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ON APOLOGIES / VICTIMS: A GUIDE TO RESPECT

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Published: Jan 19, 2025
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On victims, please respect them as a person and be there for them when they need you. Encourage therapy or counselling if available and engage with them consistently. Be nice to the victim and don't doubt their experiences. Mob mentality can and will be awful especially if they doubt victims' testimonies.


On apologies, make it concise and to the point. Don't write a long-winded essay and make it understandable in layman terms. Apologise to the victim and don't target it to the public because they don't know about it and doing so gives a dirty look. Dont expect people to accept it and don't make it about you, rather, move on from the situation and find ways to improve (therapy/socializing).


Just a guide in general and my criteria on what makes a good apology or what is a good way to respect victims. A lot of apologies do not do that and come from a defensive position, though we should listen to both sides of the story before gathering our conclusions and not doubt victims' stories or the speculation that the alleged had been smeared because we need to avoid ways of mob mentality or cancel culture from happening in these situations since it counters the legal framework's way of handling cases like this.

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