I guess I don’t understand what you mean by we tolerate this in our community.
You mean people as a whole? I’m failing to see how their actions are somehow my responsibility.
We live in a society that no longer judges people, no longer holds people accountable. No longer punishes people. No longer drives, with torches and pitchforks, this evil from our neighborhoods. We allow this scourge to exist in the shadows of our communities, whether it's Albuquerque or NE Florida, where I live. I see it here too. I turn a blind eye as well.
This girl was failed by people who chose not to see the circumstances of her life.
Things must change.