What is “Miya’s Law”? Reveals the truth about 19-year-old Miya Marcano – Film Daily

This year, the murder of Miya Marcano shed light on a frightening reality for women: rejection violence. The body of the 19-year-old Valencia College student was found tied and taped near the Tymber Skan apartment complex in Orlando, Florida. The main suspect is Armando Caballero, Marcano’s 27-year-old colleague who made “progress” against her at work.

Marcano both lived and worked at Arden Villa’s apartment complex, where Caballero was also employed as a maintenance worker. She was last seen at the complex on September 24, eight days before her remains were discovered. Detectives reported that Caballero had expressed inappropriate “romantic” interest in Marcano, which she did not reciprocate. Caballero died of suicide shortly after Marcano disappeared.

Now Miya Marcano’s family is seeking posthumous justice for their daughter. On October 20, they filed a $ 30,000 lawsuit against Arden Villas for wrongful death. They claimed that Marcano had previously approached the manager of the apartment complex with her concerns about Caballero’s harassment – to no avail. Could Marcano’s death have been prevented if her concerns about Caballero had been taken more seriously?

What is rejection violence?

2021 is marked by much-publicized murders of women, including Gabby Petito, Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard. Marcano’s murder focuses on a disturbing pattern in a year of escalating violence against women: stalking and rejection violence. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, every sixth woman in the United States has been persecuted in their lifetime – usually by someone they know.

Rejection violence describes the act of murdering women for saying no to sexual or romantic approaches. In July, a man named Tres Genco was charged with a hate crime for plotting to “slaughter” sorority women at Ohio State University. Genco identified itself as an “incel” (involuntary celibacy) and frequented online incel forums accusing women of “oppressing” men by rejecting their sexual advances.

Marcano’s death inspired women on Twitter to draw attention to this deadly reality. A user wrote: “Some men can not take NO in answer. It’s more than heartbreaking and outrageous to see so many women die as a result of men’s violence. “Another wrote:”Miya Marcano’s disappearance is just so heartbreaking. “People always think that women are exaggerating when we tell them how dangerous it is to reject men.”

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Marcano’s family is represented by Daryl K. Washington, the same lawyer who represented the family of the victim of police brutality, Botham Jean. He claimed this in a press release “Arden Villas gave Armando Caballero the unhindered access he needed to kill Miya.” He maintains that Marcano’s death could easily have been avoided if Arden Villas had followed a protocol for screening its employees.

This claim is confirmed by Orange County Sheriff John Mina, who believes Caballero was issued a master phobia by Arden Villas and used it to get into Marcano’s apartment. In a recent statement, Arden Villas said so “All employees are being investigated by a national background check provider… And Armando Caballero had no record of burglary or sexual assault.”

In November, Florida lawmakers introduced a new bill called the “Miya Law,” which – if passed – would impose background checks on all apartment workers, including a national screening of criminal history and records of sexual predators and sexual offenders. “Everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes, and we hope ‘Miya’s law’ will help make that a reality,” said State Senator Linda Stewart.

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What do you think of Miya Marcano’s tragic death? Do you think her murder could have been avoided if Arden Villas had addressed her complaints about Caballero? Tell us in the comments below.