The anti-rape condom

Originally posted by Sparten Its  true that a man who really wants to rape a woman will get his way due to his strength. However someone who gives a real fight can chase off all but the most determined rapist and probably raise alarm while shes at it. Resisting is a good idea, contary to popular opinion.

How about drugging the victim prior to rape. A very common tactic, actually.

I think expecting a woman to always be fully capable of fighting off someone twice her strength is pretty absurd, especially if he comes equipped with a knife or something. Rapists choose victims they think are easy targets and do whatever it takes to soften them up.

Originally posted by ArmenianSurvival      Thats a great idea. However, rape doesn't really happen when people expect it, so I don't think a woman is going to wear that thing 24/7 (unless its comfy...)

Edited by Aelfgifu - 23-May-2007 at 05:28

The Rapex is a device which at least gives women a fighting chance against a rapist. I also think that rapists may think twice about raping a woman knowing that such a device is available. I'm pretty sure that if a rapist ever gets "caught" by The Rapex, he'll, first of all, be very embarrassed when he has to seek medical attention to get it removed, and, secondly, he'll get a clear message that he shouldn't stick his penis where it doesn't belong!

The other alternative, of course, is the Lorena Bobbitt method....but that could be even more painful for the guy! For those of you who don't know, Lorena Bobbitt chopped off her husband's penis with a kitchen knife as he slept because he physically abused her and carried on numerous affairs. She tossed the penis out the window and it was eventually found and was re-attached to Mr. Bobbitt (who subsequently became a porn star)!

Edited by morticia - 23-May-2007 at 14:28

Originally posted by Aelfgifu I'd say judging by your answers Sparten, that you are by no means free of these myths. Pity.

Originally posted by Sparten Originally posted by Constantine XI Originally posted by Sparten Its  true that a man who really wants to rape a woman will get his way due to his strength. However someone who gives a real fight can chase off all but the most determined rapist and probably raise alarm while shes at it. Resisting is a good idea, contary to popular opinion. How about drugging the victim prior to rape. A very common tactic, actually. I think expecting a woman to always be fully capable of fighting off someone twice her strength is pretty absurd, especially if he comes equipped with a knife or something. Rapists choose victims they think are easy targets and do whatever it takes to soften them up. Did you even read what I wrote? I said that putting up a fight and raising alarm would deter most rapist. As pointed out they are usually oppurtunity actions usually rather than pre-planned ones.

I don't think that is the case though. A huge amount of rapes today take place where someone is out for a night on the town and their drink gets spiked, because they are drugged they are unable to put up resistance.

Rapes tend to happen in secluded places where opportunity to raise the alarm is not available. And rape victims are typically not targeted because they are physically built. I would guess that most rape victims do put up a fight (those that aren't drugged anyway), it's just that the rapist is so much stronger than them that their resistance is unsuccessful.

I suppose there is a difference between your country and mine then, 'cause here the majority of the rapes does occur during nights on the town, I've never heard of a rape during a burglary ever here. Burglars come to steal stuff in stealth. When you surprise them, they run away, they do not rape. Why on earth would they?  

Well how about these figures:

Edited by Aelfgifu - 24-May-2007 at 06:51

Originally posted by Aelfgifu Well how about these figures:   in 25% of cases the assuater is unknown to the victim, so in 75% of the cases the attacker is from within the victims sphere.   in 3% of cases weapons are used, in about 30% violence of another nature.   Now, if 75% of the victims knows the attacker, it can hardly have been a burglar can it? There is plenty of articles about rape in the Netherlands, but they are all in Dutch. All I can say is that, in the Netherlands, as well as in the rest of Europe, chances of being raped by a total stranger on the street are slim. Being raped by a guy you met in a bar because he got drunk and could not restain himself is far more likely. Because the victims know the attacker, they generally do not fight: they are stunned or just scared, and they just wait for it to be over. Realisation that they were raped, that they should have struggled or resisted and that what the guy did was not right, often only sets in the next day.   And here is another figure: only in 17% of the cases, the crime is reported to the police. In the remaining 83% of cases charges are never pressed, and so lawyers will not get involved. I'd say the women you have worked with are hardly an average representation of rape victims: they are only a very small percentage. Now if I would have to bet, I'd say it is not the women who get raped by someone they knew that begin lawsuits.   I am just surprised that having worked with rape victims, you have apparently not been able to rid yourself of prejudice towards them. You still think that it is their own fault, and that they could have prevented it, if only they tried. I find that impossible to understand.

I never condoned rape. I said she was stupid. Please stop misrepresenting what I said. You can critisize me all you want of course. But please base it on what I actually said.

Originally posted by Sparten I never condoned rape. I said she was stupid. Please stop misrepresenting what I said. You can critisize me all you want of course. But please base it on what I actually said.