Today I learned of a feminist campaign to organize people to report sexual violence to police. It is called "Angela Shelton Day." It is so named because the chief organizer, feminist Angela Shelton, wrote a book in which she sought out other women named Angela Shelton and claims that 70 percent of them had been victimized by sexual violence, just like her. So she is trying to organize a campaign to get victims to show up at courthouses across the United States on April 29, known as "Angela Shelton Day." There is a Web site, and a series of videos here:

http://reportit.blip.tv/

While perusing the above sites, I notice claims that "80 percent of sexual violence goes unreported." In one video, an advocate asserts that such events are "evidence-based tools." It should be noted that the reports taken on Angela Shelton Day are billed as non-police reports, and even include sexual abuse that allegedly happened years and years ago, beyond the statute of limitations, outside the bounds of a trial in which a jury determines the veracity of the charges. Angela Shelton Day considers such reports to be evidence -- and feminists across the country will be drumming up support to inflate such "evidence" on April 29.

I posted a comment for one video, offering my qualified support:

Is there a way to also report false allegations of sexual violence? This would also be a way to reinforce true victims by reducing the skepticism surrounding reports. If we enforced laws about clear fabrications, the public (and law enforcement) would have even more confidence in those who come forward.

Report it!

Maybe we ought to have a Collin Finnerty Day (one of the men on the Duke Lacrosse team who was falsely charged with rape -- and later exonerated).

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