Victim Blaming Research Paper
Victim Blaming
As we all know, crime is everywhere and happens all the time. There are murders, theft, burglary, fraud, forgery, and then there is rape. Rape occurs more often than most think. In fact, every 98 seconds another American is raped (RAINN). Most believe that rape occurs by a stranger coming out of a dark alley but in reality, 45% of rapes are done by someone the victim knows and only 28% are committed by an actual stranger (RAINN). Although it happens often, not many people are well aware of the issues that revolve and follow the crime of rape unless it happens to them personally or someone they know. Society has formed the idea of victim blaming which often occurs when a female is raped. Victim Blaming happens with situations …show more content…
Ketamine is known to be a drug that causes effects quickly. Ketamine can cause slurred speech, numbness, memory problems, loss of coordination problems breathing, etc. Often times victims are aware of what has happened to them but are unable to move and eventually forgets. Ketamine comes in a liquid form or a white powder. GHB is a drug used frequently as well. This drug comes as a liquid or a white powder also, but can also come in pill form. This drug can take effect as early as 15 minutes and last 3-4 hours (WomensHealth). GHB can cause relaxation, drowsiness, problems seeing, slow heart rate, dizziness, etc. GHB is legal in the United States but is strictly used to treat narcolepsy. Although these drugs are not something people are able to just buy from the store, people still have their ways of getting …show more content…
Victim blaming is simply wrong and needs to end. Society can start an end to victim blaming with a few ways. First, we can stop the rape jokes. Being raped is serious, it happens every day to thousands of people and is not something society should find as a laughing topic. Ending the jokes also includes putting an end to objectifying and degrading women. We can also end the jokes by stepping in when we hear someone making an offensive joke about women and rape. Second, we can put the blame on the abuser and not the victim. After it’s all said and done, the victim did not ask to be assaulted and raped, it was purely the perpetrators choice. No woman is asking to be raped because of what she was wearing or what she was drinking that night, the abuser knows what they are doing. One last way that we can stop victim blaming is by believing the victim when she comes forward with her story. Listening and responding appropriately can have a huge
As we all know, crime is everywhere and happens all the time. There are murders, theft, burglary, fraud, forgery, and then there is rape. Rape occurs more often than most think. In fact, every 98 seconds another American is raped (RAINN). Most believe that rape occurs by a stranger coming out of a dark alley but in reality, 45% of rapes are done by someone the victim knows and only 28% are committed by an actual stranger (RAINN). Although it happens often, not many people are well aware of the issues that revolve and follow the crime of rape unless it happens to them personally or someone they know. Society has formed the idea of victim blaming which often occurs when a female is raped. Victim Blaming happens with situations …show more content…
Ketamine is known to be a drug that causes effects quickly. Ketamine can cause slurred speech, numbness, memory problems, loss of coordination problems breathing, etc. Often times victims are aware of what has happened to them but are unable to move and eventually forgets. Ketamine comes in a liquid form or a white powder. GHB is a drug used frequently as well. This drug comes as a liquid or a white powder also, but can also come in pill form. This drug can take effect as early as 15 minutes and last 3-4 hours (WomensHealth). GHB can cause relaxation, drowsiness, problems seeing, slow heart rate, dizziness, etc. GHB is legal in the United States but is strictly used to treat narcolepsy. Although these drugs are not something people are able to just buy from the store, people still have their ways of getting …show more content…
Victim blaming is simply wrong and needs to end. Society can start an end to victim blaming with a few ways. First, we can stop the rape jokes. Being raped is serious, it happens every day to thousands of people and is not something society should find as a laughing topic. Ending the jokes also includes putting an end to objectifying and degrading women. We can also end the jokes by stepping in when we hear someone making an offensive joke about women and rape. Second, we can put the blame on the abuser and not the victim. After it’s all said and done, the victim did not ask to be assaulted and raped, it was purely the perpetrators choice. No woman is asking to be raped because of what she was wearing or what she was drinking that night, the abuser knows what they are doing. One last way that we can stop victim blaming is by believing the victim when she comes forward with her story. Listening and responding appropriately can have a huge