I feel that Tamara Menteer is working through her own personal issues and projecting onto other victims and rapists. I decided early on not to be a victim, and go on with my life. Some sex offenders need to be locked up forever. But the others can be rehabilitated. I am writing in disgust.
Women have enough trouble coming forward about their rapists.
Shame on you for printing an article that discourages speaking out. Instead, I heard one messed-up woman belittling the efforts of other victims. The Stranger contributed to the stigmatization of victims of rape. At 10 years old, I was repeatedly molested. At 17 years old, I was beaten, raped, injected with a lethal dose of heroin, and dumped in an empty lot, naked and left to die.