Quotes by Joan Smith

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crime alleged child-sexual-abuse historic-child-abuse law not-guilty paedophiles rape rape-culture witch-hunt feminism journalism mental-illness murder yorkshireripper children gender-roles paradox society women acquittal child-sex-abuse convictions criminal pedophiles rape-convictions witchhunt conviction court historic

“The issue which faced the jury was this: was Sutcliffe a clever criminal, aware of what he was doing and determined to avoid capture? ... In a sense, it was the wrong question. The battle that was ...”
— Joan Smith
crime feminism journalism mental-illness

“One of the chief paradoxes of our culture [is] that the welfare of its children, its _future_, is placed almost exclusively in the hands of people of low status, a class it holds in contempt.”
— Joan Smith, Misogynies
children gender-roles paradox society

“Talk of "witch-hunts" conceals an inconvenient fact: men charged with rape stand a better chance of walking free than other defendants. The conviction rate in rape trials 63 per cent in 2012/13 i...”
— Joan Smith
acquittal alleged child-sex-abuse child-sexual-abuse

“Roache's statement after his acquittal was dignified but his supporters were angry. They demanded to know why the case was ever brought, claiming that the actor was a victim of the "hysteria" creat...”
— Joan Smith
alleged child-sexual-abuse conviction court