So you went out got yourself raped then did you love? Were you drinking?. The sound of air being sucked over teeth.

This is another example of the attitude towards victims of these sexual crimes.

The mindset of blame and punish the victim starts with the police and proceeds all the way through the CPS, the courts and finally, as we see now, with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.

The standard £11,000 award seem paltry when compared to the levels of compensation paid out to victims of miscarriages of justice or police officers involved with a 'harrowing and dangerous assignment'.

'It's been a huge strain on family relationships and the fact the whole way through the police and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority have insinuated that I was to blame or I wasn't telling the truth, has allowed people to make judgements about me. '

Exactly!

The effects of these type of crime last throughout the victims lives.

They can end up falling foul of the law due to the amount of distress, they can lose their friends, their families and partners, their careers.

And £11,000 (if you haven't contributed in getting yourself raped by what you were, a: drinking b: wearing, c: talking about, d: being out without a chaperon) is going to help put that right?






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