a source of information‚ that in some cases there can be discrepancy on what is deemed as appropriate or not appropriate when covering a story. This is the case for the story of Russell Williams who is charged with two accounts of murder‚ sexual assault and countless occurrences of breaking and entering. Williams’ case has been highly covered by the media and a great magnitude of disturbing details as well as photos has been provided while documenting events. The amount of information provided to
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Murders‚ drug dealing‚ and robberies are some of the most recognized crimes that are taken seriously by both the public and the courts equally. However‚ there are some crimes where this is not the case. Sexual assault‚ more specifically rape‚ is one of these acts in which the courts do not always deal out the necessary justice. Rape is a horrible crime that promotes self-esteem issues‚ trauma‚ and even suicide for the victim. Why should the perpetrator get away with a slap on the wrist? Two main
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because she got herself drunk‚ you are perpetuating rape culture. When you say that someone was “asking for it” because their skirt was too short‚ you are perpetuating rape culture. When you assume that men are never victims of sexual harassment or assault‚ yes‚ you are still perpetuating rape culture. If you are still on the fence and are not sure whether or not rape culture exists‚ what if you knew that only 3% of rapists go to jail‚ the other 97% are never incarcerated (Chemaly‚ 2014). These numbers
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When the topic of rape and sexual assault comes up in conversation‚ many people truly feel a strong sense of empathy for the victim‚ yet many others criminalize the victim for how they themselves got into the assault. Why does our society continue to persecute a victim? For the only ones who should be questioning in this fashion‚ are those investigating the crime in of itself. Rape culture has become a natural part of our society and the largest part of this “culture‚” is victim blaming. Yes‚ there
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a husband or boyfriend forcing their spouse to engage in sexual activity whether that is with a weapon‚ etc. Luckily‚ many states have now incorporated the feminist view into their legal system‚ replacing legal charge of rape with criminal sexual assault (Henslin‚ 2013). Women should not feel afraid to come forth when they have been assaulted and if most victims would‚ it would help protect the rest of us who have not been victimized by getting that scum off our streets and away from our
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Date Rape among College Students It’s a typical Saturday night at Purdue tonight. The biggest party of the year is happening at the Gama Alpha Fraternity‚ and you were invited. You don’t know many of the people that will be attending the party; you only know Jack from Psychology class. You say what the heck‚ start getting ready and off to the party you go. As soon as you walk in the door you’re greeted by Jack‚ which he offers you a drink‚ and you take it. But what you didn’t know is that
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rapes are committed by someone known to the victim. The One in Four organization states that “In one year 300‚000 college women‚ over 5% of women enrolled in colleges and universities‚ experience rape. This does not include other forms of sexual assault” (Kilpatrick‚ et al.) The brutality of this data stuns me. This is also the reason I take great pride in my writing a one act play about date rape. I wanted to be a part of raising awareness and providing hope and healing to my fellow students as
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by the UCR‚ is “penetration‚ no matter how slight…with any body part or object…of another person‚ without the consent of the victim” (FBI 2014). Rape culture‚ however‚ is much more than just a legal definition. It refers to a culture where sexual assault is not only prevalent‚ but condoned and viewed as inevitable in society. Although the act of rape can be performed on any sex or gender‚ rape culture focuses on how women‚ specifically‚ are belittled to sexual objects‚ while men are often seen as
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In today society female rape victims are often blamed for the accident because of the way they were dressed or the way there were acting towards their molesters. A 2012 report conducted by Mumsnet‚ a survey conducted on more than 1‚609 females found out that almost 83 percent of women do not report to have been sexually assaulted to the police. The victims did not report the incident because did not have trust in the legal system or that they felt to ashamed to talk about the incident
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requested. after the physiotherapy student was raped and beaten in Delhi‚ millions of indians took to the streets demanding the death penalty for her attackers and official action for increased policing and tougher laws against sexual assault in India. The student died in a singapore hospital from internal injuries‚ two weeks after she was attack The case against five of the men arrested in that rape is being heard this month in a special fast track court created just for incident
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