Apparently most rapes do not get reported by the victims.
Which means that many rapists are out there and free to carry on with their crimes.
Do you think the culture today is sympthetic to victims or should more be done to help them ?
If so what should, or could , be done ?
One of the issues with the #MeToo movement that we saw immediately is the number of women that came forward that could not differentiate between quid pro quo sex, bad sex, consent to have sex with someone and mentally not really wanting to and rape.
That is an issue. Instead of moving forward, you are going backwards.
You know who is not reporting it? Women that live on the margins of society. Homeless women, women who are prostitutes, women who have children that are forced into having sex for housing, strippers, women and girls that struggle with mental illness, sexual abuse occurring within the family and addicts.
If you are relying on the National Crime Victim Response Survey (NCVRS) then be aware that this is not an adequate tool and, therefore, tells you nothing for the exact same reason that is useless in other areas.
So, is the culture today sympathetic to victims? Yes--and no. If you are in one of the above categories then it isn't in your face media leading discussions. Newspapers, local broadcasters, national news have no problem putting someone's face on the front page that has been accused. Slow on the uptake when it has been determined that same someone is not guilty.
So, where in culture are these addressed? Women only groups in domestic violence programs, substance abuse treatment programs, sexual abuse services, prisons, etc. because you are dealing with underlying causes which is most often trauma. They have been for a good 30 years.
You know who else is not reporting it? Boys and men have great difficulty coming forward.