“Re-Think Rape” When three Duke Lacrosse players were accused of raping a professional stripper back in 2006‚ the community was outraged. Not at the fact that three men had allegedly raped a stripper but because the boys were suspended by the University (Bauer). With a well-known sports driven school‚ a stripper’s word held very little against that of a well-liked group of close knit teammates (Bauer). The players eventually were acquitted of all charges. Many times when a woman reports a rape she is
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Everyday women from all walks of life are sexually harassed: at their schools‚ at their jobs‚ in their streets. And often‚ women don’t have a clear path away from it. The documentary Rape in the Fields highlights the sexual harassment and abuse faced daily by undocumented women in the agricultural industry‚ which though has been immense in multitude‚ is often silenced and ignored. This sexual harassment is often unwelcomed and performed involuntarily; is often exacerbated by power imbalances between
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Rape Is Not the Victims Fault “But she was drunk‚ and she was flirting. Her clothes just screamed she wanted to have sex! She did say no‚ but she went yes.” These might be the words of a rapist or sexual assaulter who was let off because the woman “was asking for it.” A woman who wants to remain anonymous was at a party. Her shorts might have been a little short‚ and her shirt might have been a bit tight. She decided to drink‚ like most of the people at the party. Her reputation was not the best
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For many years statutory rape has been a main issue across the whole United States. There are many different and types of statutory rapes depending on what state it was committed in and exact details of the encounter. Now we do not believe in all types of statutory rape being right because there are all different kinds of them as we have said before. some of them are where innocent minors have been tortured and harmed purposely and we grieve and pray for them‚ but the ones who allowed it are the
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Rape is a problem on college campuses. Not just the public colleges even the elite of the elite. Colleges are getting a ton of criticism from the media and people around the country. Colleges are all taking different approaches to the problem‚ some choose to try to ignore it while others are taking steps to fix it. The University of Montana in Missoula is unfortunately nicknamed the “Rape Capital of America” by the press. However‚ if you dig deeper it is actually below the average number of sexual
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THE CASE OF MARITAL RAPE IN KENYA Kenya being a plethora of cultures‚ home to many citizens of the world‚ with this comes along new awareness as regards to human rights law and practices. The question of marital rape which is being experienced daily in Kenyan homes has arisen and the debate about its legality has arisen and is one of the under-reported violent crimes because it is socially tolerated sexual abuse. This definition conflicts with the traditional concept that marriage gives an automatic
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PER REPORTER: Tiffany said Roslyn came to the hospital today around 1:15 p.m. to be checked out due to the child reporting that she had been raped by her half brother (Cleophus) and his best friend (Sam). According to Roslyn‚ Cleophus got out of prison last night and called her and asked her if she wanted to come over and hang out. She said her grandmother told her that she did not think her going to hang out was a good idea; however‚ she said she went to hang out anyways. She said when she made
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Myth: Gang rape is rare. FACT: In 43% of all reported cases‚ more than one assailant was involved. This myth I believed to be true. Not that it was rare overall‚ but that in comparison to one-on-one rapes. The fact that it occurs in almost half of all reported cases is startling. I am interested in finding out more details about this fact. Gang rape is not something that is talked about much with the exception of an occasional news report‚ but those are far and few between. Myth: Most rapes involve
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describes rape as the crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts‚ especially sexual intercourse. Rape is a crime in which most women cannot defend themselves. The fear of rape plagues every woman at some point or another in her life. The traumatic effects of rape vary from mild to severe‚ from psychological to physical. This paper will evaluate rape‚ as well as the effects it has on women‚ the theory behind male dominance and patriarchy‚ and differences in demographics. "Rape is a
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of Justice Statistics. (1997). Criminal Victimization in the United States‚ 1994. Washington‚ DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics‚| |U.S |Bureau of Justice Statistics. (March 1985). The Crime of Rape. Washington‚ DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ U.S. Department of | |Justice |Donaldson‚ Donald. (1990). "Rape of Males‚" in Dynes‚ Wayne‚ ed. Encyclopedia of Homosexuality.New York: Garland Publications. | |Groth‚ A |Harry‚ Joseph. (1992). "Conceptualizing Anti-Gay Violence‚" in Herek‚ Gregory and Kevin
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