Sideways
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So I'd like to report my abuse to the police. I feel like it's something I need to do - I need to start treating myself like a person who has experienced trauma.
Like most people, I'm assuming that I won't be believed. So while I'd like to report what my abuser did, I'm thinking that I might not include the fact that other teachers at the school knew, and participated. I don't think they'd believe that part.
Then I think that reportina watered down version might not only defeat the purpose of reporting it at all, it may also be the wrong thing to do, perhaps legally if not morally. I'm not able to even remotely give myself sound legal advice on this, but more importantly, I'm struggling to know ehat the "right" thing to do is.
Advice anyone? Report it all, or just what I'm comfortable with and wait to see if they want to pursue it?
Like most people, I'm assuming that I won't be believed. So while I'd like to report what my abuser did, I'm thinking that I might not include the fact that other teachers at the school knew, and participated. I don't think they'd believe that part.
Then I think that reportina watered down version might not only defeat the purpose of reporting it at all, it may also be the wrong thing to do, perhaps legally if not morally. I'm not able to even remotely give myself sound legal advice on this, but more importantly, I'm struggling to know ehat the "right" thing to do is.
Advice anyone? Report it all, or just what I'm comfortable with and wait to see if they want to pursue it?