07-23-2002, 11:32 AM | #11 |
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to be honest, it depends what area they took those statistics from. I'm not sayiong the stats aren't high, but I suspect they picked a bad neighbourhood to eomce up with 1:20
But yes, this would also include things like date rape and suchlike |
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It's a good thing there are so many great things in life to keep you going, because you wouldn't have a whole lot of hope in humanity as a whole if not. Pretty damn ironic that a species that produces such wonderful things (like music, art, games, love) is capable of such atrocites.
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I had a friend in college who dropped out when she married a 43 year old (she was 18) he started abusing her, and the strain on her was easily noticed, both physically and mentally. We had a tight group of VERY close friends, and we had all been together for a very long time, so we were deeply troubled by this. None of us could do anything, though, as she wouldn't leave him (she was too afraid, and this adds more sadness to the story). It all got very messy, involving a few of us getting charged with assualt by our friend's husband. However, she did eventually go to the police and he is now serving 15 years (thank god). She has never really recovered from this, and still flinches A LOT and gets scared when she hears a car in the driveway. Also, the guy's family are real bastards, and keep giving her a hard time.
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It's a good thing there are so many great things in life to keep you going, because you wouldn't have a whole lot of hope in humanity as a whole if not. Pretty damn ironic that a species that produces such wonderful things (like music, art, games, love) is capable of such atrocites.[/QUOTE]Is it not these achievements that make us capable? Those without love desire it, and therefore envy those who have it.
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This is very sad, Horatio . I heard that in a city in South Africa, EVERY SECOND woman is raped at least once!
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I agree that 1 in 20 is a high rate, but it's not altogether implausible. Almost everybody here knows a woman who's been assaulted or raped, so that makes the estimate pretty plausible. Uss, the situation in South Africa is indeed beyond terrible. I'm not sure about the exact stats (and to be honest, all this talk about stats goes past what is REALLY important - namely, that every rape committed is one too many) but it's a fact that a woman, or indeed child, is not safe from rape in South Africa - at all. |
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Thats per year, this thread is talking about having been raped at some point. Thats *reported* cases - and what percent goes reported? I dunno but I suspect its not high.
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Dundee, forgive me if this is incorrect but I lived in Singapore for a time and found it to be one of the most law-abiding countries in the world. Also, it is VERY small. A trip to Africa may open your eyes a bit.
Amen Melusine, that's all I'm saying. Amen.
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I once dated a South African girlk for about a year. The stories I heard of South Africa itself were horrendous. Particularly when the armies did their house-by-house rapes
But even in peace times, it's bad |
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