(December 9, 2013 at 2:47 pm)Psykhronic Wrote: What is YOUR plan to prevent rape?
I think we are slowly moving in the right direction in the USA, where there seems to be a growing effort at shielding victims from being further victimized if they report sexual assault. There is a long way to go, but there seems to be the dawning of an understanding that helping women understand that they are not to blame is critical in getting more of them to report such incidents and help law enforcement deal with rapists. There is also an effort to broaden the category of rape to cover scenarios that were not considered rape in the past (marital rape, for example).
I think it's important to advise women to avoid circumstances that can lead to rape, while still making it clear that the fault for any rape is 100% on the attacker. So yes, a woman should be aware of a number of factors that can increase the risk that she will become a victim and consider ways to reduce that risk. And if she is raped, she should feel confident that the blame will be placed fully on her attacker's shoulders and not hers. We still need to work on that last one, but I think we're making some progress, albeit too slowly.
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