publishing a story discussing
why sexual assault is bad, instead
of a story that seems interesting
in theory but only glorifies some
sicko? Journalists (and society,
really) should be promoting an
open conversation regarding
sexual assault and misconduct,
not sharing a story about staying
quiet and waiting for your ‘criminal
timer’ to run out. We should be
conducting a free-flowing, positive
conversation.
t the end of the day, there’s
not much you can do
about this specific issue.
Time can’t be changed, and
Gerald Foos has to live with
the fact that he’s violated so many
lives. However, we can change
the dialogue that surrounds both
Foos’ story and sexual assault, and