According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) sexual violence is a blanket term that covers any crimes such as sexual assault, rape, and abuse. To be more specific, the state of North Carolina defines sexual assault as “any offense in which the defendant subjects one or more victims to unwanted sexual acts” (FindLaw’s … Read more
Peter Nygard is known in the fashion world for building a large following. He has recently signed a consent form to be extradited to the US where he is facing federal sex trafficking charges. In addition to the charges he is facing in the US, the Washington post has stated Toronto police intends to charge … Read more
With new variants of the Corona Virus showing up more regularly, it is possible that another lockdown is upon us. With the article I chose to reference, it talks about how during the lockdown, Domestic Violence cases rose in 7 countries. The article mentions the United States DV cases increasing by 8.1% during stay at … Read more
In a society like today where domestic violence and sexual abuse is high, I wonder how things would be if more countries were to take similar steps to Russia and have more feminists in positions of power. Would society change greatly and cater more to women than men or would things balance out? I personally … Read more
You’d think if you paid an institution large amounts of money to attend it, they would tend to their student’s needs and situations better than how they do now. When a sexual assault is reported on campus, there have been instances where the matter was often pushed to the side or eventually forgotten about. This … Read more