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RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 17, 2007 - 01:41 PM
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Research shows that 1 in every 3 South African women will either be raped or attempted to be raped in her life time.
For men? It is 1 in every 5.
Only 1 in every 35 women report rape in SA. 
Statistics, however, cannot touch the pain and suffering so many men and women alike have to endure on daily basis because of the sexual violence in our country.
Why?
Where did it begin?
What can we do to PREVENT it - not just treat the symptoms of the rape-disease afterwards?
PLEASE visit the website or send me an e-mail at info@rapeoutcry.co.za.
[link="http://www.rapeoutcry.co.za"]
Many Thanks.
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 17, 2007 - 11:42 PM
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hey that informations makes me feel angry because is not only a problem in ur country, that happends around the world with childrens, mens and females.
i agree with u we dont need suffer that, the females and mens who be rape not only need the support for to attend the problem all they need people aroud them/us who makes us feel security.
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 18, 2007 - 12:18 PM
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This rape issue is very bad and must stop by any possible means.
Personally, I sugest that people on the other hand should stop wearing cloths that may attract or entice one to commit rape....nowadays style of dressing is not encouraging when it comes to youths..nearly guys are walking on the streets naked in the new of new generation
Obviously walking in the street half naked will attract rapes
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 18, 2007 - 12:34 PM
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Owulezi,
Can't say that I agree with you 100% on that one - yes, it is a factor to consider, but not going to solve anything...
Focusing on clothing is a perfect example of simply treating the "symptoms" and not the "disease" if you ask me...
A lot of rape is actually premeditated - so, regardless of what the potential victim is wearing, the rapist has already made up his/ her mind that he/she is going out there to do harm.
The problem doesn't lie with provocative clothing, it lies within the PERPETRATOR'S HEART.
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 18, 2007 - 01:12 PM
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I agree with the above post - people should be able to wear what they want without having to fear being raped or otherwise abused because of their clothing. Rape is an issue in so many countries - I remember being told in school that 1 in 4 Canadian women would experience some kind of sexual abuse in their lifetime. Those statistics for South Africa mentioned above are similarly disturbing, and neither takes into account all of the abuses that go unreported - and so aren't included in any statistics.
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 18, 2007 - 04:15 PM
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laurakenyon wrote:
I agree with the above post - people should be able to wear what they want without having to fear being raped or otherwise abused because of their clothing. Rape is an issue in so many countries - I remember being told in school that 1 in 4 Canadian women would experience some kind of sexual abuse in their lifetime. Those statistics for South Africa mentioned above are similarly disturbing, and neither takes into account all of the abuses that go unreported - and so aren't included in any statistics.
I dont agree with what you said concerning peoples dressing,i think the best way to avoid being raped it not to dress provocatively. Though its never a good idea to rape or make such move cos it violates human right .
I dont think decent dressing would attract rapist but indecent dressing is automatically inviting rapist
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 19, 2007 - 12:17 AM
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This is a really terrible problem. One must rely on the police to find, catch and take these rapists off the streets.
I am sure if the police were to prioritize stopping this crime, things would change. If some feel "provocative" clothing is a "red flag" to these rapists, maybe the police should set up sting operations where attractive policewomen in sexy clothes walk down the street while their colleagues lie in wait. Unfortunately, most rapes in South Africa seem to be home invasions which are probably planned and premeditated.
It doesn't help things when top South African politician Jacob Zuma rapes a family friend staying in his home and then she had to suffer attacks again in the media as a "tramp". people like him should be kicked out of politics.
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 19, 2007 - 01:05 AM
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i think rape has less to do with sexual fulfillment and more to do with the disire to dominate the victem. so the way of clothing has very little connection for beigng raped.
i think one way to reduce this crime would be to give strictest punishment. but then i am totally against the capital punishment.
we could try to have rally on the streets and encourage rape victems to come ahead and fight for their dignity.
rape victems often fear to speak up becacuse of the public humiliation. this encourages rapist even more. so we must carry out campaigns to hold more public discuss about the topic.( public awareness in other words). we have to make sure that rapist be puunished righfully.
rape victems fear that the public will not believe in what they say and will inturn question thier charecter (especially if the victem is women)..
no rapoist shoul;d go scott free. for that rape victems must take the courage to speak up. as of our part, we must hold caompaigns to give full support to the victems and make them feel strong and protected.
This post was edited on: 2007-10-19 at 01:08 AM by: alin love rai
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 19, 2007 - 04:03 PM
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Many theories exist as to why rape occurs - some think it's biological or evolutionary (i.e. men rape women in attempts to procreate), some for sexual gratification and yet others for power and domination - to name but a few. For more information on this, see Rape Resources at www.rapeoutcry.co.za.
Considering that about 80% (stats obviously vary from country to country) of rape victims knew their perpetrators, I doubt that "looks" entice ppl to raping others. I cannot for the life of me understand how a short skirt causes a man to rape his granddaughter so violently that she lands up in hospital and for the next three months lives with a plastic bag as replacement for her bladder because her internal organs have been so severely damaged. This story a dear friend of me shared with me just last week - browse through international newspaper headings if you don't believe this to be true; you'll come across many similar stories, unfortunately.
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 19, 2007 - 04:05 PM
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While a lot needs to be done to improve police response to this horrific crime - an even more serious problem lies within the court: In the United Kingdom today only 5,6% of reported rapes end in a conviction. In South Africa, 9% of adult rapes leads to conviction, while a mere 3% of child rapists get locked up. It is sickening.
The catch is this: they need proof. It ends up being one person's word against another: the rapist says that the victim consented to sex. So, even if semen is found, it does not prove that it was rape.
As for children's testimonies, courts believe that children lie or are manipulated by the adults in their lives... this just breaks my heart because kids should not even have any knowledge of sexual violence...
A recent study in Cape Town revealed that the youngest age of a RAPIST was only 3 years of age. To those who think rape comes down to "provoctive clothing" please explain how a little 3 year old boy was aroused by his friend to the extent of raping her!!!
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 19, 2007 - 04:09 PM
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Making sentences more severe? They tried this in a South-Pacific country... The punishment for rape was changed to life-imprisonment... this caused the number of convictions for rape to drop drastically as the courts did not think it was fair to punish someone for life for a "simple act of violence." Go figure.
So, where does this leave us? How do we combat the sexual violence that thrives in current society the world over?
Well, visit www.rapeoutcry.co.za - Rape Outcry is a non-profit organizationwhich runs anti-rape awareness campaigns as well as other interventions in an attempt to combat the violence...
The solution lies with the children of this world: we need to raise them to have respect for themselves and for others; they need to learn and understand that boundaries are essential for healthy relationships and that violence is NEVER the right answer.
Invest in the future.
See Funda Ukudlala at www.rapeoutcry.co.za for some ideas...
And don't stop praying.
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 20, 2007 - 01:43 AM
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I agree. If we all learn to respect each others righs and space, some crimes may reduce.
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 21, 2007 - 11:32 AM
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"Comparative evidence indicates that males of many species have evolved strategies to sexually
coerce and rape females. Rape in humans must also reflect adaptations constructed over evolutionary
time. Although numerous explanations have been offered to explain rape in humans (e.g., learning or
enculturation, mental illness, personality differences, drug and alcohol use, and other factors; Bergen &
Bukovec, 2006, Dean & Malamuth, 1997, Lalumiére & Quinsey, 1996), these factors alone cannot
explain the existence of such seemingly complex behavior. These factors may increase the likelihood of
rape, but cannot explain the complex organized behavior seen in rape. Only two explanations are likely to
be true: that rape is the product of specialized psychological adaptation, or that it is a byproduct of other
adaptations in the male mind (Palmer & Thornhill, 2003a, 2003b; Thornhill & Palmer, 2000). What
evidence supports the hypothesis that rape is the result of an adaptation?
Evidence of human adaptations for sexual coercion and rape" (Why do Men Rape? An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective,
William F. McKibbin, Todd K. Shackelford, Aaron T. Goetz, and Valerie G. Starratt, August 2007)
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Re: RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA
October 21, 2007 - 07:50 PM
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stethos, you're right. statistics can't touch the personal experience of those who've been forced to endure sexual violence. my heart goes out to these women, men and children.
i don't know if it is possible to fully understand what is happening or to explain it, but our efforts must begin in the context of what is happening in south africa and elsewhere where this form of violence is so rampant. these are essentially societies at war.
south africa has been suffering under extreme violence and repression for decades and decades. even though apartheid has officially come to an end, the trauma and the violence are still real. i think that just like in countries that are officially recognized to be going through war, it is going to take a long time for the community of south africa to come to terms with the violence.
one of the biggest problems in our communities is that rape tends to be normalized, and people assume that the woman 'asked for it' because she dressed a certain way. in other words, people tend to blame the victim. this is one of the issues that needs to be addressed.
i also think it is time we started focusing more effort on the perpetrators of the violence. for instance, we should ask ourselves why a man would rape a little baby, or a toddler. we should also ask ourselves why rape and associated violence are so rampant in specific communities. is it because mental health is an issue? think about the type of trauma and violence that south africans have had to endure for decades and decades. is it possible that there is a mental health epidemic that is not being addressed? and if there is a mental health issue, what is causing it?
contrary to stereotypes often perpetrated in the media, rape was not normal within traditional african communities. something must be going terribly wrong for sexual violence to have so quickly become 'the norm' is various parts of the continent.
in other communities that have experienced similar levels of violence, and in which universal healthcare is a reality, people have access to psychiatric care, and mental illness is often diagnosable.
This post was edited on: 2007-10-21 at 09:00 PM by: Kahendi
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October 22, 2007 - 06:10 AM
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I could not agree more with the above post!
Violence is so rife in our country that we have simply become numb to it. Indifference has caused this "disease" to worsen - YET, it has been around for centuries! During times of war, part of conquering the enemy was to rape their wives and children. Watch the movie Tears of the Sun - although it is a Hollywood, slightly commercial movie, it contains a lot of truths...
Perpetrators. Yup, we need to TRY rehabilitate the existing ones (even though many believe it is impossible) and more importantly, we need to PREVENT future ones by taking care of our children today...
There are no quick fixes, unfortunately.
BREAKING THE SILENCE surrounding this crime is another important weapon to use! Rape SURVIVORS need to speak up and share their testimonies - we ALL need to be encouraging and compassionate.
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