It was just after 2 a.m. on a pitch-black Friday morning when Bernadette Greene-Placentia’s life changed. The Democratic candidate for Congressional District 8 strolled across a parking lot to repair a damaged campaign sign. It was a routine she’d followed all summer. This time, she only made it a few yards.
An attacker smashed her over the head. She blacked out. She woke up to find a strange man on top of her.
Greene-Placentia struggled to open her eyes. She felt a sharp pain below her waist. The attacker was pulling his penis out of her.
She heard him mumble something like, “-ic bitch, not a very good fuck,” which her mind filled in as “Democratic bitch,” she recalled. She wasn’t sure that was exactly what he said.
One leg was out of her jean capris. She wore brand-new tennis shoes and a campaign t-shirt. Another man came over. Greene-Placentia felt his weight nudging her left leg further apart. She began swinging her foot at him. “Not even worth it,” she heard the man say as he moved away. He wore black boots and had small feet, she recalled.
The two men left Greene-Placentia face down in the parking lot. The hatch of her silver Jeep Grand Cherokee was still open. The car was still running. She heard music.
She doesn’t remember pulling up her pants or picking herself off the asphalt parking lot. She doesn’t remember closing her Jeep’s hatch and putting her foot on the gas. She doesn’t remember pulling her car into the driveway and collapsing into her bed.
“It’s just these little tiny flashes of things that I do remember,” Greene-Placentia said in an interview with Phoenix New Times. “As much as I don’t want to remember, I’ve tried very, very hard to remember more stuff. But that’s where I’m at.”
i can see that. and know that i was not going to win any friends with it. I take it that these points are also problems to you, just that it should not be said out loud lest it silences victims of rape.
it’s a shame that she harmed her ability to get justice. but i have an issue when such a case is used as political ammunition when her case is weak, and she implicates republicans. it’s going to back fire on her
Stop speaking for other people in order to defend your disgusting views.
it was intended as a question for confirmation. it directly asked them if they agree with the framing, because i am having to do most of the leg work here amid ad hominem attacks.
you in particular have been straw manning my posts because you have not actually said anything of substance.
You came into this post blaming this woman for being raped and want me to treat you like you’ve come with some insightful knowledge or some shit?
I’m not straw-manning your post when it’s on display for everyone to read how you’ve cut down this victim in multiple ways.
Educate yourself and do better.
“You’re under the mistaken impression that I respect you enough to have a fruitful discussion on this topic with you.
I don’t. “ -velma
why should i take you seriously? you still lie about the meaning of my post and you never had any intention to say anything meaningful, and have resorted to thought ending cliches and straw mans”
Ok.