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Squinch

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6. Wow. That's a recipe for disaster. Another factor is that, not only is there

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 04:42 PM

Feb 2014

no one for these women to call, but also there is nowhere for them to go. For a woman to come to the conclusion that it's time to get out, it's a much bigger decision for someone in a place like that than it would be in a place where you rent a truck and move across town. In a place like the one described, she would have to sever ties and change every aspect of her life. And probably doesn't have the resources to do that.

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Alaska's sexual assault problem -- trigger warning [View all] Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 OP

fuck. might want to put a trigger warning in your subject line. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #1

Done - I'm sorry for my oversight Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #2

thanks for understanding Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #3

I don't usually post in this forum Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #4

yup. no punishments so free game.... seabeyond Feb 2014 #5

Having the tribes take more responsibility for policing has been discussed at length Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #8

one would think if the state gov cant provide security, then they are responsible for a seabeyond Feb 2014 #10

There is a huge urban-rural divide here, Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #11

do you think the seabeyond Feb 2014 #12

Some guidance maybe, Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #13

i dont think there are really other options. tough one. cause there is the innate prejudice seabeyond Feb 2014 #14

Wow. That's a recipe for disaster. Another factor is that, not only is there Squinch Feb 2014 #6

A lot of times when the people from the villages move into Anchorage or Fairbanks, Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #7

I can't imagine. I have chosen to live in urban or near-urban settings, mostly I think because Squinch Feb 2014 #9