reading stories about people being assaulted in any way and then being treated disrespectfully by the authorities makes my blood boil. when i hear about people being sexually assaulted my first thought is that we should all go find the man who did the assaulting and castrate him with a shovel. a rusty shovel. but then i remember that i’m a pacifist. it still makes me livid.
and to have the police approach such a crime with indifference or disdain makes me unbelievably sad and angry.
my old punk rock slogans keep coming to mind:
‘who polices the police?’
‘the abuse of power comes as no suprise’
in general most of my experiences with the police have been really good. and i’m sorry that there are officers of the law who are complete and utter incompetent assholes. i put such faith in the idea of democratic justice, that it breaks my heart when the arbiters of justice turn out to be corrupt idiots.
if you’re ever the victim of injustice make sure to document it and then scream at the top of your lungs until people pay attention.
injustice is something that needs to be corrected, not ignored.
-moby