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Friday, August 7, 2009

Psychological Effects Of Rape

Once again another young Vincentian has come forward with allegation of sexual misconduct against the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph E. Gonsalves and once again the chief puppet master or puppeteer of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph E. Gonsalves, has pulled the strings.

Yet another victim was denied their day in court by the Director of Public Prosecutor (DPP) and so they were denied justice. But this was to be expected. Could it be, that all these people, who have made allegations against my Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, are lying, or is it that the female police officer has instilled a sense of courage in the many victims that literally litter our community, all of whom may be victims of our dear charismatic and beloved Prime Minister Dr Ralph E. Gonsalves.

What if these women are speaking the truth; and if so where is the justice for these women, our mothers, sisters, wives, daughters and our friends.

I have heard so many rumours of allegations of sexual assaults and rapes even of minors that are going on in St Vincent and the Grenadines, by men in positions of power; victims whose parents forgo criminal proceeding because they were paid off to keep quiet.

While the parents were content with prostituting their children and while they enjoy the luxury of the large quantity of money they get as pay-off for their children getting raped or sexually assaulted; their child/children suffers from the psychological trauma that is associated with the violation of the female, especially children.

Don’t be fooled, there are many young boys and young men who are also victims of these unscrupulous, supposedly responsible men. Unfortunately these young boys are too shame to come forward. A large amount of these male victims themselves becomes homosexual, sexual predators or pedophiles; continuing the cycle of destroying the lives of other innocent members of our community, creating more victims.
To all you parents who took the opportunity to sell your children’s innocence, please remember; the money will soon finish, your child/children will still be traumatized, you will still be living in poverty, your integrity would be lost, the perpetrators will rape again and you will be responsible for all of the lives that were ruined because of your greed and weakness.
To you, the members of the community whether you are a commissioner of police, a DPP, a doctor, a journalist, an editor, or just a person who remains quiet because you are looking for a hand-out, if you neglect your responsibilities to the community to be that objective voice calling for justice, then the blood of all those innocent victims is also on your hands and you are no better than the predators among us.
It is known that sexual predators are people who are very insecure and suffer from self-esteem problems. These people use sex to exercise power and control over their victims and the sexual violation of the victim gives them a sense of empowerment that never satisfies. Can you imagine the consequences you are asking a person, especially a child, to live after they have been raped or sexually assaulted?
Victims of rape suffer from the following:
  1. Anxiety: Can you imagine an individual going though life every single day, with a feeling of persistent nervousness, stress and worries, which are triggered by past events (the rape).

2. Depression: these people always have the feelings of anxiety, sadness, helplessness, hopelessness, worthlessness, pessimism, guilt, restlessness, irritability and they lose or gain weight drastically. They also lose interest in pleasurable and or routine activities, they have reduced sex drive, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions, as well as suicidal thoughts; their emotion often changes at the drop of a pin.

3. Obsession: they become obsessed or attached to another human, animal or inanimate object.(the making of a stalker if that attention is not appreciated) Can you remember the young lady who was beheaded in plain view of everybody at the bus terminal in Kingstown? She was a victim of a man with an obsession.
4. Compulsion: This includes persistent, irresistible impulse to perform a repetitive irrational behaviour. Common behavioural compulsions include excessive hand-washing, cleaning, checking, ordering, and touching.
5. Post-traumatic stress disorder: This is where an individual that has had a traumatic experience, persistently gets uncontrolled flashbacks of the horrible experience that have cause his/her trauma. These flashbacks can be so frequent that it can prevent the person living a normal life, holding down a job or having wholesome relationship with spouse, colleague, associates, family etc.
No human has the right to sentence anyone to such a life, no matter how much that predator hates the victim. Can you imagine sentencing a minor to such an unstable life? Lord, please have mercy on us all. With one indecent and unsolicited act we inflict all manner of psychosis on perfectly normal people and in the process we take away their rights to live normal lives.
I say shame on all who knowingly aid in protecting any rapist in the community. Please remember once a rapist always a rapist, once a pedophile always a pedophile. When will you care when you, your son, your daughter, your wife, your mother or husband becomes the victim; it is time for us to take our heads from out of the sand and do what is right.

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