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Tuesday 23 October 2007

Sometimes it's not Easy

The police weren't going to investigate, calling it a "domestic dispute". Until a witness provided a videodisc of the whole thing.

It happens a fortnight ago. The victim still hasn't regained consciousness, but the doctors are hopeful.

You see, certain members of her family don't approve of transsexuals.

This morning (Tuesday), they found Raychel. Her nightgown cut from her, but still attached, unconscious and with her skull fractured, her left arm broken, 6 ribs broken... and her nether regions bleeding profusely, though wrapped in a hotel towel.


Read the whole thing.

So if I seem a little obsessed at times, a little intolerant of those who covertly or overtly approve of this "Christian" family's actions.... well, this is not the only event of this type I know of. It's worse than average, but only marginally. Nowhere near as bad as some. She at least was 22, not 12.
One of them admitted that two of the others had anally raped her. His statement that, "... it was okay, though, they used condoms," makes me ill. The doctors had missed the trauma there because it was minor compared to the beating she had received.
Oh well, on to the next battle. With perhaps just a little more determination than before.

Puts my own problems with the APO into perspective, though, doesn't it?
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, October 23, 2007 11:48:00 pm

    I didn't notice anything in that post that said the rapists even called themselves "Christians". If I missed it, well, I'm reminded of what a certain carpenter said to the religious leaders of his day: "You're whitewashed tombs, looking clean on the outside but full of corruption and death on the inside" and "You claim to be children of Abrahaman but your father is the Adversary."

    Please pass along that if Raychel ends up moving to Virginia Beach, I can't offer a support group, but I can offer a support one.
    --Laserlight

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  2. RosalynWednesday, April 30, 2008 12:27:00 am

    I read your posting from October and find myself wondering about one person.

    "One of my more ingenious cousins sat in the bushes outside Raychel's room Monday night, waiting with a camcorder."

    So she was waiting in the bushes? This means she knew this was going to happen and agreed with it, or at least with what she thought was going to happen to "teach" your cousin a lesson or something?

    To me this makes her as guilty and should be charged as well.

    By the way what is the status on charges in this crime?


    Thanks for sharing the news on her recovery, I hope it continues along and she has a wonderful life. She deserves to.

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  3. Zoe BrainWednesday, April 30, 2008 10:23:00 pm

    She knew, or strongly suspected, something was going to happen. Something worse than a mild hazing. Her intent was to film it and use it to shame them into stopping it.

    But within seconds, she realised this was something quite different, and if she revealed herself, her life would be in danger too.

    The perpetrators now face 35 charges each.

    1. Assault
    2. Assault
    3. Assault
    4. Assault
    5. Assault
    6. Assault
    7. Assault
    8. Assault
    9. Assault
    10. Assault
    11. Assault
    12. Aggravated Assault
    13. Aggravated Assault
    14. Aggravated Assault
    15. Aggravated Assault
    16. Battery
    17. Battery
    18. Battery
    19. Battery
    20. Battery
    21. Battery
    22. Battery
    23. Assault with Intent to do harm
    24. Assault with Intent to do harm
    25. Assault with Intent to do harm
    26. Assault with Intent to do harm
    27. Assault with Intent to do harm
    28. Illegal deprivation of Liberty
    29. Attempted kidnapping
    30. Attempted murder
    31. Act of Personal Terrorism
    32. Act of Personal Terrorism
    33. Act of Personal Terrorism
    34. Rape
    35. Aggravated Rape

    None of the persons mentioned are relatives of mine BTW, a different family.

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