<p>Naturally: No, I haven’t been reading the comments – but again, I don’t think it’s her fault for dressing a certain way or that her top was “easily pullable.” None of that justifies sexual assault of any sort. I don’t think we disagree on this point. What I meant by “shame” was that there was no reason why she couldn’t have pressed charges. </p>
<p>“How would she have proven her case when the guy said, “Oh, she’s a drunk girl overreacting, I just bumped into her” or “she pulled it down herself”? GGW would not have turned over its camera footage to help her prove her case.”</p>
<p>Waiting until they release the footage publicly seems to be a silly move. If she didn’t want the material airing, filing a complaint immediately would prevent this regardless of whether or not they “had the footage.” The only place she might have trouble with is if she filed for the sole purpose of being sexually mishandled, which wasn’t the case here since she didn’t act immediately and only fought back once the material aired (if we are to assume she “waited” so that GGW couldn’t withhold the evidence). The “shame” comment was regarding the fact that she was not under any duress. Usually, in rape cases, a woman may be hesitant to press charges out of fear or shame for what happened (e.g. they don’t want any more trouble from the rapist, don’t want the rape incident to become blown out in the open, the event was traumatizing, etc). This scenario is arguably much different.</p>