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sexual abuse carried out by officers on "inmates." ....they are children, i dont feel right calling them "inmates."
the actual argument put forth by the defense (the guard accused of sexual assault of a minor), was that, she provoked it....seriously.
real sweet justice system murrica... fuck yea?
http://theantimedia.org/sexual-abuse-juvenile-detention-centers/
October 7, 2014
(TheAntiMedia) Thirty-two teens escaped a juvenile detention center in Tennessee that is known for sexually abusing the kids, and nothing has been done. There are at least five documented cases of sexual assault. Charges being filed against detention officers are extremely rare occurrences. So what happens when charges get filed? Image credit: pixabay.com
prison-370112_1280Well if its Louisiana, the victim is blamed. Even when the victim is only 14-years-old, the government takes the position that she wanted it. Terrebonne Parish argued that the 14-year-old victim in a sweeping sexual assault ring consented to being raped by a 40-year-old guard. In court papers, the government argued that
Vickers could not have engaged in sexual relations within the walls of the detention center with [the victim] without cooperation from her. Vickers did not use force, violence or intimidation when engaging in sexual relations.
Setting aside the idiocy of claiming in a legal document that someone who has not reached the age of consent somehow consented, the government is in essence arguing that the armed man who controlled the childs every move and could place the child in segregation at whim was not intimidating. Obviously, this argument was shot down, and eventually the parish settled with the victim for an undisclosed amount. Angelo Vickers, the guard, was sentenced to seven years.
The very fact that the government would make such an argument demonstrates how little it cares about the children that get tossed into the for-profit prison system. About 1.5 million children each year end up in the system. A system in which children are far too often victimized, rather than protected, then they are blamed for the abuses which they have had to endure. What kind of precedent is that setting for these children? Isnt the mere fact that theyve been placed in a detention center at such an early age enough of a reason to make an effort to help rather than harm? Show them examples of integrity, compassion, honesty, respect. Not abuse and corruption.
Of those in juvenile detention, 8% reported sexual assault in the previous year.
the actual argument put forth by the defense (the guard accused of sexual assault of a minor), was that, she provoked it....seriously.
real sweet justice system murrica... fuck yea?
http://theantimedia.org/sexual-abuse-juvenile-detention-centers/
October 7, 2014
(TheAntiMedia) Thirty-two teens escaped a juvenile detention center in Tennessee that is known for sexually abusing the kids, and nothing has been done. There are at least five documented cases of sexual assault. Charges being filed against detention officers are extremely rare occurrences. So what happens when charges get filed? Image credit: pixabay.com
prison-370112_1280Well if its Louisiana, the victim is blamed. Even when the victim is only 14-years-old, the government takes the position that she wanted it. Terrebonne Parish argued that the 14-year-old victim in a sweeping sexual assault ring consented to being raped by a 40-year-old guard. In court papers, the government argued that
Vickers could not have engaged in sexual relations within the walls of the detention center with [the victim] without cooperation from her. Vickers did not use force, violence or intimidation when engaging in sexual relations.
Setting aside the idiocy of claiming in a legal document that someone who has not reached the age of consent somehow consented, the government is in essence arguing that the armed man who controlled the childs every move and could place the child in segregation at whim was not intimidating. Obviously, this argument was shot down, and eventually the parish settled with the victim for an undisclosed amount. Angelo Vickers, the guard, was sentenced to seven years.
The very fact that the government would make such an argument demonstrates how little it cares about the children that get tossed into the for-profit prison system. About 1.5 million children each year end up in the system. A system in which children are far too often victimized, rather than protected, then they are blamed for the abuses which they have had to endure. What kind of precedent is that setting for these children? Isnt the mere fact that theyve been placed in a detention center at such an early age enough of a reason to make an effort to help rather than harm? Show them examples of integrity, compassion, honesty, respect. Not abuse and corruption.
Of those in juvenile detention, 8% reported sexual assault in the previous year.