Don’t Judge a Rape by the Survivor’s Reaction

A Rape Victim is a Human, Not A Crime Scene

Photo by Yaroslav Кorshikov on Unsplash

Last week, five men were acquited of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl in Spain, because they had not used violence or intimidation. They didn’t have to — the victim was “in an unconscious state.” In Spain, this is still not sufficient to constitute rape, basically because of one element: she didn’t fight back.