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newsbie says:
Another comment-- the woman who knew she was being touched in unappropriate ways by a complete stranger, and yet allowed him to ply her with drinks until she was drunk to the point of obliteration, sabotaged her own safety-- not very bright, in my estimation. The first rule of thumb as a woman is to keep check on your immediate surroundings and environment at all times. She was the biggest cause factor in her own rape.
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sandy19731 replies:
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"She was the biggest cause factor in her own rape"

Your reasoning is as bad as your grammar
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newsbie says:
Concerning the low rate of rape convictions in this country-- it doesn't surprise me. After all, the majority of our police force personnel in this country are men. It's been established that this is still a man's world, and I believe this is the root of the problem. The other problem, I feel, that factors in is that the level of promiscuity has risen in this country and around the world. These two factors combined keep the real rapes in this country from being dealt with seriously. It doesn't make it right, but it makes it what it is. However, I think this is another reason why the right to bear arms is a hot issue. I personally think if law enforcement agencies are so lazy about taking these issues seriously, then we as women should have the right to protect ourselves as best we can. Rape is an abuse issue, just as bodily assault is. Rapists are predators. That being said, if we are preyed upon, we should have the right to bear arms in the form of handguns wherever we go. Most women are not comfortable with the thought of carrying a weapon of defense. I believe, however, that we have a responsibility to ourselves and our families to not only carry protection but to learn how to use it properly.
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Kurt321 replies:
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drunk and armed. that will make this country much safer!!!
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66Sparky says:
I would like to add... On the flip-side of this. Why don't you do a article on what happens to the men that get falsely accused of this? I just went through 2 years of pure hell with my son because of a girl that lied about being raped. Our lawyer told us that 90% of his rape cases that he tries are because a girl is trying to save face with her friends or get out of cheating on a boyfriend by saying the man she slept with raped her. 90% of these cases are 2 young kids that got drunk at a party got together and had sex. If that was illegal we'd all be in jail. So what happens when the case gets thrown out or god forbid go clear to a jury trial to those men and what happens to those women that lie? The women walk away without their name being run through the mud like the men, and at zero cost to them, while the men have their names slung all over the papers and on the radio's (or at least our local paper and radios do that) and whatever the lawyer fee's cost these young men, in my son's case it was to the tune of 35,000.00. Do a article on that please? It happens more then you know. I've got all the back-up to prove it.
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jcrowley replies:
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Actually, a defense attorney who specializes in defending people accused of rape is not generally the best source for statistics on false reporting. It is his job to make the victim out to be a liar. Given the many barriers to reporting rape (shame, self-blame, fear of public humiliation and cross-examination by the defense attorney) the real problem is under-reporting. Having a drink, or even getting drunk, should not give a man a free pass. As David Lisak points out, most rapists know what they are doing, they plan their rapes and manipulate their victims. I do not know what happened with your son. It is actually quite possible that what he saw as consensual she saw as coerced.
ccc5678 replies:
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While I sympathize with your situation, please see my comment regarding the numbers.
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Rrusty7 says:
Outrageous!
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Kurt321 says:
Police are not responsible for individual safety. If you put yourself in harm's way, right or wrong, you may become a victim. As a parent, I told my children to avoid certain areas of the city after the sun went down, and I told them that if you present yourself as a victim you are likely to become one so drink wisely.
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whjohnsonjr replies:
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The best way to be a victim is to think you are safe just because you are not in a certain part of town. Rapist come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and economic backgrounds. Drink wisely is good counsel, but few women knew they would be raped 5 minutes before the crime began.
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