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truckinslave -> RE: Birth Control for Horses, Not for Women (2/19/2011 10:08:55 AM)
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I only had to deal with one rape case in my short career as an investigator. As a unit we put one in the ground, one in Leavenworth, and one in the hospital on his way to Leavenworth. The one in the hospital claimed a certain investigator threw him from a jeep at 45+ MPH, but the investigator and his driver swore the prisoner jumped out in an ill-considered attempt at escape. No witnesses... Awful case, for both the victim and her husband, who was beaten half to death as foreplay to the rape. Left a small scar on a certain investigator, too.
I mention that only to point out that I am sensitive to some of the issues surrounding the crime, and that I certainly do not try to minimize it in any way. The first thing that struck me about the terminology change, though, was that it could be a way to protect the victim. I have no idea, but do you think most rape victims would prefer to be called "the victim", "the rape victim", or "the accuser". It seems to me that "the accuser" is certainly more empowering.
Of course, in my family, we would more than likely be referring to the lady involved simply as "the shooter".
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