Imagine a white collar criminal. What’s the first picture in your mind? Probably a somewhat well-off man. Now imagine a car jacker. What’s the first picture in your mind? Probably a younger man. Now imagine a child molester. What’s the first picture in your mind? Probably a working class man. Like it or not, we’ve all got pre-conceptions. If we…
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Tidbits of Encouraging News
In this era of political, environmental and public health difficulties, we can all use some positive news! –On Tuesday night, progressive challenger Marie Newman won her primary against longtime Illinois incumbent Representative Dan Lipinski. Marie is the founder of an anti-bullying nonprofit and signed on to lead a coalition of 70 anti-bullying groups working nationwide. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marie-newman-dan-lipinski-illinois-third-district-democrats-primary-2018-a8088421.html https://theslot.jezebel.com/hell-yeah-marie-newman-1842393738 –Prosecutors in Pittsburgh are appealing…
What If Harvey Weinstein is Acquitted?….
Jurors are deliberating in the case of Hollywood millionaire Harvey Weinstein. What if he gets off? What if he’s acquitted on the rape and abuse charges he faces in New York? The conventional wisdom suggests this will be a big setback for the #MeToo movement. We predict not. That may seem counter-intuitive. But take a step back for a second. Think…
Two Predictions in the Wake of Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction
Two Predictions in the Wake of Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction First, even more incredibly powerful, once-considered-untouchable bad guys will go down. Second, lawyers who defend predators will not revise their tactics: they’ll still attack victims, even though that despicable strategy didn’t work for Weinstein. Time and time again, we hear some variation of this from victims who call us: “You don’t…
Sexual Abuse Victims Don’t All Respond The Same Way and Jurors Need to Know This
Here’s a simple equation none of us learned in school. Many victims + Many crimes = Many responses. We should keep this in mind as we read about sexual violence, especially now as the Harvey Weinstein trial begins. Let’s break this down piece by piece. Somewhere in the US, a woman is raped every 2 minutes (according to the Justice Department). https://www.wcsap.org/help/about-sexual-assault/how-often-does-it-happen…