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Satire Essay On Rape

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Caroline Cass
Mrs. Gallos
English 3
31 October 2014
Rape
Rape has become a huge crime in the U.S. Most rapes are not reported; therefore many of the offenders never spend a day in prison. It has become a huge issue for women because now every time they go out they have to think of the things that may happen to them. They have to think about the way that they are dressed; if the clothes they are wearing are a little too revealing and may provoke sex offenders or rapists. But women are not the only ones who need to be aware of sex offenders. Men can be sexually harassed and raped as well. Many may not believe that rape happens, but it does, more often than you think. Somewhere in the United States, someone is getting sexually harassed every …show more content…

Some may believe that only non-white and lower class men rape. Just like some say that rape does not happen, it is sex, and nobody can be forced into sex. From a list of myths from the University of Minnesota Duluth “women ask for it by their dress or actions. But rapists look for victims they perceive as vulnerable, not women who dress in a particular way… No person, whatever their behavior, ‘deserves’ to be raped.” Sadly people believe these myths. They actually believe a woman or man deserves to be raped and they ask for it. Just because a woman wears a short skirt or short shorts and a revealing top, does not mean that they want to be kidnapped and …show more content…

If anyone under the age of 18 uses a weapon- such as a tazor- as defense, they can get charged in court for carrying and using the weapon. Sadly, these young adults have to live with the consequences and the pain of the crime. According to significantmagazine.org, “In 2010, the study estimates that 1.27 million American [women] were raped--equivalent to one woman every 29 seconds--and 5.1 million were stalked--equivalent to one woman every 7 seconds.” Rape occurs way more often than people may want to believe. Today, there are more women being raped than there are people smoking in the United

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