judge publicly blames sexual assault victim

[puppiesandrainbows]

My jaw dropped reading that. And the judge is a woman, no less.

[explorer2001]

I'm seeing red. This shit is why rapes go unreported! Off to sign the petition for the judges removal.

[mominatrix]

Ok. So, it's not what she was wearing, or how she looked, but the simple act of being out in the world.

Good to know.

...via mobile.

[AJL]

I think there was a lovely string of words used on this board not long ago that would describe that judge to a tee.

[basilosaurus]

We women shouldn't be at a bar. We should be safely cloistered in our father's or husband's home, in the women's section.

[GailGoldie]

ugh. horrible.
and i'm sure that the biggest thing a victim can feel bad about is just "being there"... it's such a simple thing - the one main thing that could prevent it from happening in someone's mind... the thing i'm sure so many blame themselves for --- and to have a judge say that??? asshole.

[meshaliuknits]

That's a dick thing to say. Seriously dick.

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[ttt]

"If you wouldn't have been there that night, none of this would have happened to you," Hatch said.


This person graduated from law school?? Don't you have to pass college English to get into law school?

[marie427]

I love how the judge is saying she doesn't blame the victim...then proceeds to blame the victim.