There's a misconception about girls accusing people of sexual assault. There's this sense of, Well, she might be lying, she might be telling the truth, it's really a he-said, she-said. But it turns out if you study the cases, something like 97 percent of the cases are actually true. And you think about it common sense - wise: Why would a young girl or a woman bring this attention upon herself? It's nonsensical. It sets up a binary equation where, in fact, if a girl makes that accusation, she's usually not lying about it.
Most people are good people. But they're afraid to speak out, they're afraid for their safety and their jobs. And unfortunately that dictates a lot o… - Jon Shenk
Most people are good people. But they're afraid to speak out, they're afraid for their safety and their jobs. And unfortunately that dictates a lot o…
- Jon Shenk
It seems like we're not learning as a community, as a society. - Jon Shenk
It seems like we're not learning as a community, as a society.
There's a misconception about girls accusing people of sexual assault. There's this sense of, Well, she might be lying, she might be telling the trut… - Jon Shenk
There's a misconception about girls accusing people of sexual assault. There's this sense of, Well, she might be lying, she might be telling the trut…
We make movies about remarkable people like President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives in "The Island President" and Al Gore in the film, who get up e… - Jon Shenk
We make movies about remarkable people like President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives in "The Island President" and Al Gore in the film, who get up e…
There's something almost impossible about the criminal justice system when it comes to sexual assault cases. It immediately sets up a trial, where wi… - Jon Shenk
There's something almost impossible about the criminal justice system when it comes to sexual assault cases. It immediately sets up a trial, where wi…
If a girl gets assaulted, it's not because she was drunk. It's because somebody decided to assault her. - Jon Shenk
If a girl gets assaulted, it's not because she was drunk. It's because somebody decided to assault her.
You can't blame a victim for being under the influence when there is a violent act [happening to them]. These are two separate things. - Jon Shenk
You can't blame a victim for being under the influence when there is a violent act [happening to them]. These are two separate things.
What we really are trying to do day to day now is to wake up every day and think about more activist behavior - what we can do to move the needle on … - Jon Shenk
What we really are trying to do day to day now is to wake up every day and think about more activist behavior - what we can do to move the needle on …
The idea of blaming alcohol or drugs or quote-unquote "promiscuity" is a false path. The real issue is that men should not hurt women. - Jon Shenk
The idea of blaming alcohol or drugs or quote-unquote "promiscuity" is a false path. The real issue is that men should not hurt women.
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