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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMeToo Kit - DIY forensic evidence
A startup thinks its product can 'deter' rape, advocates beg to differA US startup aiming to sell the first do-it-yourself sexual assault evidence kits says it hopes women worldwide keep the products in their homes as a deterrent for rape, comparing it to having a fire alarm.
The New York-based company controversially called MeToo Kit hopes to change the oft-confronting forensic examination process by seeing survivors take back control and collect their evidence themselves at home.
The kits include swabs, a spit container and a sealable bag for clothing, and are paired with an instructional smartphone app. But sexual assault victim advocates and legal experts in America and Australia have condemned the business idea.
This company is shamelessly trying to take financial advantage of the Me Too movement by luring victims into thinking that an at-home-do-it-yourself sexual assault kit will stand up in court. Nothing could be further from the truth, said Michigans Attorney General Dana Nessel, who sent a cease and desist letter.
https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/a-startup-thinks-its-product-can-deter-rape-advocates-beg-to-differ-20190910-p52q0s.html
*Even comes with it's own app!
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MeToo Kit - DIY forensic evidence (Original Post)
canetoad
Sep 2019
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Sneederbunk
(14,207 posts)1. Do the instructions say to wait at least 5 years to report?
missingthebigdog
(1,233 posts)2. Not cool!
As everyone should know by now, there are myriad reasons a victim might not report an assault immediately.
Please reconsider adding your voice to those who engage in victim blaming, bullying, and belittling.
Patterson
(1,525 posts)4. I was thinking about this today.
I don have any patience with anyone who asked why they waited.
Ms. Toad
(33,915 posts)5. How about self-deleting this insensitive remark.
Rape survivors delay reporting for any number of reasons - feel free to question your own decision if you delayed reporting, but don't presume to second guess or denigrate the decisisons any other surviver made to survive and recover from sexual abuse or rape.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)3. What a nightmare. In inadmissible rape kit. Just what we need.
These Profiteers should be ashamed.