Sunday, January 08, 2012

This Isn’t Right

I only know what’s in the news, but is David O. Russell getting away with sexual assault?
David O. Russell won't face charges for groping transgender niece
Chicago Tribune
By Zap2It
January 7, 2012
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-zap-ent-david-russell-groping,0,1079020.story
David O. Russell admits he groped his 19-year-old transgender niece in a Florida gym, but according to TMZ, "The Fighter" director won't face charges in the incident.

The case has been closed, a rep for the Broward County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ, without any charges being filed because the alleged assault wasn't witnessed by police. A rep for the department says the alleged victim, _________, could take her case directly to the State's Attorney, but characterized it as unlikely.
Since when do police only make arrests to crimes that they witness? Is it because she is trans that they didn’t arrest him? Yes, this is a case of he said/she said but this is a case for a jury to decide.

Why did Chicago Tribune put the article in the Art & Entertainment section and not the news section? Why did they publish the victim’s name and re-victimize her?

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