[Wamvan] [FWD: Rehtaeh]

[Candace]

Disturbing indeed!!!! Candace 

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On 2013-04-10, at 1:04 PM, Sharon Haywood <haywood.sharon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you Heather! Signed! 
> 
> Why haven't I heard of this before? It angers me so that the Canadian media has not put this center stage - it's so similar to the Steubenville case it's creepy, yet this is the first I've heard of it.... 
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> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Heather. It's so saddening and enraging to see another story like this.
>> 
>> Here is the response I did yesterday: "RIP Rehtaeh Parsons: Victim of Victim-Blaming" http://www.gender-focus.com/2013/04/09/rip-rehtaeh-parsons-victim-of-victim-blaming/
>> 
>> and I also really appreciated Steph Guthrie's specific calling out of the police for their failure to act against those who took and distributed the pictures of Rehtaeh: http://stephguthrie.com/2013/04/09/child-porn-not-a-community-issue-rcmp/
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>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:30 PM, <heather at heatherwritesstuff.com> wrote:
>>> The other big thing going on in the Canadian feminist landscape & ongoing rape culture debate. There's now a petition, if you're so inclined. 
>>> 
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: Rehtaeh
>>> From: "Sherri Bain via Change.org" <mail at change.org>
>>> Date: Wed, April 10, 2013 12:23 pm
>>> To: heather at heatherwritesstuff.com
>>> 
>>>  
>>>    
>>> Sign Sherri's Petition
>>> Trigger warning: this email contains information about sexual assault that may be triggering to survivors.
>>> Heather -
>>> I am heartbroken and outraged.
>>> My friend Leah's 17 year old daughter, Rehtaeh Parsons, took her life this week. Seventeen months ago, she was raped. The rape was photographed and the photos were shared around her Nova Scotia community. She was called a slut. She was bullied. She faced depression, and now she's gone.
>>> After Rehtaeh's rape, police investigated for a year, but said there was not enough evidence to lay charges -- I can't believe it.
>>> I started this petition demanding an independent inquiry into the police investigation. Why is it that everyone knows Rehtaeh was raped, that photos of the rape were taken and shared, that Rehtaeh was bullied and shamed -- but still police said they didn't have the evidence they needed to pursue charges?
>>> This is a failure of the justice system, and now a 17 year old girl is lost forever. Please sign this petition and share it with everyone you know.
>>> Thank you,
>>> Sherri Bain,
>>> A friend of the Parsons family
>>> This email was sent by Change.org to heather at heatherwritesstuff.com   |   Start a petition 
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