Letter to my futute rape prosecutors
Dear future rape prosecutors,
Since as a woman I have about a one in six chance of being raped in my lifetime, I thought I would save you the trouble of rooting through my personal history if and when that occurs. Herein you will find all of the things that will discredit me as a witness and my potential allegation against whoever assaults me.
I’ve lied in the past. I once told my mom I was sleeping at a girl friend’s house, when really I went to a party at a boy’s house. I also threw a party at my parents’ house but told them I didn’t – a pretty bad lie, I’ll admit, since all of their liquor was gone. I even lied about coming home after my curfew had passed. It’s true that I pretty much immediately got caught in all of these lies – I’m an awful liar, to tell you the truth – but I know that doesn’t change the fact that I have not always stuck to the hard facts.
I’ve had dealings with some pretty shady characters. I knew at least one drug dealer in college. I’ve probably hung out with some since I graduated. In high school I spent time with some people who liked to funnel beers, which clearly shows a lack of judgment and character on their part. I’m pretty sure someone on my block smokes marijuana from time to time. I myself have even had dealings with the law! I got two speeding tickets within the space of one month once.
I’ve had sex with multiple men. I know, I should have thought about the potential for this case and held myself back. I’m not terribly religious, either, as I was raised by two hippies. So I make a pretty poor picture of a pious, chaste victim. Sorry about that.
In conclusion, I express my heartfelt apologies for my past wrongdoings and the damage they do to my case.
Sincerely,
Bryce Covert
Tags: justice, rape, victim blaming
Pretty odd to compare typical teenage lies to lies about all of your life and lifestyle. She was supposed to be religious, chaste, perfectly irreapprocable, poor single mother, hard working in order to feed her daugther. Because that s what was said to the grand jury. You aren’t. She was supposed to be perfectly honnest, a poor african refugee who had asylum because of the sexual tortures that happen in her country of poor africans. But she was revealed to be a liar on the whole, the daugther of dr machiavel (yeah, it may happen, even in those pooor african countries, unfortunately…). About her asylum, and the sexual tortures she get or may have gotten. She is involved into dealing drugs, laundering high amounts of money, and paying hundreds dollars per month to 5 phone providers in place of feeding her pooor daugther. She is a cynic, don’t you see the light? Don’t you see the high level of contrast between what she was supposed to be and what she finally is; contrast which doesnt exist even as a bribe in your gentle letter ? Don’t you see that she wasn’t raped nor even assaulted ? You should better admit your bad initial judgment, influenced by your tv box, your emotions and your common sense of men’s predating psychology. Because it may be prejudiciable to the cause of really raped future victims otherwise. And to the whole american mediatic-justice. Really. Even if, and i understand that, it may be very hard, repuiring a great strength, admitting you have been set up by a woman and by the emotions of your own body… May the force be with you. Cheers.
cebelab,
Even if all you say is true about the accuser — and we don’t yet know for sure what facts in this case are true or are not — does it mean she can’t be raped? If lying, knowing drug dealers, and getting money from sketchy sources prevented a woman from being raped, wouldn’t we all go around lying and stealing as much as we could? Let’s also not forget about the credibility of the accused in this case, who has a documented history of sexually harassing women and even another rape charge against him. That to me is far more relevant than whether the accused fits the picture of a “perfect victim” (as if such a thing existed). We’ll only know the truth if this case goes to trial, and even then it may be hard to determine. But none of the things that are meant to discredit her mean that DSK didn’t in fact rape her.