Cheers were overwhelming, flowers and applause were received, and there were countless flashing lights.
This is a common victory picture in sports events, and it is also the biggest compliment for athletes who have undergone countless painful training.
The girls on the American gymnastics team have also enjoyed such moments, but they did not expect that some of them had suffered injuries in addition to training, and it was caused by their most trusted gymnastic team doctors.
After the girls grew up, they had the courage and strength to fight against the American gymnastics training system and successfully tore off the hypocritical mask of the "perfect" team doctor. The documentary "Whistleblower: Tracking the US Gymnastics Team Sexual Assault Scandal" filmed the ins and outs of this appalling incident.
Out of love, many girls have left their parents since childhood and received gymnastics training.
The hardship of training is often hard to bear to take a closer look. They are suffering pains that they shouldn't have, but if this is what they are willing to do for their dreams, it is understandable.
Maggie is such a girl who loves gymnastics, so her parents sent her to participate in gymnastics training when she was a few years old. There, Maggie lived a life of collective training with many girls.
One of the training grounds is completely enclosed, and Maggie's parents can't contact her at all. But they can only trust and believe in the American gymnastics system until they know that their daughter has been molested by the team doctor.
Maggie's parents did not remain silent and made a report. But afterwards, Maggie, who performed well in gymnastics, was not selected for the Olympic team, and was not even selected as a candidate.
Things don't seem to be that simple.
Following investigative reports by reporters from the "Indianapolis Star", sexual assaults by the US gymnastics team gradually surfaced.
The girls on the gymnastics team are not very old, but they are subjected to high-intensity training every day, and they also face scolding and insults from the coaches. When they are injured, the team doctor will treat them and encourage them.
Therefore, the team doctor is "the only better adult there." It is such an adult whom the girls trust, but does things that are indignant between humans and gods.
During a chat, the girls talked about how the team doctor helped them treat themselves, and whether they treated others the same way.
At the time, they didn't even think that this was a sexual assault. They may not have time to take care of where the team doctors stretched their hands during the treatment. Because according to a gymnast, he felt hungry at the time and felt a pain in his ankle.
Even if it feels wrong, but because of the perfect image that the team doctors have always established, they will feel that "he is a great doctor, I am very lucky here, so I won't say anything."
After the report happened, the media investigation found that this was not a case.
The United States Gymnastics Association has 54 coaches’ sexual assault complaints files! However, the American Gymnastics Association did not report to the police, and said that unless the complaint was signed by the victim or his parents or a witness who proved the violation, it would be deemed inadmissible.
So, in fact, the American Gymnastics Association is aware of these problems, but for the sake of medals and money, they chose not to protect the children. Coaches, team doctors, managers, etc., a series of people in the American gymnastics system, failed to protect the children.
When the girls grew up, even though they were no longer athletes, they still chose to lift the ugly veil of the American Gymnastics Association.
"But it's really hard to stand up and say what you can't prove."
Despite this, they still stood up, stood in the court, stood in front of the camera, and brought the perpetrators to justice.
In addition to Maggie, Rachel Dan Holland and other girls stood out.
The process of exposing the scandal is very difficult. For this reason, they lost their privacy and dignity, but they did not flinch.
When they were young, they complained, but they were not protected. They are helpless and powerless. Now that they have grown up, they have enough courage and strength to stand up and accuse criminals.
They stood in the courtroom, speaking one by one. He accused the team doctor of using his authority to manipulate and abuse him, and told him face to face that "the days of your manipulation are over"; accused the American Gymnastics Association for not providing them with a safe training environment.
It is annoying that the managers of the Gymnastics Association refused to answer inquiries in court. The sight of him being directly blasted out on the scene was delightful.
In June 2015, Maggie reported the team doctor Nassar to the American Gymnastics Association, and went to the "Indianapolis Star" to publish the first report about Nassar. 15 months passed in between.
During this period, Naxal continued to receive patients and sexually assaulted dozens of girls! So far, more than 500 survivors have come forward to testify against Naxal, including nine Olympians.
Rachel, who has always stood up to testify against Naxal, said in a courtroom speech that the law has two functions, pursuing justice and protecting the innocent. She thinks Naxal deserves the highest penalty.
In the end, Naxal was sentenced to "a severe sentence of the century"-175 years in prison, of which 40 years could not be released on parole.
As soon as the verdict came out, the court heard applause and many people embraced and wept.
There is a great disparity between the power of the individual and the system. When the individual is hurt, the individual once stood up, but the voice is suppressed, causing the crime to still occur. Fortunately, there are always people who don't give up.
Victims and their families, lawyers, media workers, etc. Media organizations insist on investigating, tracking and reporting incidents, and they also play an important role.
Later, Maggie went to other places for gymnastics training and competitions and won the championship.
Her mother said that Maggie was very happy doing gymnastics and the coaches were very nice. Her dad said that she beat them all in every game, and that's the case for the whole year.
This is the safe environment that athletes should have.
Wednesday, July 08, 2020
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