after working a 12 hour shift, my friend left the club and took what she thought was a cab. several people have scolded her for not checking the plates or asking what company they were with, and while i'm not saying they're wrong, it doesn't make what happened right. i mean, she was exhausted after 12 hours and the car looked like the cabs that usually drive pass the club.
when she got in, a man that had been lying down in the backseat refused to let her leave the car. they drove in loops and dragged her to the side entry of an apartment,where they beat her, took her money, tried to break her phone, and ran.
a woman saw her and, thinking she was a prostitute that had had a bad time, began questioning her about what agency she worked for. my friend knows nothing about escorting and when she said, you mean a dancers agency? the woman told her to stop the bullshit. when my friend called the cops to report what happened the woman left, leaving her with no witnesses.
the cops acted like she was a streetwalker whose drugs had been stolen. i'm not exaggerating; she had zip loc bags she used to put her clothes in and they thought it was for drugs. they said, "we just think there's something you're not telling us". even though she tried to tell them about the guys, they said they couldnt do anything to help, couldnt get her money back, wouldnt catch the guys, and, "tell us what the bags are for and what really happened." she even gave the address to the club she (we) work at and they waved it off. she had bruises on her face, was carrying no lube or condoms, wasn't dressed provocatively. they didnt ask if she was ok or if she wanted to go the hospital or their precinct, though her face was swollen and she was sobbing, and in shock. they refused to drive her home and dropped her off at a train station at 5 am, saying that they'd never heard of her home address.
im so upset about this. the only thing my friend did wrong was make a bad choice getting into the car yet she was interrogated like a criminal and dismissed as a liar and sex worker. she wants to make a report since she saw both of the men's faces and would recognize them but doesnt know what to do.
any suggestions? anything at all i could do to help?



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