Legal Support??????? Any Support?????

There are times when you sit and wonder why people prefer to remain ignorant to the pain & suffering of those who have been sexually assaulted. I am finding out more and more everyday that we are so ignorant that we don't even classify sexual offenses properly. As survivors/victims how do you think we feel? What does this say about how society views these crimes, or our pain? How can we turn to the law, why should we turn to the legal system if they can't properly define & classify sexual offenses. We live in a society that is enraged when a life is taken, enraged when property is stolen yet ambivalent when someone is sexually assaulted. I am not implying that we should be enraged when a life is taken or when something we've worked for is stolen but isn;t someone's sense of security, their innocence, soul, happiness, joy, etc equally as important? Isn't it worth ensuring they are given justice & support? Sexual abusers are takers - they take from us, they take from society, they rob us of a chance at a completely happy life & still society excuses them, stands by them & prefers to give them the benefit of the doubt at our expense. What a sad world we live in. Survivors of sexual assault live everyday with the scars left by their abusers. They live with the new wounds inflicted by family friends & society daily. They take it all - carry it all and get nothing in return for it. No-one to support them, no one to listen to them, no one to understand by them. SO much is expected from us. So much is continuously taken from us. No one considers the ramifications of their actions. Becuz they come 1st. Their feelings, their wants, their needs trump ours. So much responsibility on our shoulders. I wonder whether ppl believe that we should after all we have been through be able to carry anything. We need support, we need the listening ear, we need someone to help with the load we are carrying.