Who Deserves Rape?

The current discussions surround rape and sexual 



harassment/assault have drummed into the ears of 



many that rape is the worst crime against a 


woman. Many of us have come to agree and we 


tell other people not to promote rape, yet there are 



ways in which we still promote the culture of rape.

When we hear that a lady was raped, many of us 



still ask where it happened, how it happened and 



what she was wearing as if somehow these 



questions justify why she was raped. We say to 



ourselves, "Well if she was walking in a seedy 



part 




of town, such things usually happen there." 




Others 




say, "What was she wearing? If it was skimpy 


then 



she asked for it." Some people even go as far as 




saying, "Rape is bad o but she probably didn't 




fight hard enough."

Come on, people! This has got to stop. We do not 





realize that these thoughts that we unconsciously 




share with others form the basis of excuses that 





rapists and other perverts give themselves. 

No one deserves to be raped, not even a 



prostitute. 




I have said this many times before and still stand 



by it. I am not excusing prostitution or indecent 




dressing. They are vices on their own but never a 





reason to sexually assault anyone. No matter how 



you look at it, there is no justification. Imagine 





that someone steals from you so you decide to kill 




the person. If everyone did this, the world will 


descend into chaos. 

Saying that some la


dies ask to be sexually assaulted, by their 

behavior 

or dressing also speaks poorly of the menfolk.


They are not animals without control so why 


should some skin drive them to such lust that they


 debase a woman by raping her? 

No one deserves to be raped!

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