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The survivor recounted her interactions with the police after suffering abuse. Despite presenting physical wounds and substantial evidence of the crimes she endured, she was repeatedly met with disbelief and a lack of action from law enforcement. Five attempts to seek help yielded no justice, leaving her to grapple with the incredulous reality that the authorities lacked the will—or ability—to intervene.
"I was gobsmacked to hear the police telling me there's nothing we can do about it," she reflected. This sense of powerlessness was not an isolated incident for her, but rather emblematic of a broader issue where police fail to adequately address or even investigate racially and religiously aggravated crimes.