The Girls: “This is my story to tell”

About this episode

The episode discusses how alleged victims of the Stoners connect online to seek justice, facing challenges from law enforcement and the legal system.

Alleged victims of the Stoners find each other online and band together to demand justice. But they run up against police and prosecutors who have different ideas than they do about the best path to accountability. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

Topics covered

• justice
• accountability
• victim support
• law enforcement
• online communities

Keywords

• justice
• victims
• Stoners
• police
• prosecutors
• accountability
• online support

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Organizations: NPR

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