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MEGAN:
KEEGAN: TODAY, THE HINDS COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WEARING
BLUE JEANS TO BRING AWARENESS TO
SEXUAL ASSAULT.
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IT’S PART OF THE NATIONAL DENIM
DAY CAMPAIGN, AND SEXUAL
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
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IT STARTED ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO
WITH A RULING IN ITALY.
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A RAPE CONVICTION WAS OVERTURNED
BECAUSE THE JUSTICES BECAUSE OF
THE VICTIM’S TIGHT JEANS.
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THEY RULED SHE MUST HAVE HELPED
HER RAPIST REMOVE THEM, WHICH
IMPLIED CONSENT.
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THE NEXT DAY WOMEN IN THE
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT CAME TO WORK
WEARING JEANS IN SOLIDARITY WITH
THE VICTIM.
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>> WE CAN’T LET THAT KEEP GOING.
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I DON’T LIKE RAPISTS.
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WE RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT IT
GOES ON.
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KEEGAN: SHERIFF MASON SAYS TOO
OFTEN VICTIMS ARE EITHER AFRAID
OR KEEP A SEXUAL ASSAULT
INCIDENT TO THEMSELVES, THEY
HOPE EVENTS LIKE THIS WILL HELP
ENCOURAGE VICTIMS TO SPEAK
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