Many victims don't choose to Remain a life Long Victim.
Agree. Some choose to be Survivors of negative Events in their lives … be it abuse as a child, marriage, con business deals, theft, extortion, cheating, lies, threats…by family or acquaintances…
They are victims and for life.
I’m sure they can be. They played a role, willingly or unwillingly… and I would presume felt they had not one person they could TRUST, to intervene…
For a plethora of “reasons”… fear, embarrassment, shame, initial willingness, crap parents / relative / family friends / churchy persons / involvement etc.
And most of them don't seek media attention, they just suffer in silence for the rest of their lives. Media attention would be as salt to not healed open wounds.
Agree. And WHY a Few are media speaking…
Stirring a frenzy of “particular Wealthy men BY Name”, and “supposed hundreds” of unNamed young Girls.
Next to us lived a married couple, strict Reformed church going people, they had 5 daughters and 1 son. One daughter was raped for years by a family member. She is totally broken, goes from depression to depression, from one help center to another, no specialist has been able to help her despite all the good care. Small wonder, her faith in the Lord is not broken. My wife is still in contact with her and the family.
I can’t speak for other parents, their rules, their warnings to their children, their notice of too friendly observations, their notice of their children’s uneasiness around particular individuals…
Our rules…allowed our kids to play at friends homes…knew the parents, had timed visit playtime, checked on them. Same if kids gathered at the park. Checked on them, looked for out of place behavior or adult males trying to mingle. We allowed No Sleep overs for our children.
And “sure”…oddball times situations happened…
One daughter playing at friends house…went to check…her and friend, went with Uncle in his car to gets some things at nearby grocery store. I immediately went to grocery store, got daughter, had the long discussion, g-pa, cousin, uncle, teacher, titles do Not mean…automatically okay, safe to be “alone” with.
Son, had an invite for a two night camp out at the beach with a “male church youth minister”…
Swimming fun, games, with other boys, and “scriptural” influence… Sounds Terrific…
Friends parents said Yes. We said No.
Son disappointed, mopey, pouty all week-end.
Result? “Youth minister” tried to make inappropriate advances toward some of the boys while they were settling down to sleep.
“Youth minister” reported to church, lost his position, stopped attending “that” church. Don’t know if parents took legal action.
Boys discussed amongst themselves.
My son, glad for himself and then understood, Why he was not allowed to go…
And further understood… Why… at friends, at the park, at school, where-ever… parents require their where-abouts, timed limits and anytime surprise parents checking on them would be constant during their childhood.
I didn’t / don’t Trust people because of “their titles”…daycare, babysitter, teacher, cleric, coach, counselor, photographer, celebrity, politician, etc. or so called “Experts”!!
And definitely kept the responsibility of “my children” under my watchful eye and guidance, they learning to beware of any adult wanting, suggesting, soliciting, one on one alone time with them.
I can not say, how, when, why, young girls were in situations to become “victims”…
But “by all appearance's” in the “Epstein case”…
Some one Failed in their own responsibilities, their own choices…and linger with regrets and they want “another” to be the only one held accountable… and “somehow” have concluded the pretense of a “public mock medial TRIAL and Implied CONVICTION” is the means to overcome their own Victim status.