Video Review: A Crime Unpunished

Jan 23, 20234 min read

Written by Andrelyn Izquierdo.

An opinionated review on a YouTube Video with sexual assault as the subject in another country.

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In Bangladesh, rape laws are not respected and women are believed to be kept inside the house. If they are to be outside of their homes, then it is expected for them to be covered from head to toe, otherwise, they would be accused of trying to tempt men through seduction by using their looks and therefore, ask to be gang raped by neighboring men. It is ridiculous how there are so many excuses made for ignoring the laws, not making arrests, and not providing justice to rape victims/survivors. Take a look for yourself.

Here is the YouTube Video titled A Crime Unpunished: Bangladeshi Gang Rape:

If the video starts from the beginning, you can click at 17:15 and watch through to 19:51. Below is the dialogue between a reporter and a police officer from this specific clip in the video as she questions him on the number of rape cases this police department solves.

Reporter: "I spoke to a girl who was raped and she told me directly that her rapists are still roaming around freely." Police Officer: "No people accused of rape don't roam around like that." Reporter: "Yes, they do. Maybe they're not the culprits, but they weren't investigated or arrested either." Police Officer: "Alleged rapists aren't allowed to roam around like that because the general public has a high level of awareness now." Reporter: "I have witnessed it with my own eyes, I've told you repeatedly, gang rapists are roaming around here." Police Officer: "No, it's not true." Reporter: "How many criminals are convicted of rape crime here?" Police Officer: "I would have to check the number of convictions." Reporter: "You don't know?" Police Officer: "I mean, monthly or yearly?" Reporter: "Tell me yearly." Police Officer: "To tell you yearly I would have to count." Reporter: "What about monthly?" Police Officer: "There were none last month." Reporter: "No numbers. Nothing."

Police Officer: "No, no. There were no gang rapes. They are rare." Reporter: "There were no gang rapes?"

Police Officer: "Very few." Reporter: "Pardon?"

Police Officer: "I mean, there are two or three per year. Foreign media, such as Indian TV and films, are watched by our children, who then want to wear these revealing outfits. That's the issue. We follow Islamic laws and rules here. I think if girls cover themselves up, I would be far less attracted to them and they towards me." Reporter: "But what do you mean, covering up? Is what I'm wearing enough?" Police Officer: "It's not enough. More than that." Reporter: "Oh, okay."

Police Officer: "Of course at night there are bad and wicked men roaming around."

Reporter: "Then they should be arrested. Why would the girl be the culprit?"

Police Officer: "Girls, girls are--"

Reporter: "A girl is a human being. If she doesn't cover herself, who cares?" Police Officer: "Let me finish." Reporter: "She is just walking around on her own. How can it be her fault?"

As you can see, the Police Officer struggles to answer many of the questions that require specifics, and is evident how he is lying. See how he stutters and then makes up statistics after saying that he would have to count the number of rapes in order to provide an answer. This made an impression that there were too many cases to know off the top of his head. Then it went to, "No gang rapes," as another one of his answers. Then towards the end, it quickly shifted to a couple or a few per year as the gang rape statistic. These same lines of replies occur here in the United States as well. With similar questioning and receiving the same kind of answers from the local Police Departments, Sheriffs' Offices, State Patrol, etc. And that's if you can even get an answer out of them before they interrupt you in the middle of a question or complaint and give you the jurisdiction excuse just to try to make you be quiet.

According to the World Population Review, "Rape is a major issue all over the world." From my personal experience here in the United States, it's not really taken seriously as a problem unless a trial has been had. And from those trials, a successful identification, as well as a guilty verdict, would have to take place in order for you to be acknowledged as a rape victim or survivor. This is the only way to qualify for a Crime Victim's Funding Program in many states. Otherwise, you're treated like it never happened, which leaves you at risk of getting raped again by the same person or people. And not only that, you'll end up having to pay for all of it out of your pocket. This has happened to me and is still occurring. Unfortunately, I am one of those victims having to pay the medical bills for the many people who have sexually assaulted me.

Here are some lessons to take with you:

In the face of danger, choose #courage and #speakup.

Please #becareful and try to #besafe wherever you go.

#LearnTheSigns

#GetEducated

#BeSafe

#helpstophumantrafficking

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