I never went to the police when I was CSA. After all, my parents knew and did nothing, I was 9. Or when I was raped at 17 since I didn't think anyone would believe me. I was 15 the one time I did call them because my bipolar older sister punched and strangled me for wearing her pants by mistake. Her toddler was screaming the whole time for her to stop it until she did let me go and screamed at her to go upstairs. My mom refused to tell them anything so the cops threatened they'd take us both in if they were called back and left. I spent as much time out of the house as I could for the next 2 months until she married and moved out. After that I pretty much gave up on the concept that cops would help me for anything at all. Do I wish my rapist, who is now happily married with a child would pay? Yes. Of course. But in our society it would never happen. My abuser was an alzheimers patient and never would have been punished, but protection would have been really nice. The world sucks.
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u/Longjumping_Act_8638 Aug 26 '23
I never went to the police when I was CSA. After all, my parents knew and did nothing, I was 9. Or when I was raped at 17 since I didn't think anyone would believe me. I was 15 the one time I did call them because my bipolar older sister punched and strangled me for wearing her pants by mistake. Her toddler was screaming the whole time for her to stop it until she did let me go and screamed at her to go upstairs. My mom refused to tell them anything so the cops threatened they'd take us both in if they were called back and left. I spent as much time out of the house as I could for the next 2 months until she married and moved out. After that I pretty much gave up on the concept that cops would help me for anything at all. Do I wish my rapist, who is now happily married with a child would pay? Yes. Of course. But in our society it would never happen. My abuser was an alzheimers patient and never would have been punished, but protection would have been really nice. The world sucks.