Posted by Public Info on October 01, 19103 at 14:14:22:
>Subject: Fwd: FW: A very sad story from a rape victim. :'(
>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 15:19:33 GMT
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>> > >>Hey...i am just wondering if this is a true
>> > story...anyone know?
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>> > >>>>>>A very sad story from a rape victim. :'(
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>> > >>>>>> >Please read this
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>> > >>>>>> >My name is Vivian, and I am 18 years old. I
>> > have a little sister and brother. As a family we
>>live in what is supposed to be a secure apartment. At
>>9.15 am, May 14th, 1999 a huge crowd had gathered
>>around our apartment. They screamed, "Butcher the
>>Chinese! Let's
>> > >>>>>> >eat pigs! Lets have a party!" We live of the
>> > 7th floor and we got a call from a family on the 3rd
>>floor saying that the crowd had reached the 2nd floor.
>>They even chased some occupants upstairs. We were all
>> very frightened. In our fright we prayed and left
>>everything in God's hands. Afterward we left our room
>>and went upstairs to the top floor, as it was
>>impossible to go downstairs and escape. We got to the
>>15th floor and stayed with some friends. Not long
>> > afterwards we were surprised because some of the
>>crowd coming out of the elevators right before we
>>entered the room. We hurried into the room and locked
>>the tightly.
>> > >>>>>> >
>>At that time we heard them knock at the other rooms
>>loudly and there were some screams from women and
>> > girls. Our room was filled with fear. We realized
>>they could come to us. So we spread throughout the
>>room hiding in the corners. We could hear girls of 10
>>to 12
>>years screaming, "Mommy,mommy...mom...mom...it hurts."
>>That time I didn't know that these little girls were
>>being raped.
>> > >>>>>> >
>>After about half an hour the noise diminished and we
>>had some guts to go out and check. It was
>>indescribable. A lot, some of them young girls, were
>>lying on the floor. Oh my God, what has happened?
>>Seeing all of this we screemed and little sister
>>Fenny, screamed histerically and hugged her
>>father.Tears started coming down from myeyes.
>>With our friends, a newly-wed couple, we started going
>>downstairs.
>>Reaching the 10th floor, we heard a scream for help.
>>The scream was very clear and we decided to go down
>>and see. But as we turned we saw a lot of people. I
>>saw a woman in her 20s being raped by 4 men.She tried
>>to
>>fight back but she was held down tightly.
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>>Realizing the danger we ran as hard as we could. But
>>unfortunately the mob caught Fenny. We tried to rescue
>> > her, but could not do anything. There were about 60
>>of them. They tied us up with ripped sheets,myself, my
>>father, my mother, Fenny, Donny, Uncle Dodi and my
>>Aunt Vera. They led us to a room. Uncle Dodi asked
>>what they wanted, but they did not reply. They looked
>>evil and savage.
>> > One of them grabbed Fenny roughly and dragged her to
>>a sofa. At that time I knew she was in great danger. I
>>screamed loudly but one of the mob slapped me in my
>>face. My father who also screamed was hit with a piece
>>of wood and he fainted.
>> > >>>>>> >
>>My mother has fainted when Fenny was dragged to the
>>sofa. I could only pray and pray that disaster would
>>not befall us. Uncle Dodi kept trying to stop them by
>>offering money. His efforts were fruitless.
>>And in the end 5 people raped Fenny. Before beginning
>>with the raping they always said Allahu Akbar!(an
>>islamic phrase in arabic meaning God is great!) They
>>were ferocius and brutal. Not long afterward, around 9
>>men came to the room and dragged me. I also saw them
>>forcing and dragging my
>>Aunt Vera. But at that time I passed out and
>>everything blank. I became conscious at around 5 or
>>6pm. My head was hurting and I realized I had no
>>clothing on my body. I cried and realized my family
>>was still there.
>>My father was hugging my mother and little brother
>>Doni. I also saw uncle Dodi lying on the floor and
>>Aunt Vera was crying over his body. I felt so weak and
>>fainted again.
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>>The next day I was in the Pluit hospital. My father
>>and mother were beside me. With all the pains on my
>>body I
>> > asked, "Mom, where is Fenny? Mom?" I felt a stinging
>>pain as I said these words. My cheeks were swollen. My
>>mother cried again and couldn't speak any words,while
>>my father, holding back his tears,managed to smile at
>>me.
>>After 4 days in treatment, my condition has improved.
>>With a sad look, my father told me then what had
>>happened. After I fainted 7 people raped me. At that
>>time my father still couldn't see well after being
>>hit with a piece of wood. They raped me repeatedly.
>>Then my father said "Vivian,Fenny is gone..." I was
>>confused and cried out, "Why Dad?"
>>My father couldn't answer. He told me to rest and went
>>out of the room.
>>I cried over and over again,feeling that my life had
>>no meaning any more. A week ago, after I was released
>>from the hospital I was told everything that had
>>happend. When Fenny was raped she kept on fighting and
>>so he was
>>repeatedly slapped by her rapists. The last time she
>>fought Fenny spitted on one of them. Offended, the man
>>grabbed a knife and stabbed Fenny's stomach over and
>>over again. Finally she died with blood over her whole
>>body. My father told me that uncle Dodi had the same
>>fate watched by Aunt Vera who was also raped. My aunt
>>Vera now stays with her parents.
>>She is in shock. Her face is blank and refuses to
>> > eat.
>> > >>>>>> >
>> > >>>>>> >Almost every hour my mother and I cry over
>> > all these happenings. I can never. These mobs of
>>people are uncivilized monsters.The scariest part
>>about all these is that most of the girls and women
>>were raped by soldiers, whose jobs were to control the
>> > chaos. Some were raped by commoners, the rest by
>>demonstraters (most of whom are university students).
>> > >>>>>> >
>>Most of the victims were raped by a minimum of 3
>>men.The victims ages ranged from 10 to 55. Most of the
>>victims were raped in front of friends or family.Some
>>were thrown into burning buildings after being raped
>>(these were often witnessed by family and friends).
>> > Most them committed suicide. The rest of the
>>surviving victims are divided into these sections,
>>admitted into mental institutions,fear of public
>>places, fear of anyone male, did not report to
>>authorities. The list goes on and on. Please
>>forward this Yellow Ribbon to all friends around the
>>world to show our soladirity and sympathy for the
>> > victims of the riots and chaos in Indonesia last May
>>13-15. Let us all remember them in our prayers.
>>Because of their race, many Chinese Indonesian were
>>abused,
>>tortured and killed. Their houses and stores were
>>looted and burnt.Hundreds of Chinese Indonesian
>> > girls/women(aged 10-55)were sexually harassed and
>>gang raped brutally.Some victims were even raped in
>>front of their family members or in front of inhuman
>> cheering crowd. Some of them were even thrown into
>>the fire and burnt to death after being raped. Yet,
>>not many actions seem to have been taken to
>>investigate
>>all this or to help the victims. And not every many
>>people seem to know or care about what happened.
>>
>>Please pass this ribbon around as the symbol of
>>campaign.
>>