Genre Piece 1: Wanted Poster The illustration of a victim as a wanted person symbolizes the condemnation victims often face for reporting their crime. These victims are too often disregarded, put under fire, and forced to relive their horrifying experiences time and again,as a result, causing victims to believe it is best not to report their crime at all. As a matter of fact, the victim in the illustration even displays her holding her finger to her lips in the universal sign of being quiet. Her brows are drawn up and her eyes have bags under them to show her anguish and weariness from enduring her ordeal. Altogether, these details intend to present the urgent necessity for better treatment of victims in court, as well as the need for more
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For example, in Time’s article “Why Victims of Rape in College Don’t Report to the Police” Gray interviews a victim who states, “When I reported violence to my school, I was told not to go to the police. But I never would have told [the school] if I knew I was going to be forced into that option”(Gray 1). This demonstrates how not only are crimes being committed against these people, but also how they are encouraged by authorities not to seek justice. In addition to forcing the victim to live in fear of becoming a victim once again, this sentiment also allows a criminal to walk free with no punishment or justice. There are no words to describe how destructive this sentiment is, by promoting silence, this attitude allows the criminal to commit the crime repeatedly until someone is brave enough to report the …show more content…
In the Time article “Why Victims of Rape in College Don’t Report to the Police”, reasons are given why many victims keep these crimes under wraps. Gray states, “The most common reason victims gave for not reporting was: ‘I think I won’t be believed. I think I will be blamed.’ We hear that less often. Now it is much more common to hear: ‘I want to keep this private. I don’t want people to know. I’m embarrassed'...Victims have also reported that their colleges discouraged them from reporting… According to research
For example, in Time’s article “Why Victims of Rape in College Don’t Report to the Police” Gray interviews a victim who states, “When I reported violence to my school, I was told not to go to the police. But I never would have told [the school] if I knew I was going to be forced into that option”(Gray 1). This demonstrates how not only are crimes being committed against these people, but also how they are encouraged by authorities not to seek justice. In addition to forcing the victim to live in fear of becoming a victim once again, this sentiment also allows a criminal to walk free with no punishment or justice. There are no words to describe how destructive this sentiment is, by promoting silence, this attitude allows the criminal to commit the crime repeatedly until someone is brave enough to report the …show more content…
In the Time article “Why Victims of Rape in College Don’t Report to the Police”, reasons are given why many victims keep these crimes under wraps. Gray states, “The most common reason victims gave for not reporting was: ‘I think I won’t be believed. I think I will be blamed.’ We hear that less often. Now it is much more common to hear: ‘I want to keep this private. I don’t want people to know. I’m embarrassed'...Victims have also reported that their colleges discouraged them from reporting… According to research