Pagan Kennedy
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It's exactly like that. And that character in Taxi Driver, she's treated like You know, she's this canny, wise adult almost. And these are kids. And there's no sort of thought of, well, how did these kids get there? What happened? Who's profiting off of them? You know, all the questions we'd ask now. And policing then...
It's exactly like that. And that character in Taxi Driver, she's treated like You know, she's this canny, wise adult almost. And these are kids. And there's no sort of thought of, well, how did these kids get there? What happened? Who's profiting off of them? You know, all the questions we'd ask now. And policing then...
Another shocking thing was I found quotes from a police handbook in Chicago in the early 70s. And the instructions to police for when somebody accuses assault were that many women who accuse men of assault are lying. They're just trying to get revenge on a cheating boyfriend. So you don't really have to pay attention.
Another shocking thing was I found quotes from a police handbook in Chicago in the early 70s. And the instructions to police for when somebody accuses assault were that many women who accuse men of assault are lying. They're just trying to get revenge on a cheating boyfriend. So you don't really have to pay attention.
Another shocking thing was I found quotes from a police handbook in Chicago in the early 70s. And the instructions to police for when somebody accuses assault were that many women who accuse men of assault are lying. They're just trying to get revenge on a cheating boyfriend. So you don't really have to pay attention.
And it was completely up to the discretion of the police officer or the people in the hospital whether they even listened to the accuser. So if somebody is, say, is a sex worker or just is disheveled or whatever, for whatever reason, they could just completely write them off.
And it was completely up to the discretion of the police officer or the people in the hospital whether they even listened to the accuser. So if somebody is, say, is a sex worker or just is disheveled or whatever, for whatever reason, they could just completely write them off.
And it was completely up to the discretion of the police officer or the people in the hospital whether they even listened to the accuser. So if somebody is, say, is a sex worker or just is disheveled or whatever, for whatever reason, they could just completely write them off.
So, yeah, in the early 70s, she began interviewing. She was put on a rape task force. There was finally a recognition that there was a real problem in Chicago. So she was on the Citizens Committee in this rape task force. And that gave her entree to talk to anybody she wanted to talk to, as she tells it. So she went into the crime lab. She... interviewed everybody there. She went to hospitals.
So, yeah, in the early 70s, she began interviewing. She was put on a rape task force. There was finally a recognition that there was a real problem in Chicago. So she was on the Citizens Committee in this rape task force. And that gave her entree to talk to anybody she wanted to talk to, as she tells it. So she went into the crime lab. She... interviewed everybody there. She went to hospitals.
So, yeah, in the early 70s, she began interviewing. She was put on a rape task force. There was finally a recognition that there was a real problem in Chicago. So she was on the Citizens Committee in this rape task force. And that gave her entree to talk to anybody she wanted to talk to, as she tells it. So she went into the crime lab. She... interviewed everybody there. She went to hospitals.
She talked to administrators, nurses, everybody. And what she was trying to do was get so deep in the weeds that she understood the problem of evidence either not being collected or thrown out. So why were police or hospital workers not bothering to listen to somebody who accused rape?
She talked to administrators, nurses, everybody. And what she was trying to do was get so deep in the weeds that she understood the problem of evidence either not being collected or thrown out. So why were police or hospital workers not bothering to listen to somebody who accused rape?
She talked to administrators, nurses, everybody. And what she was trying to do was get so deep in the weeds that she understood the problem of evidence either not being collected or thrown out. So why were police or hospital workers not bothering to listen to somebody who accused rape?
But then this other problem that she noticed was that the people in the crime lab would just, they'd get the bag from the hospital after the victim was examined, and then they'd just throw it in the trash. Why were they doing that? Well, she found out that According to the people in the crime lab, the hospital workers didn't know what they were doing.
But then this other problem that she noticed was that the people in the crime lab would just, they'd get the bag from the hospital after the victim was examined, and then they'd just throw it in the trash. Why were they doing that? Well, she found out that According to the people in the crime lab, the hospital workers didn't know what they were doing.
But then this other problem that she noticed was that the people in the crime lab would just, they'd get the bag from the hospital after the victim was examined, and then they'd just throw it in the trash. Why were they doing that? Well, she found out that According to the people in the crime lab, the hospital workers didn't know what they were doing.
And they collected the slides and the swabs the wrong way. And in their haste to treat the person who'd been attacked, they might rip open their clothes to help them. But then they were ruining all this evidence because the clothes themselves were evidence. And so they felt that the people in the hospitalβ
And they collected the slides and the swabs the wrong way. And in their haste to treat the person who'd been attacked, they might rip open their clothes to help them. But then they were ruining all this evidence because the clothes themselves were evidence. And so they felt that the people in the hospitalβ
And they collected the slides and the swabs the wrong way. And in their haste to treat the person who'd been attacked, they might rip open their clothes to help them. But then they were ruining all this evidence because the clothes themselves were evidence. And so they felt that the people in the hospitalβ