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You must do something about the horrific crime your neighbour did. Simple things. Collect the info: his name, surname, adress, etc - everything you can. The dat

You must do something about the horrific crime your neighbour did. Simple things. Collect the info: his name, surname, adress, etc - everything you can. The date this happened. List the other witnesses, potential witnesses, and other people and facts that can help investigation. Other possible crimes he committed? Who was aware and not acted? Then submit it to authorities: investigative commitee, child ombudsmen, prosecutor's office, etc. Not local, but higher, maybe even central. If the video is available, submit it too. If not adressed by all authorities (unlikely), go public with the specific and detailed information. Make sure to protect the victim's info from public.

kulikalov 3y ago
It happened 15 years ago. Half of the town knew that, all the police knew that. In fact the police tortures people themselves, it's not news for them. This thread is in the midst of discussion of a public person tortured for 3 years and murdered and the whole country knows that. What authorities are you talking about? It's criminals upon criminals.
- avodonosov 3y ago
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  - kikimora 3y ago
    I don’t see a calculated decision to not intervene would demonstrate lack of critical thinking.
    - avodonosov 3y ago
      The wrong decision is one of the hints. If that happened as the op says, it's absolutely worth trying to bring the rapist and those who should have punished him but covered instead, to justice. It will cost several hours over couple of weeks to remember and assemble the facts and submit them (remotely). Again, it's important to not harm the victim again. That's why going through the authorities is critical, and choosing the right level - I would not report to the same town or administrative area, especially if the offender works there. If done right, chances for success are high (of course, don't bring in any Navalny or similar topics, approach it as a criminal case). Only if all possible applications to authorities fail, consider going public, but weight that in with double care about the victim. When the op was young and in the environment where no-one acted, it's possible to understand he didn't act till now. But now, IMHO, reporting this is the only right thing to do. BTW, in many jurisdictions, failure to report a serious crime, especially against children, constitutes a crime by itself.
  - jjtheblunt 3y ago
    What are example simple things you can and must do?

kulikalov 3y ago

It happened 15 years ago. Half of the town knew that, all the police knew that. In fact the police tortures people themselves, it's not news for them. This thread is in the midst of discussion of a public person tortured for 3 years and murdered and the whole country knows that. What authorities are you talking about? It's criminals upon criminals.

avodonosov 3y ago
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- kikimora 3y ago
  I don’t see a calculated decision to not intervene would demonstrate lack of critical thinking.
  - avodonosov 3y ago
    The wrong decision is one of the hints. If that happened as the op says, it's absolutely worth trying to bring the rapist and those who should have punished him but covered instead, to justice. It will cost several hours over couple of weeks to remember and assemble the facts and submit them (remotely). Again, it's important to not harm the victim again. That's why going through the authorities is critical, and choosing the right level - I would not report to the same town or administrative area, especially if the offender works there. If done right, chances for success are high (of course, don't bring in any Navalny or similar topics, approach it as a criminal case). Only if all possible applications to authorities fail, consider going public, but weight that in with double care about the victim. When the op was young and in the environment where no-one acted, it's possible to understand he didn't act till now. But now, IMHO, reporting this is the only right thing to do. BTW, in many jurisdictions, failure to report a serious crime, especially against children, constitutes a crime by itself.
- jjtheblunt 3y ago
  What are example simple things you can and must do?