{"id":104476,"date":"2016-03-18T15:39:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T15:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/?p=744"},"modified":"2025-05-14T10:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:32:30","slug":"she-the-kesha-case-reflections-on-the-criminal-justice-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sayaspora.com\/en\/she-the-kesha-case-reflections-on-the-criminal-justice-system\/","title":{"rendered":"She |The Kesha case: reflections on the criminal justice system"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cIT\u2019S ALMOST AS IF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM TELLS WOMEN THAT \u201cYOU WEREN\u2019T RAPED UNTIL YOU PROVE IT.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Remember Kesha, she had that song \u201cTik Tok\u201d. I was never really an avid fan but I think she had some good songs. Anyway that\u2019s beside the point. Recently Kesha was in court to in a bid to be freed for her contract with Sony and Dr Luke. This is despite the fact that Kesha has accused Dr Luke of emotionally, verbally and sexually abusing her for years. Now I\u2019m not here to pass judgement against Dr Luke it is for the justice system to decide (this isn\u2019t going to happen since Kesha hasn\u2019t made a criminal case) but I\u2019m here to talk about how in so many was her case shows what is wrong with the justice system. Furthermore, I think her case exemplifies the plight of other female victims in so many ways.<br \/>\nFirstly, forcing a woman to work with someone she has accused of such heinous crimes shouldn\u2019t be a decision that can be upheld in the court of law. I know that in the eyes of the law one is innocent until proven guilty but this also seems to apply to women who press charges for sexual assault. It\u2019s almost as if the justice system tells women that \u201cYou weren\u2019t raped until you prove it\u201d. I know that the legal system is based on the ability to provide evidence and without evidence convictions are impossible to get BUT I also know that the people that are involved in cases similar to Kesha\u2019s are people, human beings and if the justice system basically tells them that how you feel isn\u2019t important it\u2019s about procedure then where is the justice in that. The fact that Kesha accused her producer of such a thing should be grounds to even if temporarily release her from the contract which I think would be the bare minimum.<\/p>\n<p>Kesha isn\u2019t even asking for a criminal case but just for the right to be free to make her OWN decisions about her music and to be free from her alleged abuser. I hate to use the words \u201calleged, accused\u201d because it\u2019s almost as if I am using the same rhetoric as the justice system but I guess to be politically correct these words are a necessary evil. Basically, the justice system is denying her the very minimum. I am not a lawyer and I don\u2019t know the laws that apply to contract deals but I would like to hope that all those are overridden in the interest of someone\u2019s well-being and safety. 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