Murder Victims Get More Protection Than Cassie—and She’s Alive
by Meera Estrada
In a media culture obsessed with clicks, controversy, and viral commentary, murder victims often receive more dignity and protection than survivors of abuse who are still alive. This is dramatically obvious in the current trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Disturbing, graphic, and often traumatic details of alleged rape, abuse, and sex trafficking are being laid bare in the courtroom —yet the woman at the center of it all, Cassie Ventura, is being treated more like clickbait than a survivor.