The irony of Joe Biden's grandiose stands against injustice continues. During his visit with the alleged sexual predator Jacob Blake's family and subsequent telephone call with Jacob Blake himself, Mr.Biden failed to visit or even mention the victim of Mr. Blake's violent acts. He completely ignored her.
In fact Blake was in violation of a (domestic) restraining order resulting from the alleged May 3 sexual assault. The criminal complaint reads - Jacob Blake was accused of breaking into the home of the woman he was acquainted with and sexually assaulting her, as well as stealing her credit cars and keys with the intent of taking her vehicle.
The criminal complaint read - "she was asleep in bed with one of her children when Blake came into the room around 6 a.m. and allegedly said, “I want my sh-t,”.
She told cops Blake then used his finger to sexually assault her, sniffed it and said, “Smells like you’ve been with other men,” the criminal complaint alleges
The officer who took her statement said she “had a very difficult time telling him this and cried as she told how the defendant assaulted her.”
The alleged victim said Blake “penetrating her digitally caused her pain and humiliation and was done without her consent” and she was “very humiliated and upset by the sexual assault,” the record states.
She told police she “was upset but collected herself” and then allegedly ran out the front door after Blake, the complaint says. She then realized her car was missing, checked her purse and saw the keys were missing and “immediately called 911,” the complaint alleges.
From the time he first introduced the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1990, Biden would relentlessly express moral outrage regarding attitudes toward violence against women and with the passage of the law in 1994 he would be hailed as the patron saint of women's protection from domestic violence.
We lose sight of the fact that according to the criminal complaint, Jacob Blake was a violent sexual predator, so it is a bit "confusing," dare I say hypocritical that Joe Biden, in light of his bold advocacy for female victims of domestic violence would ignore this victim of a domestic sexual assault. In fact, "According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, nationally, 44% of Black women experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Yes. His disregard for the victim is confusing but also enlightening as to the true character of Joe Biden."
I guess it's hard to show dignity and respect to the victim while simultaneously lionizing the perpetrator.
In a Time Magazine Op Ed written for the 20th anniversary of VAWA, Mr. Biden writes:
"You’re a coward for raising a hand to a woman or child — and you’re complicit if you fail to condemn it”.
Well sir, I believe your meeting with Joseph Blake and your "failure to condemn it", makes you both a hypocrite and complicit in his alleged sexual crime.
Gordon Smith
