When these cases are talked about in news articles or just in conversation the word “allegedly” is used frequently. Allegedly by definition means that there is no proof to justify a case, therefore the case is just a claim. While the denotation of this word is the correct term to use when describing one’s case, it seems to also minimize the idea that the victim truly was raped by their rapist. We should stop using this word as a cushion to allow lead way for the possibility that the victim may not have actually been raped. We should use this term for what it is— the justification that there is no proof for the case, not the justification that the rapist may be innocent.
Four out of five people do not take action in reporting their case to authorities due to the insidious way many cases taken to court are dealt with in the United States. Typically in a case the abuser is someone the victim personally knows. Only two percent of rapists actually serve time in prison. The idea that someone who personally knows you and has raped you is likely to not …show more content…
One of the world’s biggest pop stars who quite obviously has been provided with the best of lawyers cannot even escape her rapists tie on her life. He is yet to see any sort of prison time either. The majority of women who are raped in the U.S. are of a minority group. These women are in no way likely to receive the ability to acknowledge that their abuser is behind bars. If one of the world’s biggest pop stars cannot even rest her head knowing she is free from a legal contract with her rapist, how can these women rests their heads with the idea that they cannot be freed from simple contact with their