For me, I have faced not exactly this, but it's a similar bit of rage that I used to get when people downplayed the potential danger of traveling in Tobago and implied that if "common sense prevails" nothing bad can happen to you, therefore, if something bad happens to you, you must have done something wrong. And in addition, it's perfectly safe to travel there and that I shouldn't bad mouth the experience, thus minimizing my experience and other violent crime victims' experiences. So yeah, I know it's not the same thing as what the person involved in ReaderCon experienced, but it rings true in a similar manner to me. I'm so happy there are people fighting to make those who have experienced such things feel safe.
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Date: 2012-07-31 12:01 pm (UTC)For me, I have faced not exactly this, but it's a similar bit of rage that I used to get when people downplayed the potential danger of traveling in Tobago and implied that if "common sense prevails" nothing bad can happen to you, therefore, if something bad happens to you, you must have done something wrong. And in addition, it's perfectly safe to travel there and that I shouldn't bad mouth the experience, thus minimizing my experience and other violent crime victims' experiences. So yeah, I know it's not the same thing as what the person involved in ReaderCon experienced, but it rings true in a similar manner to me. I'm so happy there are people fighting to make those who have experienced such things feel safe.
*hugs*