This is an amazing letter. I love your frankness, your clear concern for the victims of the alleged offender and your refusal to give this Magistrate any leeway simply because she is in a position of community power. Thank you for speaking out and standing up for women. Edie.
Thank you for being so courageous and standing up for those girls, like someone should have done for you. The criminal justice system doesn’t work for women and especially in relation to sex crimes. Arguably women already suffer greater harms by being imprisoned and the cost to society from doing so is greater - see Bagaric in guardian- and most are victims of abuse themselves. It makes me feel physically sick with disgust and shame that basic regard for female humans as possessing unique needs and right to dignity is not respected. We are going to have to stand up as a sex against this. My young adult son now identifies as a trans woman and I’m so confused and conflicted about this. It’s so wrong on so many levels.
Thanks Michelle. So many brave women have stood up even though their own children have taken this stuff on. I think it is designed to divide families. All the best with your son. I hope he comes to accept himself for all he is.
Thank you for this powerful letter. I wish it were an open letter, because I would defiantly add my signature. The willingness to coddle men and ignore the pain of women is enraging, but it'll never extinguish the will to fight back.
It enrages me that people like you have to beg to be listened to. And you (we, speaking of all of us abused as children) have to plead with people who have the same disturbed psychology as the people who actually harmed us.
They are so steeped in privilege and their own virtue that they need to be slapped by reality. It’s only because most of my family have died that I can even come out with this stuff, can you imagine how those girls suffer?
Far out Edie! I couldn't love you more! What absolute truth. Incest in my childhood too, via 3 generations of males. 4 decades of swimming upstream, clinging onto the truth, shunned by my family. My sister died at 48 from the effects of abuse & neglect. People have no interest in understanding what an "unpleasant experience" means for the child, for the teenager & adult we might become. The compound trauma from NO HELP from anyone is part of the nightmare. This Judge's dereliction of duty is, unfortunately, not astonishing to me! Members of my family are part of that Establishment! DENIAL. PROTECTION. ENABLEMENT. It's sickening. Your articulation of this nasty situation is superb. I honour your efforts and what it cost you to write such raw truth.
Family sexual violence involves a myriad of dysfunctional relationships and interactions involving control, shame and denial. Getting clear of it takes years and it’s not going to help to have institutional gaslighting. We have to stand up and say fuck off at some point. I reached that point some time ago.
Thanks for allowing us to read this excellent letter Edie. We have now reached levels of institutional sadism when it comes to the treatment of women on behalf of this horrendous ideology.
Just brilliant. Every politician on the planet should read this. It is unfortunate that there seems to exist a fairly universal truth that matters of great importance tend to be ignored until they affect you personally. Logic & empathy have largely gone missing in the “gender debate”. Subscribed. (Saw this posted on Twitter).
Outstanding letter. I am so sorry for what you have been through and that the system treats victims of male violence and abuse so appallingly. What a disgrace.
Wow, what a powerful statement. I didn't know of this case and it made me cry. How pathetic for the magistrate to state that and let him walk free. I'm horrified by all these males claiming access ro women's spaces. It's about men's wants taking precedence yet again. They can never wait for women to catch up to their privileges and wages - it's always about them and their needs.
This is an amazing letter. I love your frankness, your clear concern for the victims of the alleged offender and your refusal to give this Magistrate any leeway simply because she is in a position of community power. Thank you for speaking out and standing up for women. Edie.
Thanks Shel, it’s a real fight, gloves off now.
Solidarity from the UK ... keep telling the truth 🙏
Thank you for being so courageous and standing up for those girls, like someone should have done for you. The criminal justice system doesn’t work for women and especially in relation to sex crimes. Arguably women already suffer greater harms by being imprisoned and the cost to society from doing so is greater - see Bagaric in guardian- and most are victims of abuse themselves. It makes me feel physically sick with disgust and shame that basic regard for female humans as possessing unique needs and right to dignity is not respected. We are going to have to stand up as a sex against this. My young adult son now identifies as a trans woman and I’m so confused and conflicted about this. It’s so wrong on so many levels.
Thanks Michelle. So many brave women have stood up even though their own children have taken this stuff on. I think it is designed to divide families. All the best with your son. I hope he comes to accept himself for all he is.
The magistrate’s decision is incredible...
criminal! I've lost all trust in the judiciary. A female magistrate for crying out loud!
Thank you for this powerful letter. I wish it were an open letter, because I would defiantly add my signature. The willingness to coddle men and ignore the pain of women is enraging, but it'll never extinguish the will to fight back.
Righteous.
It enrages me that people like you have to beg to be listened to. And you (we, speaking of all of us abused as children) have to plead with people who have the same disturbed psychology as the people who actually harmed us.
It's perverse.
They are so steeped in privilege and their own virtue that they need to be slapped by reality. It’s only because most of my family have died that I can even come out with this stuff, can you imagine how those girls suffer?
Far out Edie! I couldn't love you more! What absolute truth. Incest in my childhood too, via 3 generations of males. 4 decades of swimming upstream, clinging onto the truth, shunned by my family. My sister died at 48 from the effects of abuse & neglect. People have no interest in understanding what an "unpleasant experience" means for the child, for the teenager & adult we might become. The compound trauma from NO HELP from anyone is part of the nightmare. This Judge's dereliction of duty is, unfortunately, not astonishing to me! Members of my family are part of that Establishment! DENIAL. PROTECTION. ENABLEMENT. It's sickening. Your articulation of this nasty situation is superb. I honour your efforts and what it cost you to write such raw truth.
Family sexual violence involves a myriad of dysfunctional relationships and interactions involving control, shame and denial. Getting clear of it takes years and it’s not going to help to have institutional gaslighting. We have to stand up and say fuck off at some point. I reached that point some time ago.
That last line before the signature - loved it!
So powerful Edie xx
Bloody brilliant letter. So powerful. Thank you Edie xo
Thanks darling
Thanks for allowing us to read this excellent letter Edie. We have now reached levels of institutional sadism when it comes to the treatment of women on behalf of this horrendous ideology.
Your truth needs to be heard. Your reality and those of the abused in this court case too should supersede the feelings of the accused.
Others gain strength from your words.
Thank you.
Very well written. it is disgraceful that vulnerable women in prison are subject to this risk and abuse. Good for you for speaking out.
Just brilliant. Every politician on the planet should read this. It is unfortunate that there seems to exist a fairly universal truth that matters of great importance tend to be ignored until they affect you personally. Logic & empathy have largely gone missing in the “gender debate”. Subscribed. (Saw this posted on Twitter).
Outstanding letter. I am so sorry for what you have been through and that the system treats victims of male violence and abuse so appallingly. What a disgrace.
Wow, what a powerful statement. I didn't know of this case and it made me cry. How pathetic for the magistrate to state that and let him walk free. I'm horrified by all these males claiming access ro women's spaces. It's about men's wants taking precedence yet again. They can never wait for women to catch up to their privileges and wages - it's always about them and their needs.