Gisèle Pelicot's story outraged the world. The sickening parade of crimes to which she was
subjected and her betrayal are dark pages in our history. Feminist philosopher Manon Garcia
decided to attend the trial and to analyse its resonance for our future. It became the trial
that demonstrated that trials will never suffice to serve justice. If the perpetrators for the
most part seemed so unashamed of what they have done can we see in their sentencing anything
meaningful? If their lawyers defend their clients by relieving them of responsibility for their
actions how will these men their families their friends see this trial as anything other
than an injustice? If even as the most explicit proof streamed before the court the victim
was stonewalled with the bland denial of facts what can juries achieve in cases when the
evidence is lacking? The threat of incarceration will never be powerful enough to stop men
raping. If trusting the justice system as those who fret about feminist overreach counsel us
to do gets us nowhere what do we do? Gisèle Pelicot's story outraged the world. The sickening
parade of crimes to which she was subjected and her betrayal are dark pages in our history.
Feminist philosopher Manon Garcia decided to attend the trial and to analyse its resonance for
our future. It became the trial that demonstrated that trials will never suffice to serve
justice. If the perpetrators for the most part seemed so unashamed of what they have done
can we see in their sentencing anything meaningful? If their lawyers defend their clients by
relieving them of responsibility for their actions how will these men their families their
friends see this trial as anything other than an injustice? If even as the most explicit proof
streamed before the court the victim was stonewalled with the bland denial of facts what can
juries achieve in cases when the evidence is lacking? The threat of incarceration will never be
powerful enough to stop men raping. If trusting the justice system as those who fret about
feminist overreach counsel us to do gets us nowhere what do we do?
