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Nanette A - Pittsfield, Maine"Believe" |
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Clinton R - Washington, District of Columbia" " |
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Rebecca M - Washington, District of Columbia"Believe women" |
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Louise D - Garland, Maine"Start from a position of believing, and communicate this to all actors throughout the process (law enforcement, prosecutors, etc.)" |
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Allison F - Brewer, Maine"Encourage reporting and be an advocate" |
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Debra H - Rockport, Maine"Being more affirming with suspected victims of assault." |
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Timothy O - Kennebunk, Maine"Listen and believe" |
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Christianna R - SAINT JOSEPH, Michigan"notify other women of thei ssue" |
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Karen F - Saco, Maine"I will remember the statistics: the number of reported rape cases that actually are filed, and that lead to a conviction, is sobering in light of countervailing statistics that rapes are under-reported, and are very rarely falsely reported. I felt deep empathy for the victims who were disbelieved, shamed, and aggressively questioned, but whose evidence was not collected or was underutilized. " |
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Kimberly T - Lincolnville, Maine"believe don't judge" |