Sexual Injustices Revealed In The Book 'Speak'

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Speaking Up Did you know that only 68% of sexual rapes are reported to police? (“Reporting Rates”). In the book Speak it is shown through Melinda calling the police at the party. Yes she called the cops but she didn’t tell them what actually happened, she just reported the party. She was too scared to say that someone had raped her. Adults now are even scared to come out and tell the truth. They are scared of many different things including: their predator, people’s reactions, people not believing them, and any other retaliations. Wouldn’t you be? Everything changed in a blink of an eye for Melinda when she attended a party over summer break. The party ended because she called the cops and no one knew why she called them. The whole thing was

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