Ballymena, Ireland Explodes Over Sexual Assault of Teen

This is just another example, one of so many it makes my head hurt.  

A teen was apparently sexually assaulted by an immigrant to the North of Ireland, in the town of Ballymena.  Because of ongoing tensions among the local population and immigrants -- who are often not white or Christian -- this incident has created a firestorm, with days of rioting.

What kills me about this is that really it's the same old story.  Women get defended from other men the same way the men would be attacked if they'd poisoned a well, or raided a field before harvest, right?  It's about property, not about the young woman being assaulted.

Had that girl been attacked by a white Irishman, she'd be called a liar and told to shut up, the same old-fashioned way.  It's always political.  There's no sense of protecting women from sexual violence simply because we're human beings and men can be asked to behave, no.  It's always about the agendas of men, with women and children like a dog toy that can be ripped apart in the middle.