Turd Burglar (tm) Of the Week

[trigger warning for rape, rape culture]

So an off-duty NYPD officer raped a teacher in an alley, some quick thinking neighbor blew the whistle, he's now suspended without pay and has been stripped of his badge. Good. The teacher was immediately taken to the hospital after the the cops intervened. Good.

Distraught, unsettled neighbor says "It's so unbelievable."

Unfortunately, it's not.  Of the two biggest rape cases in the NY Metro area this year, the first, committed by cops...they got off. The second, DSK...he's going to get off (I hate to be cynical, but come on).  Why be surprised when this happens? I'm not saying that this particular rapist looked at those two cases and went "Hey, they got away with it! Time for some rapin'!" On the other hand, in a culture that blames victims first, prosecutes later, why wouldn't a rapist be emboldened? With so much sickness in the air, folks are bound to come down with a few colds. Or something.
The indulgence of male privilege and rape-apologia is real, and makes the rape epidemic worse. It's a vicious fucking cycle, and until we must keep calling out Turd Burglars when they are caught, and furthermore, not shake our heads in confusion when a violent culture produces violent people.

In order to lighten my mood, I bequeath the title of Turd Burglar of the Week to the rapist. Fuck that guy.

My heart goes out to the victim. And thank goodness that in this case, our officers did their job and took that bastard down.

Hurrumph.

-Starbuck