Rape

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Of course we want to work on it from all sides. Teaching that rape is wrong should be something that we would all teach our kids from early on and society should strongly back this teaching up. Government needs to have stiff penalties for rape and carry them out consistently. But since there will always be rapists, we need to be smart and protect ourselves the same as we protect ourselves from other dangers. If most rapes occur during episodes of drunkenness, then a woman shouldn't get drunk around men she doesn't know well or always stay close to friends in those situations. Don't be alone with anyone you don't completely trust. Don't walk down dark streets alone, etc. If you're going to put a rapist in prison for a while and then let him out, then he should go through psychological evaluation and treatment before he's out there again so as to limit the chances of him repeating the crime. Maybe we should register all rapists like we do child molesters. One poster stated that rape occurs to men also, so what I say I would apply equally to all.