The US is chock full of rapist and sexual assaulters. Every women in my life has been SA and raped including my grandmother, mother, wife, and daughters.
this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2026
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Same. Every woman I know in my life has been assaulted or raped.
Holy goddamned fuck. That's awful and also terrifying that someone would be so bold as to do this to someone running for congress. I sincerely hope the cops actually give a shit about sexual violence for once in this case.
ETA: I want to add in that while I hate calling every crime terrorism, this sure feels like an act of terrorism intended to scare women away from running for office as democrats.
This is a terrible thing to have happened, but it's far too early to bring any political aspect to it when all she said was "which her mind filled in as “Democratic bitch,” she recalled. She wasn’t sure that was exactly what he said." We need more information before we come to these conclusions.
Horrible she was raped. I'm glad she didn't get unalived as well. I'm going to assume she is running for office because she wanted to make a change and make Arizona better. I hope she is able to use this trauma to motivate her to make positive changes in the lives of others.
Side note, I'm surprised to read the word "rape" online again. I thought it was censored to sexual assault. I get that it's a sexual assault but there's been a hard no on the use of the word rape. Like how often have you seen the word rape vs sexual assault with all the Epstein news?
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Completely insane that there are comments here assigning any degree of blame to her for this situation. The fact that it was 2 in the morning isn't an invitation to rape or be otherwise assaulted.
Hell, I don't care if someone were nude and fixing a sign that advertised their services as a prostitute. Still not "asking for it".
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It's a shame she didn't go directly to the hospital to get a rape kit. Might be able to catch these guys, but now I imagine it's basically impossible. Maybe some cameras around hopefully.
Part of talking about these issues, talking about rape and how we treat rape victims, is about pushing away the embarrassment and shame that comes with being victimized in this way.
We all play a part as to why she felt uncomfortable coming forward with this info right away.
It’s not her fault that she responded the way she did. It was a trauma response.
It's also important to understand that the unfortunate reality is that even if we get there some people will immediately move towards trying to be ok rather than prioritizing stuff like calling the cops and gathering evidence. Taking a shower, disassociating, and trying to keep moving forward without acknowledging what happened are all behaviors we need to be understanding and sympathetic towards even if we as fellow citizens and justice oriented people do wish that more evidence had been collected.
And that's all ignoring the fact that rape kits are rarely even tested. It's still worth getting one done if you're a victim. But victims and non victims alike should be demanding better on this front.
Very good points, thank you!