Skip to content  Reporting Rape: More On The “Proper
Authorities”  May 21, 2014  I’ve written more than a little
lately about how rape survivors reporting to “the proper
authorities” get stonewalled, abused and ignored.  I wish I had
said all that needed to be said about that.  I have not.
[Content note, graphic description of the rape included]
Today’s story is about one particular survivor’s experience.
 She’s using her name, and she refuses to be ashamed.  She is
Emma Sulkowicz.  She took her complaint to the “proper
authorities.”  The Administration  First, Sulkowicz went to the
Columbia University administration, then the NYPD.  What
happened?    • Her best friend and chosen support person was
disciplined by the school for talking about the rape in
violation of Columbia’s nondisclosure policy- that is, their
silencing rule.   • The friend was required to write a
“reflection paper” from the rapist’s point of view.   • The
university found the rapist not responsible, though she
testified that he pinned h