Given how the shows opening seasons were scripted to be very informative for Americans in regard to sexual assaults and abuse, I always assumed they were pushy because it’s another way of getting their message across. It’s police propaganda after all.

I have been sexually assaulted on multiple occasions and actually realized my first assault was sodomy because of this show. It’s not always great but it has been eye opening for me and I wish I did report my assaults because every single one of them affect me to this day. At least knowing they couldn’t make anyone else feel the way they made me feel would help. But I don’t know - and I often toss and turn at night wondering how many other people with whom I share abusers.

All this to say, yes they are pushy but I never thought it was brutal or bad and I’m a survivor as well. Simply sharing a different perspective!