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[notacrnflkgirl]

Before I delve, you ought to know that my school recently adopted a new, stricter dress code. One of the many things now banned are shirts that are blatantly discriminating or otherwise hurtful

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[notacrnflkgirl]

Exactly!

[raevyyn]

In the US, the state presses charges against the abuser, so the victim (survivor) would never be able to drop the charges, even if she wanted to.

[nuclearmse]

The state can choose to prosecute despite the wishes of the victim of any crime, but they grant crime victims some choice in many cases. And cases often fall apart when a victim of domestic violence or rape refuses to cooperate by testifying.

[veiledrachel]

Yes, but usually unless the victim testifies the state lacks the evidence to successfully prosecute and will normally not even bother to bring charges, since the state can only prosecute a small percentage of all the cases that lead to an arrest or even an indictment and so will usually not spend time on cases it cannot win. About half of all cases end in a guilty plea for a reduced sentence too. Good luck getting an abuser to plead guilty if he or she does not expect his or her victim to testify.