Ruth Zakarin, a former rape counselor, contrasts the reaction to the news about a Haitian man charged with raping a teen at a migrant shelter in Rockland and an Irish man charged with raping a woman at a hotel in downtown Boston.
It’s not lost on me that the accused perpetrator of the assault in downtown Boston was not American. He actually tried to flee the country and was pulled off an airplane by state police. But… I have not yet heard an indictment of all non-Americans attending the St. Patrick’s Day parade based on this one incident.
She adds, though:
What I also haven’t heard is a thoughtful and clear call to end sexual assault. I haven’t heard a demand for better policies that protect women and girls (and everyone) from sexual violence. I haven’t heard anyone shouting that we need more services, more protections, more safety – for ALL.