Arguments Against Date Rape
Date Rape Drugs: Detriment to Society
West Georgia College
Professor Shepard
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the growing phenomenon known as “date rape drugging”. The victims in these scenarios are being doped up beyond ability to defend themselves and being raped by an offender. This growing trend is sweeping the nation and is unfortunately difficult to prevent. The intentions of this paper are to give an overview of the history, frequency of occurrence, identify the types of substances being used, clarify the dangers, display the detection rates and specify the legal issues that are currently correlated with this crime.
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It is increasingly difficult to prove the perpetrators intent, if the victim gave legal consent, if there was witnesses, and if both parties were consuming drugs or alcohol during the event. The entire idea of the date rape is considered fraught with legal issues, and the possibility that the judicial proceedings will be ineffective are high. If a case can be proved, the use of a drug likely increases the severity of the case. The coverage of these issues have been described as “creating or amplifying a moral panic” that is rooted deeply in social anxieties. Rape, hedonism, and increased freedom of women in modern culture has proven to be a moral burden upon common society and takes us to a new level of mistrust amongst one another. Shining a spotlight on recreational drug and alcohol abuse can tend to lead to even more intriguing views seeing as how frequently the act of social get togethers involving drugs and legal alcoholic beverages occur. It is not unusual for many of these accepted parties to get out of hand and illegal activity to occur, specifically these instances of involuntary sedation and sexual
West Georgia College
Professor Shepard
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the growing phenomenon known as “date rape drugging”. The victims in these scenarios are being doped up beyond ability to defend themselves and being raped by an offender. This growing trend is sweeping the nation and is unfortunately difficult to prevent. The intentions of this paper are to give an overview of the history, frequency of occurrence, identify the types of substances being used, clarify the dangers, display the detection rates and specify the legal issues that are currently correlated with this crime.
The scenario of individuals being under the influence of drugs or alcohol and being sexually assaulted …show more content…
It is increasingly difficult to prove the perpetrators intent, if the victim gave legal consent, if there was witnesses, and if both parties were consuming drugs or alcohol during the event. The entire idea of the date rape is considered fraught with legal issues, and the possibility that the judicial proceedings will be ineffective are high. If a case can be proved, the use of a drug likely increases the severity of the case. The coverage of these issues have been described as “creating or amplifying a moral panic” that is rooted deeply in social anxieties. Rape, hedonism, and increased freedom of women in modern culture has proven to be a moral burden upon common society and takes us to a new level of mistrust amongst one another. Shining a spotlight on recreational drug and alcohol abuse can tend to lead to even more intriguing views seeing as how frequently the act of social get togethers involving drugs and legal alcoholic beverages occur. It is not unusual for many of these accepted parties to get out of hand and illegal activity to occur, specifically these instances of involuntary sedation and sexual