“White people… shouldn’t seek justice for r*pe”: Law & Order: SVU Scene Faces Internet Wrath for Political Correctness
Andrew Mccoy
Updated on April 03, 2026
Well… this is a difficult one to explain. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a 1999 drama series that has returned for its 25th season in present times. With a group of New York cops forming the Special Victims Unit, the team handles cases only related to s*xual assault and harassment.
Well, a recent episode of the series is facing immense controversies and backlash from the people. With a sensitive and controversial case of r*pe, the episode claimed that white people shouldn’t seek justice against Blacks because they are not privileged.
Law & Order Forgot To Make Sense In Its Latest Episode!
We are not kidding when we say the episode almost feels like a troll. With the Special Victims Unit tackling cases, the latest episode, titled Truth Embargo, has got people in a twist. The episode featured a white woman getting r*ped by a black man.
Claiming that the woman was woke, she decided not to press charges against the r*pist because of the unfairness of the judicial system. Taking to X, people showed no mercy to the show as countless comments and tweets bombarded the show for showing a negative message for the people about how white people shouldn’t opt for justice!
Woke character in Law & Order is a white woman who was r*ped by a black guy. She declines to press charges because she’s privileged and doesn’t want the black perpetrator to go to jail.
White people are privileged so they shouldn’t seek justice for r*pe!
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 28, 2024
Well, even Elon Musk couldn’t stop himself from commenting on this clip.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 28, 2024
This is a dangerous line of thinking many woke white women are pursuing.
— Caballero 🏹 (@HughAkston0) January 28, 2024
Hollywood is pure evil
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) January 29, 2024
Mainstream entertainment is just brainwashing at this point.
— Divisive Content (@DivisiveContent) January 28, 2024
For those who are curious, the offender takes responsibility for his actions and claims to have “learned his lesson.” To top off the ridiculousness, the district attorney offers the offender a plea deal because he took responsibility for his actions!
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Mariska Hargitay is the lead actor who portrays the role of Olivia Benson. Starting off as a detective, her character quickly rose through the ranks until she made squad captain. In an interview with People, here’s what Hargitay had to say about her character.
“As I became more comfortable with the character, you saw this powerful woman emerge. In a way it was a rebirth, and that was powerful and exciting and beautifully uncomfortable to reckon with one’s own power.”
She further continued,
“We’ve been on a parallel journey. There’s a thing WWOBD, what would Olivia Benson do? The fans would always talk about it, and one day it hit me. I also have those moments where I’ve sort of slipped into her. If there’s a crisis, I just take over and lead like that. Being strong and fearless. It’s sort of this perfect feminist story.”
Usually receiving an average rating of nearly 8/10 on IMDB, the controversial episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit received a meager 4.3/10 on IMDB. With the next episode on the verge of release, the iconic American series is available to stream on Peacock Premium in the U.S.
