No Justice For Rape Victims

Margaux is a victim of rape in the case where she had no justice. She was coming towards the end of her freshman year at Indiana University. Her friends had just dropped her off to her dormitory after they had been out drinking. She was under the influence of alcohol so she was having a hard time finding her keys. A male student, also attending Indiana University approached her, she knew the student but she did not know him well. He helped her find her keys and then let her into her room. She didn't think of it as more than just kindness, until he raped her in her own bed. Because she was under the influence, she was in and out of consciousness while it was happening. The man told people that Margaux had consented to sex, yet Margaux was under the influence. There is a law that says when a woman is drunk to the point of passing out, she can't give consent. When she and her parents turned to the local police asking them to prosecute, they refused. Then Margaux turned to the campus justice system, however the campus justice system doesn't enforce criminal law. By this time the family was lost and had run out of options. Soon Margaux learned that another student down the hall from her had been harassed on two occasions by the same man that had raped her. Statistics show that 38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance of the victim. There is a really high number of rape victims that have gotten no justice. It's not a fair system. Statistics also show that 60% of sexual assaults are not reported to the police and 97% of rapists will never spend a day in jail. Does anyone think about what could happen as result to ignoring the silent cries of these victims? When rapists are not put in jail, they can easily chose to rape another innocent girl or woman. Not many people pay attention to the complexity of the effect rape has on a life. Rape has lead girls into doing drugs, alcohol addiction, running away, and even attempting or committing suicide. It's time for people to pay close attention and listen to the silent cries of victims and make sure that justice is served.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124052847
https://rainn.org/statistics?gclid=COTyvNDkqr8CFUhufgodwR8A1g
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/10/29/maryville-waits-for-justice-while-many-rape-victims-suffer-in-silence/