Virginia Giuffre, formerly known as Virginia Roberts, has died at her farm in Western Australia, aged 41.
The prominent accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew died by suicide.
If you or anyone you know needs help:
- Lifeline on 131 114
- 1800 Respect National Helpline on 1800 737 732
- 13 YARN on 13 92 76
- Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800
- Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636
- Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467
- MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978
- Headspace on 1800 650 890
- ReachOut
- Emergency services on triple-0 if you need immediate care
Personally I’m not a fan of comparing misfortunes as a way to feel better or worse about your own but I also think it’s basically a cultural thing that people do without really meaning any harm and something that you can’t expect everyone to have really thought about and corrected.
Unintentional harm is still harm. Ever try starting an apology with, “I didn’t mean to, but…”? Same reason why trying to explain why your culpability is lessened by a lack of intent toward the results of your actions miiight not be the best choice.