Over the weekend, I was so saddened and outraged to read that Alexander Kozak, a security guard at a mall in Iowa, point blank shot a 20-year-old young woman named Andrea Farrington because she (and other women) had reported him for sexual harassment. He finally lost his job over it, and in retaliation, he murdered her.
Liberals Unite has this on this site today, which is so true:
“The other aspect, which seems to be somewhat overlooked by articles in mainstream and social media, is that this young woman, barely out of her teens, was murdered horribly and in cold blood for reporting sexual harassment.
She reported this man again and again before he was finally let go, and then he killed her.
So the message that’s being sent out to women of all ages experiencing sexual harassment is: Don’t ruffle the feathers. Don’t report harassment. If you do, good luck getting anyone to take action. Good luck not being accused of ‘asking for it.’
If your complaint causes the job termination of someone, take cover, because that person might seek revenge and kill you.
So just quit your job quietly, and go work somewhere else. Leave the harasser, who will keep his job, to continue harassing others – that is, unless he gets arrested for tracking you down and killing you–after all, you did reject him.”
There was a vigil to honor her yesterday. Our thoughts go out to her family and friends. What a senseless and horrific loss.
You can help her family via: http://www.gofundme.com/
