Justice Intimidated

Here's one for the books. If the stories about pregnant women being raped upset you, be prepared for some nausea. The article appears at Valeurs Actuelles. The author is Xavier Raufer, a well-known criminologist, and it deals with a crime that took place six years ago in the city of Carpentras, department of Vaucluse, in southern France:

The verdict was announced in early July. We were afraid it would be revolting, and it was. Here are the facts. In April 2005, a 14-year-old runaway girl wandered into a lawless ghetto in Carpentras where she was captured by a gang. For the entire month of April she was raped in basements or in hotels by about thirty individuals 16 - 22 years of age. She was exhibited, filmed by the savages, and on a highway even prostituted to drivers passing by.

The poor girl spoke of a "nightmare". These facts are made more serious because the repetition of the crime and the premeditation are blatant. The reader should be aware that anyone convicted of "gang rape of a 15-year-old minor", of "kidnapping", of "corruption of a minor" and of "aggravated procuring" may receive ten to fifteen years if a minor, or the double, if an adult.

The arrests finally began when the girl escaped. The trial was held, at last, in June in Avignon in the juvenile criminal court of Vaucluse. Now for those whose eyes are open, reading the articles about this trial in the regional paper la Provence arouses first incredulity then an ever stronger feeling of disgust, and even a sense of horror.

For what they exposed at this trial was a sort of children's game, or a story about boy-scouts, and not the torture of a young girl such as I described above. First, the psychiatrist, a caricature of a left-winger in his flowered shirt:

Rapists? They were merely experiencing their act as a "rite of passage" which was part of their "desire to feel they belonged to a group." Yes they were young and "intolerant of frustration" but, alas, not "prepared for the relationship with this desperate young girl." And so they "did not perceive the constraint of the circumstances" - groups of ten in a basement, in the light provided by their cell phones.

You can all appreciate the artistic minimalism of the "circumstances."

As for the girl - and here we find ourselves clenching our fists - the psychiatrist insinuates that during her ordeal she could have "felt a form of emotional pleasure". What about tomorrow? one judge asked eventually. It's all for the best, assured the psychiatrist, the rapists "do not present any risk of recidivism." Yet ten lines further on we read that during the trial, two of the principal suspects were "held for another reason."

The attitude of la Provence was surprising in that, having described the awful facts, it constantly edulcorated them. It went so far as to question, in a headline, what possibly could have been going on "in the minds of these Enfants Terribles." By way of a reminder, Les Enfants Terribles, a dream-like feminine film by Jean Cocteau from 1950 bears as much resemblance to the gang rape in Carpentras as a children's matinée bears to the carnage of Verdun.

In the end, the verdict was "moderate", rejoices the paper. And then we learn, through twisted words, that a handful of the perpetrators will perhaps spend two or three years in prison, but it's not sure, considering the clever mixing of suspended sentences with jail terms.

At this point in the account, permit me a criminologist's comment - but above all, a grave observation - this trial stinks heavily of fear and intimidation.

Unfortunately, every person involved - not just the paper and its reporter - was very careful not to ruffle any of the accused whose families were massively present in the room. Everyone watched his step. Everyone walked on eggshells. Everyone took the trouble to speak in pleasant periphrases and delicate euphemisms. True, a second expert (another psychiatrist) admitted that he "had not had a prolonged conversation with the accused" but nevertheless assured the court that they were "rather nice people" whose behavior is a "great mystery".

But there is something worse than this "Sicilian" atmosphere, so to speak. And this second mystery explains why - dumbfounded - I waited the entire summer before writing this article. I was in fact waiting for an outraged response, a collective cry of horror from feminists. But there was nothing, just a silence of death. A young girl repeatedly raped. Forced into prostitution. And as an extra bonus, what the defense attorneys have to say about her is horrible. A sample:

"Instead of speaking with words, it is in connection with sex that she goes towards the other. She is not seeking pleasure; she expresses herself with her ass." (sic)

Note: FYI here's the French version of the above: "Au lieu de parler avec des mots, c'est dans la relation avec le sexe qu'elle va vers l'autre. Ce n'est pas une recherche de plaisirs; elle s'exprime avec son cul."

This unbroken silence, this absolute silence from the feminists who are admitting, with heads bowed, that a women gang-raped "expresses herself with her ass."

Where is Caroline Fourest, said to be so strongly attached to women's causes? Where are the Chiennes de garde, who in this case have no voice and no fangs? And for its part, Osez le féminism! frankly did not dare very much.

Note: Caroline Fourest is an activist for homosexual and feminist causes. Together with her "partner" Fiammetta Venner (photo below of the pair), she founded an organization called ProChoix (Pro-Choice). See French Wikipedia for information on Fourest.


Chiennes de garde ("watchdogs", using the feminine form of "dog") is a feminist association that has the following manifesto as its guiding principle:

"We live in a democracy. Rights are free, but not all arguments are legitimate. Any woman who exposes herself, affirms herself, displays herself runs the risk of being called a 'whore'; if she is successful she is often suspected of having 'slept' with someone. Every visible woman is judged on her appearance and labeled: mother, good friend, all-purpose maid, lesbian, whore, etc…

Enough!

We, the Watchdogs, show our fangs. To address a sexist insult to a public woman (i.e., a prostitute), is to insult all women. We are committed to giving our support to public women who are attacked as women. We affirm freedom of action and choice for all women. We, the Watchdogs, maintain a precious value: the dignity of women. A word to the wise…"

Osez le féminisme! (Dare to be a feminist!) is another feminist association that began as a journal created by the planned parenthood movement, the Socialist Party and the UNEF, a students' union.

Xavier Raufer concludes:

Why this silence? Is it possible that radical chic feminism evaporates at the entrance of a hot ghetto? And how would these vanishing militants have reacted if, instead of "Lascars", the gang rape had implicated members of some right-wing party?

We hope there will be a response. Because, with such terrible brutality, any silence resonates as a crushing acceptance.

Note: Despite the genuine concern of Xavier Raufer for the deplorable actions of the court and the feminists, he did not once mention race or specific ethnicity. He only used the term "Lascars", a reference to a television series about ghetto youth and, I suppose, a kind of code word for Africans and Maghrebins. We can assume the girl was white (see photo below).

He has done a good job of denouncing the intimidation and fear that drove the French justice system to commit an outrageous injustice. But why did he not state the obvious - that crimes such as this one were extremely rare before the massive immigration policies that started in 1974, and that are now reaping the whirlwind.

According to Wikipedia, Raufer's real name is Christian de Bongain, and he has worked in the past for MSM publications such as l'Express and Le Figaro. In the early 80's he was a consultant to François Mitterand. He has been criticized for his methods that his opponents say are not scientifically founded, for his hasty judgments regarding the seriousness of crime in the ghetto, and for his connections to the "extreme Right."

Wikipedia:

In his book Les Nouveaux dangers planétaires (2010), Xavier Raufer denounces what he calls the "Byzantium Syndrome", a reference to the conquest of Constantinople on May 29, 1453, by Mohammed II, the Ottoman sultan. As the siege drew to a close, a council met in Constantinople where a stellium of theologians discussed the sex of angels. In this work, Raufer draws a parallel with the current situation in which people discuss what he believes are innocuous subjects, instead of facing the new planetary dangers (terrorism, criminality, among others).

I don't know why Raufer (below) did not mention race and ethnicity in his essay. He probably has his reasons. I hope they are good ones.


Addendum: I was about to post when I decided to look for more comments by the psychiatrists. I am taking them as I find them from articles in La Provence. Dr. René Pandelon said the following, according to La Provence, June 23:

"They (the rapists) are normal with unremarkable histories, who found themselves confronted with an extraordinary situation that turned everything topsy turvy. (In a society where you go) from repressed sexuality to hypersexuality, they were not prepared for the relationship with this desperate young girl."

"In this sexuality, what is important is not the sexual act but the relation with other members of the group. I must exhibit myself to show others what I am capable of. These young people are not searching for pleasure but for participation in a common act. It's an initiation ritual which is not a new phenomenon."

Note: It may not be new but it is barbaric. He does not point that out. He goes on and talks about himself:

"Its true that there are better types of initiation. My first arousal, I felt it when I gave holy water to a young girl who was entering a church. (He then goes back to the topic of the crime:) In this sexual practice, the object of sexuality is not the connection with the girl but the relation with the other boys, a little like 'La Guerre des boutons': I can do it, I have a larger penis, or I can pee further…"

Notice how he deviously connects sex with going to church. La Guerre des boutons is a famous French movie about children.

"They did not perceive the constraints of the circumstances. For them the encounter took place without threats, without violence. She was not attached. They did not feel the psychic constraints or the victim's situation of profound distress from her lack of a sense of otherness… This young girl was looking for love, for affection."

Note: Her "lack of a sense of otherness" is not clear. He seems to be saying that because she did not have a "significant other" she sought out the company of a gang of rapists.

She could not oppose the will of the group and could at times feel overwhelmed by the situation and feel a form of pleasurable affection. For them, she was reduced to the level of an easy girl: they jumped at the opportunity."

Again from La Provence:

Attorney El Bouroumi:

The encounter was terrifying for these sexually inexperienced young men "who live with families who do not talk about love, and even less about sex."

Attorney Tassy:

There is a "terrible sickness of life" in this adolescent girl in flight continued attorney Tassy, who stigmatized the girl for sexuality without affection.

Finally some observations from La Provence:

When they began making arrests in Carpentras, the ghetto of Pous du plan, home to the attackers, went up in arms. "It was unthinkable", said one teacher. For the families, for the residents of the project, the accused boys, all from large families, could not have done "that". Yes, they spend the day roaming around, riding without a helmet and provoking the police. But never would they participate in such deeds. In these families, there is no talk about sexuality, and these boys, raised by protective, permissive parents, appear to lead two different lives. Within the family, they are nice, helpful, and respectful. (…) Outside it is not the same thing. At school they all have trouble accepting authority. And neighborhood solidarity is more important than all the rest. They all agree that "with a girl from our country, it wouldn't happen like that" and that "never would they have allowed one of their sisters to be in this girl's situation."

By the time the trial took place, six years after the crime, most of the attackers were married with children. They admitted to the mistakes of their youth, but they all insisted that the girl had consented.

Below, the only picture of the victim with her lawyer who was seriously outmaneuvered by the plethora of vindictive defense attorneys. She certainly appears to be white.

Final thought: Because France has accepted these millions upon millions of aliens into their territory, it is inevitable that rapes will increase exponentially. It is therefore to be expected that rape will no longer be considered as a crime, but as a playful act by inexperienced kids performed on infidel women.