“I Didn’t SEE JUSTICE After Abuse” {Survivors Discuss}

Are you a survivor who didn’t see justice after abuse? (timestamps below)

Welcome to the Survivors Discuss series by SurvivorRevive!

WHAT IS SURVIVORS DISCUSS: Survivors Discuss is a collection of panel discussions with real-life survivors where we talk about the topics that affect survivors everyday. Each episode we will touch on a new topic.

****TRIGGER WARNING****
IF YOU ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO TRIGGERS, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SENSITIVE CONTENT.

For this panel⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣, we sat down with 2 survivors of trauma - Emma and James - to have an in-depth discussion about what their experience was like with not seeing justice after abuse. Each panelist was asked to answer the following questions/prompts:  

0:00 Intro

1:30 - Did you report or go through the legal system? If not, what held you back from doing so?

2:36 - Did you have “evidence” by court standards?

5:05 - How does not seeing justice impact your life as a survivor?

7:00 - What is the hardest part in not having seen justice?

10:18 - Do you feel that you will ever see justice?

14:16 - Is there a way to see justice that does not involve jail time?

16:41 - True or False: The system was created to protect survivors.

19:01 - How do you feel the legal system as it pertains to victims of trauma can improve?

20:58 - Any words of wisdom for survivors out there who have not seen justice?



****Are you a survivor who didn’t see justice after abuse? Share with the SurvivorRevive community below in the comments****


Where to connect with the survivors on this panel (go show some love!):

  / emmakbelle  
  / james_landrith  



Resources:

RAINN - https://www.rainn.org
1in6 - https://1in6.org
Joyful Heart Foundation - http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org



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