Scott Schmidt C

[Our Glass Hearts 🦋 @OurGlassHearts_]

PASS THIS ON.
The first transgender suicide hotline is now up and running in the U.S. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860.

[Chiefs of Ontario @ChiefsofOntario]

Fontaine, 15, was failed not just by a criminal justice system that did not secure a conviction in her case, but by every other institution she came in contact with in her short life. #JusticeforTinaFontaine #InUnityWeStand
https://t.co/9cqCd8wEK1

[Torrance Coste @TorranceCoste]

Fellow settlers, if you're not outraged right now, you need to think about why that is. This is injustice and we cannot keep accepting it.

#JusticeforTinaFontaine #JusticeBeforeReconciliation #cdnpoli https://t.co/gXjJdp9gi1

[Harsha Walia (she/her) @HarshaWalia]

Indigenous girls, Indigenous women, Indigenous two-spirit, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous nations deserve protection, self-determination, safety, and care - which requires dismantling a settler-colonial system that steals lands and lives #JusticeForTina #JusticeforTinaFontaine

[Robyn L: Itisahwâkan @RobynWinsEnnit]

There is no justice in the Canadian justice system.

The Canadian justice system is where Indigenous people go to get convicted for being victims of Canadian crimes.

#JusticeforTina #JusticeforTinaFontaine and #justiceforcoltenboushie #Canada150 #Wreckonciliation

[Pam Palmater @Pam_Palmater]

This literally make us all collectively sick. There can b no greater injustice 2 this little girl than how every agency failed her espec cts

[Pam Palmater @Pam_Palmater]

Not guilty in Cormier murder trial is exactly how Canada has helped foster crisis of #MMIWG Love for #TinaFontaine we won't stop fighting

[Waubgeshig Rice @waub]

To Indigenous youth in this country:
You are valued.
You are admired.
You are credible.
You are remarkable.
You are talented.
You are respected.
You are cherished.
You are revered.
You are powerful.
You are beautiful.
You are important.
You are great.
You are loved.

[Pam Palmater @Pam_Palmater]

It's pretty bad when an accused doesn't even have to defend himself for charges of murdering a native little girl. We all knew verdict

[Limbic Noodle (@limbicnoodle.bsky.social) @LimbicNoodle]

He shot him.

Then his wife told his weeping girlfriend that is what you get when you trespass.

Then they went inside and brewed coffee and chatted while waiting for the police.

Then the witnesses were arrested.

They have found him legally not guilty, but he’s guilty. https://t.co/0NrhS4GGhD

[ella dawson @brosandprose]

Things that are not solutions to sexual harassment and assault:
- banning porn
- no more dating

Things that are solutions to sexual harassment and assault:
- repairing sex education
- making it safer for victims to report
- actually holding predators responsible

cc: @nytimes

[Scott Schmidt C @scott_schmidt_c]

#onpoli #PCPOldr As a young #Ontario man who is a sexual assault survivor (#MeToo) concerned about our future and climate change, watching old people attack survivors and choose tax cuts at the expense of their grand kids is why we need a #MaximumVotingAge

[Scott Reid @_scottreid]

If Patrick Brown feels he's been the victim of made up allegations and fake news why did his entire staff resign immediately? Would be interesting to know why they deemed the claims credible - so credible that they quit? #PCPO #onpoli

[NastyWomenofNPS @NastyWomenofNPS]

Them: Why didn't you say something sooner?
Me: I did. There was no one ready to listen.
#MeToo

[Scott Schmidt C @scott_schmidt_c]

#DueProcess lets me choose between lodging more complaints that go nowhere against a now retired teacher, going to police who beat up my friends to name high school rapist or pursue stranger in another city after all evidence destroyed. #MeToo.

[Scott Schmidt C @scott_schmidt_c]

Rapists and sexual harassers are innocent until proven guilty and free to intimidate as many witnesses and phone in as many favours as that needs. Survivors are presumed guilty of lying until proven innocent, or never. #MeToo And this is called "#DueProcess"

[Scott Schmidt C @scott_schmidt_c]

People demand #DueProcess for the accused, but where's due process for survivors after cowardly witnesses destroy evidence to avoid court, the hospital turns us away, or school admins protect pedophile teachers? Where's OUR due process? #MeToo

[Scott Schmidt C @scott_schmidt_c]

The crime was outrageous, and now so is the verdict. I'm going downtown in case a protest starts. #JusticeForCoulten

[Scott Schmidt C @scott_schmidt_c]

@RachelintheOC The myth that silence means yes. Even when strangled.
The myth that it's our fault if we can't fight them off.
The myth that male vics become perps.
The myth that male survivors are unmanly, or gay/bi now.
And all the homophobia can pack its bags, thanks.

[Dr. Mia Brett @QueenMab87]

Glenn Thrush did more than just sexually harass women. He spread rumors about them after and hurt their careers. This is not "acting offensively." It's part of a culture that keeps women economically dependent and is a factor in #EqualPay disparities. #MeToo https://t.co/hf3FHEQNng