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Feb 24, 2014 7:19 AM
#1
Why do people want to completely take away responsibility from the victim, I think that has to do with backlash from the slut shaming that tends to happen when rape cases are discussed. Some people probably feel like if they even suggest that a person should be careful of their clothing choice or actions then it validates all of the people who think only sluts get raped, and that tends to make people think "be responsible about your actions" means "don't be a slut." It's a shame, because I think it could really help society to teach people good practices in keeping yourself safe, instead of just saying "rapists are awful people and there is nothing you can do to avoid getting raped." No one asks to get raped and no one deserves to get raped, but in certain situations, there are common sense decisions that people can make to reduce their chances of getting raped. Now to clarify, I'm only applying my argument to certain cases of rape, not all of them. Similar to murder (self-defense, manslaughter, etc) each rape case is different and therefore each one should be approached and analyzed differently. Imagine someone walking down into a poor neighborhood at night while decked out in expensive clothes and jewelry. No one asks to get mugged, but the chances of that person getting mugged are significantly higher because of the choices they've decided to make. The blame for the theft lies solely on the thief, but the person walking down in the ghetto at night is responsible for putting themselves into that position, even if they don't want to get mugged. They don't deserve to get mugged either, but they're putting themselves into a position where their chances of getting mugged are exponentially higher than normal due to the decisions they're making. They're consciously putting themselves into a vulnerable position, which is of their own doing. But like I said, that doesn't mean they deserve to get mugged nor does anyone ask to get mugged, but there are common sense decisions you can make to reduce your chances of getting mugged, such as not putting yourself into these positions in the first place. It's like leaving your car doors unlocked while something valuable is inside as you go shopping. You aren't asking for your stuff to get stolen, but the chances of it happening are higher than if you had just locked the car doors. Now imagine someone clicking on one of those Nigerian scam emails and having their money stolen, would you say the person that clicked on the email is partially responsible for putting themselves into a position to have their money stolen? The person that clicked on the email isn't responsible for the theft itself, it's the fault of the person that sent the email alone, but the person that clicked on the email is partially responsible for putting themselves into the position to have their money stolen. Similarly, common sense would dictate that getting intoxicated past the point of consciousness at some party with a bunch of guys you might or might not know while wearing loose clothing isn't the smartest thing to do. Absolving rape victims of all responsibility when something like this happens teaches them that they didn't do anything wrong, which isn't entirely true. The rape victim is partially responsible for putting themselves into that position of vulnerability in the first place by ignoring common sense decision making, thus they're partially responsible for putting themselves into a position where the chances of them being raped is exponentially higher than normal. They didn't ask to get raped and they didn't deserve to get raped, but they did get raped because of the poor decisions they made and a serious lack of common sense that could've helped prevent it in the first place. The rape was absolutely the rapists fault alone, but the rape would've never occurred if the rape victim had made common sense decisions to begin with. |
wubikroFeb 24, 2014 7:37 AM
Feb 24, 2014 7:22 AM
#2
There is little someone can do about rape, it's rape after all, against your will, if the victim could do something about it they definitely would but there is no sense in blaming someone who has no power over the situaton. |
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Feb 24, 2014 7:26 AM
#3
GuusWayne said: There is little someone can do about rape, it's rape after all, against your will, if the victim could do something about they definitely would but there is no sense in blaming someone who has no power over the situaton. I'm not blaming the victim for the rape. The rapists alone are responsible for the rape, but who's responsible for the victim willingly getting intoxicated past the point of consciousness in a room full of people they hardly know? Doesn't mean the person is asking or deserves to get raped, but they're putting themselves into a position where their chances of being raped are exponentially higher than normal. |
Feb 24, 2014 7:33 AM
#4
I agree with most of what you said, especially the part about intoxication. Mod Edit: Removed statements about the progression of the thread (off-topic). |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:51 AM
Feb 24, 2014 7:45 AM
#5
So what would this responsibility for being ignorant/lacking common sense contribute to, exactly? Does your idea involve going up to the victim of rape and stating "Now, we all know that it was the other person that raped you. But don't you agree that this is your own fault as well?" Maybe not with those exact words, but with the same message. Because as much as I'd like to be wrong on this, one can't fully prevent the possibility of someone lacking common sense and getting into a situation like that beforehand. And lecturing the victim about it after it has happened wouldn't do much either, as you'd assume that the victim is going to be a lot more careful in the future even without reminding about it separately. |
Feb 24, 2014 8:03 AM
#6
If you walk into a bar full of scruffy rednecks down south acting like a flamer (I mean no offense to all you delightfully pleasant homosexuals out there,) you're asking to either get your ass beat and tossed out or zipped up in a gimp suit and going the way of pulp fiction, locked in a box to meet certain occasions. Mod Edit: Removed quote and reply to deleted post. |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:51 AM
Feb 24, 2014 8:04 AM
#7
Lets all just stay inside our homes! (even than you are not safe from rape) Even males get raped sometimes. |
Feb 24, 2014 8:05 AM
#8
So, you're saying that people put themselves in a bad situation and bad things happen to them This isn't new or revolutionary, I don't see the ultimate point you're making here "People are not always at their most intelligent"? |
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Feb 24, 2014 8:06 AM
#9
wubikro said: Are you serous? So basically ALL the victims of rape were people drunk in a room full of unknown people? None of them were simple people walking in the street while someone suddenly knocks them down and drags them to a nearby forest and rapes them? (happened in Brazil)GuusWayne said: There is little someone can do about rape, it's rape after all, against your will, if the victim could do something about they definitely would but there is no sense in blaming someone who has no power over the situaton. I'm not blaming the victim for the rape. The rapists alone are responsible for the rape, but who's responsible for the victim willingly getting intoxicated past the point of consciousness in a room full of people they hardly know? Doesn't mean the person is asking or deserves to get raped, but they're putting themselves into a position where their chances of being raped are exponentially higher than normal. Mod Edit: Removed baiting statement. |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:49 AM
Feb 24, 2014 8:10 AM
#10
Too much shit going on in real life to bother much, so I'll keep this at one post this time. I'll say this, OP is part of the problem... and I hope he/she never has to go through rape and understand what receiving the blame that he/she so readily dishes can do to your mental health. OP, even if I looked at this from your point of view, and pretended that most rapes are the result of the victim doing something careless or reckless, why would you do that? Why, instead of encouraging women to be cautious, would you turn your focus on those who have already been through hell? Why would you do that to someone? Do you not understand the nonstop hell we must live after rape? Do you not understand that we NEVER get over it? Do you not understand that we learn to live with it, but not to forget it? That it never goes away? That every day is agony for many of us? That it's constant flashbacks and nightmares? Countless hours of tears and screaming in fear from something that isn't even there, but we can't convince ourselves of that? Do you not understand the aftermath of this kind of crime? Do you not understand that it's a struggle to not let being a victim of rape effect everything in your life? That you are never the same after... that you can not think the same... can not trust... can not feel comfortable.... So why do you feel there is some necessity to make rape victims feel even more pain? Punish them more? Shame them more? Because... you know... rape didn't ruin them enough, you have to go in for the kill and add to the mental anguish. Do you really think rape victims don't spend years upon years thinking "I shouldn't have done that...." "I should have done this..." "maybe if I only....". Do you REALLY think saying these things is going to make some light flip on in our head "OOOOOOOH! THAT must be why it happened". Trust me, any rape victim can give you a list of what they think they did wrong or could have changed to have prevented it. You are not being righteous and helpful to us by lecturing rape victims about shoulda woulda coulda. Given rates of rape across the globe in countries that have varying degree of open sexuality, modesty, and proper feminine conduct, I strongly believe that the only way to decrease rape is to encourage women to come forward and NOT treat them like the criminals, which is exactly what you are doing here. There are countries where a rape victim will go to JAIL if she comes forward to report the rape, because they see her as being equally at fault. Rapes are reported far less, but guess what? They still happen all the time -_- And trust me, we get blamed plenty for it. The only good it does is push victims to take their own life to escape the ridicule. What good do you think will come of your post? If your goal here is to prevent rapes, focus on the ones who haven't been through it, and leave those of us who have alone. |
JadeQuetzalFeb 24, 2014 8:19 AM
Feb 24, 2014 8:18 AM
#11
I think it depends on a case by case bases. For example. There is a woman that dresses in tight reavealing clothes, cock teases, acts like a total bitch, lives in a bad area, walks alone one night. The predictable happens to her from someone she treated like shit. There are consequences to ones actions. You don't have a free pass to treat anyone like shit. Mind you the rapist is also at fault. Two wrongs don't make a right. But thats the point. Two Wrongs. Plus there are precautions and strings of logic one must take up. For example, would you go into a cave and poke a bear then blame the bear for mauling you? A woman should not walk in places alone at night in seedy clothing. Also not all rape is at the hands of males, I happen to know a guy that was raped by a girl. She basically got him into a closet and she stripped and went "You'll stay right there and I'll do what I want with you, if you object, then I'll scream." And so it went. In his case he should not have went anywhere alone with her, but he was not at fault. Just like some woman drinking in her own home and a person breaks in on her and rapes her, then the rapists is purely at fault, though the woman should have been wise enough to not get that drunk, however she is not at fault. In this world we should expect a level of safety, but acknowladge it isn't always there. And that you or anyone else can do as they want in some socities. Just remember anyone can also do what they want to you in return. Cause and effect. However that doesn't make either party right. In my first case if I were a judge, the Male would do time, and the female I would in private give a lecture to and ask her to seek consouling and discontinue her previous actions and learn from them. Mod Edit: Removed possible baiting statement. |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:49 AM
Feb 24, 2014 8:30 AM
#12
Ohhhh man. Maybe it's the whole "treat others like you would want to be treated" thing? If you were placed in their situation, would you rather have sympathy or condemnation? |
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Feb 24, 2014 8:33 AM
#13
The thing is that the fact that most rape victims didn't see it coming - doesn't mean they couldn't have seen it coming so it is partially their fault for not being prepared enough. At the same time, you can't just expect people to prepare for things like this during their whole lives - worrying over every little thing can be worse than experiencing what you were worrying about in the first place. |
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Feb 24, 2014 8:40 AM
#14
I can't really blame the victim for what happened to them. In situations where it looks like they "set themselves up for something to happen", it's merely they made bad decisions but the act that follows can't be blame on them or at least I won't be all "They got what they deserved." They just so happen to have made the wrong decision around the wrong type of people. No one should have something done to them without their consent especially in a situation where they clearly can't make thoughtful decisions. |
Feb 24, 2014 9:03 AM
#15
JadeQuetzal said: OP, even if I looked at this from your point of view, and pretended that most rapes are the result of the victim doing something careless or reckless, why would you do that? That's not my point of view. I'm only analyzing certain situations of rape, not all of them. I never implied this scenario represents the majority of rape cases. For instance, women in Africa that get raped on a daily basis, or when somebody's house gets broken into. In these scenarios, there's no way for the victims to avoid what happens to them. I'm only saying that in this scenario, the rapist is responsible for the rape alone, but the rape victim is partially responsible for putting themselves into a position of vulnerability. In this scenario, the victim is responsible for their decisions before the rape even occurred. They willingly put themselves into a position of vulnerability where their chances of being raped is exponentially higher than normal. I'm not victim blaming. I'm placing the responsibility of the victim's actions before the crime even occurs on the victim. Criminals alone are entirely responsible for the crimes they commit, while victims alone are entirely responsible for their actions before the crime even occurs. lupadim said: So basically ALL the victims of rape were people drunk in a room full of unknown people? No, of course not: wubikro said: I'm only applying my argument to certain cases of rape, not all of them. Similar to murder (self-defense, manslaughter, etc) each rape case is different and therefore each one should be approached and analyzed differently. Are you implying that all cases of rape are the same? Mod Edit: Merged double post. |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:48 AM
Feb 24, 2014 9:16 AM
#16
Gutsa said: Lets all just stay inside our homes! (even than you are not safe from rape) Even males get raped sometimes. Nobody here said they didn't? |
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Feb 24, 2014 9:43 AM
#17
warning: GRAPHIC your "similar" examples - getting mugged b/c you are dressed up in a shitty area, leaving your car door unlocked is an invitation to be robbed. these are incredibly shoddy comparisons to rape do those examples bear the possiblity that your vagina and anus just might end up horrifically torn up and bloody? that you may end up with a lifetime of psychological damage? i'm pretty goddamn sure the answer is no i won't even address your major comments about a woman's invitation to be raped as indicated by intoxication or choice of clothing. Mod Edit: Removed possible baiting statement. |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:47 AM
Feb 24, 2014 9:44 AM
#18
JadeQuetzal said: So why do you feel there is some necessity to make rape victims feel even more pain? Punish them more? Shame them more? Because... you know... rape didn't ruin them enough, you have to go in for the kill and add to the mental anguish. Do you really think rape victims don't spend years upon years thinking "I shouldn't have done that...." "I should have done this..." "maybe if I only....". Do you REALLY think saying these things is going to make some light flip on in our head "OOOOOOOH! THAT must be why it happened". Trust me, any rape victim can give you a list of what they think they did wrong or could have changed to have prevented it. You are not being righteous and helpful to us by lecturing rape victims about shoulda woulda coulda. Given rates of rape across the globe in countries that have varying degree of open sexuality, modesty, and proper feminine conduct, I strongly believe that the only way to decrease rape is to encourage women to come forward and NOT treat them like the criminals, which is exactly what you are doing here. There are countries where a rape victim will go to JAIL if she comes forward to report the rape, because they see her as being equally at fault. Rapes are reported far less, but guess what? They still happen all the time -_- And trust me, we get blamed plenty for it. The only good it does is push victims to take their own life to escape the ridicule. What good do you think will come of your post? If your goal here is to prevent rapes, focus on the ones who haven't been through it, and leave those of us who have alone. Dont get me wrong here, but you are strongly emotional biased. OP does not want to take away the responsibility of the rapists, neither does he want to punish the victims or encourage potentional rapists. He just said that the victims are responsible for putting themselves into a position of vulnerability. This does not mean that the victims are totally responsible of the rape that happend. But one should reflect their intent before acting. Maybe it would help if we looked at a similar situation without biases: You go out on an open field during a huge thunderstorm. You get struck dead by a thunderbolt. Is it your fault that you died? If your actions triggered the incident directly, is it your fault? I would say: It is, partially. The analogy I made fails at one point: When it comes to the responsibility of the perpetrator. But it should be clear how the responsibility of the victim in this case is. If your actions trigger the assault directly, it is partially your responsibility. This does not take away the responsibility of the perpetrator if course. and no: the victim should not be punished for it. This would be insane. daintybiscuit said: warning: GRAPHIC your "similar" examples - getting mugged b/c you are dressed up in a shitty area, leaving your car door unlocked is an invitation to be robbed. these are incredibly shoddy comparisons to rape do those examples bear the possiblity that your vagina and anus just might end up horrifically torn up and bloody? that you may end up with a lifetime of psychological damage? this is what analogys do. An analogy is a comparison between two different things in order to highlight some point of similarity. Of course the anal rape is different from the car being stolen. But both are physical/psychological harms that are done to the victim. If they were equal, it woudnt be an analogy. The similarity is the crime that goes hand in hand with the damage that was caused by it. the analogy works well if you ask me, I dont know what your problem is. Mod Edit: Merged double post and spoilered quotes. |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:46 AM
Feb 24, 2014 9:53 AM
#19
Your line of reasoning is good OP. But there's really nothing to discuss here. People already misunderstood your intention for making this thread and that seems like the only area for discussion (albeit in a very negative way). I also highly doubt people even read your opening post completely without heavy bias of their own approaching such a sensitive topic. And that is understandable as well. Mod Edit: Removed statements about the progression of the thread (off-topic). |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:43 AM
Feb 24, 2014 9:55 AM
#20
I think I get what you're trying to say, but it's a very sensitive topic so it's easy for people to get offended. However I think instead of making people be careful not to put themselves in a position where they are at risk of getting raped we should work more on prosecuting rapists in order to help lower rape statistics. Unfortunately, this is also difficult. It's very difficult to find evidence. Statistically, only 37% (that's only over a third!) of reported rapes are prosecuted, and only 18% of those prosecuted rapes get a conviction. However, we also can't convict every person who is accused of rape as this would lead to false accusations and people's lives getting ruined. It's very difficult to prosecute and find evidence for rape, as it is often one word against another. The reality is sad. |
Feb 24, 2014 9:56 AM
#21
RedArmyShogun said: I think it depends on a case by case bases. For example. There is a woman that dresses in tight reavealing clothes, cock teases, acts like a total bitch, lives in a bad area, walks alone one night. The predictable happens to her from someone she treated like shit. There are consequences to ones actions. You don't have a free pass to treat anyone like shit. Mind you the rapist is also at fault. Two wrongs don't make a right. But thats the point. Two Wrongs. Plus there are precautions and strings of logic one must take up. For example, would you go into a cave and poke a bear then blame the bear for mauling you? A woman should not walk in places alone at night in seedy clothing. Also not all rape is at the hands of males, I happen to know a guy that was raped by a girl. She basically got him into a closet and she stripped and went "You'll stay right there and I'll do what I want with you, if you object, then I'll scream." And so it went. In his case he should not have went anywhere alone with her, but he was not at fault. Just like some woman drinking in her own home and a person breaks in on her and rapes her, then the rapists is purely at fault, though the woman should have been wise enough to not get that drunk, however she is not at fault. In this world we should expect a level of safety, but acknowladge it isn't always there. And that you or anyone else can do as they want in some socities. Just remember anyone can also do what they want to you in return. Cause and effect. However that doesn't make either party right. In my first case if I were a judge, the Male would do time, and the female I would in private give a lecture to and ask her to seek consouling and discontinue her previous actions and learn from them. I totally agree with this. Also, I tend to see people believe that most rapes are violent. No, actually they're not, some women actually have orgasms during rape, that's because it's a "mechanical" thing. And to add some more, it's not because women are less respected, no sir, no, this happens because people tend to take advantage of certain situations, taking into considerations that these people have severe problems from socioeconomical points of views, or they have a grudge against the victim, or they're sadists, or crazy for power fantasies or are psychopathic, or they simply want sexual gratification. Oh, there are also some "unfounded" sociobiological theories of rape, but they're unfounded. Mod Edit: Modified and spoilered quote. |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:41 AM
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Feb 24, 2014 10:02 AM
#22
I don't think I get the talk about victim being held responsible. But as with all crimes I believe that if the victim provoked the perpetrator or made way for the crime to a certain degree, there should be a reduction in penalty. Like op's skimpy-clothes-drug-party example, a drugged guy would have a harder time controlling himself if a barely-clothed female is throwing herself at him so I think he should get less punishment than an ordinary rapist. |
Feb 24, 2014 10:07 AM
#23
It's prudent not to put yourself in a vulnerable situation where you are likely to be harmed. This applies to males and females alike. |
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Feb 24, 2014 10:07 AM
#24
Noldorin said: I don't think I get the talk about victim being held responsible. But as with all crimes I believe that if the victim provoked the perpetrator or made way for the crime to a certain degree, there should be a reduction in penalty. Like op's skimpy-clothes-drug-party example, a drugged guy would have a harder time controlling himself if a barely-clothed female is throwing herself at him so I think he should get less punishment than an ordinary rapist. As if rape sentences weren't already short enough. |
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Feb 24, 2014 10:10 AM
#25
cabacc2 said: Dont get me wrong here, but you are strongly emotional biased. Yes. I am. And how does that take away from my opinion? If you have been through it or have been closely involved with any situation of this nature, then you are bias. If you have not been through it and have no personal experience with the topic past knowing someone who has, or reading about it in the news, then your ability to understand the weight of your suggestions is extremely limited. You are basically going into the topic blind. Yes, I have been through it. How does my bias negate anything I say? Is that to say that the only opinion that should hold any ground is that of those who have never even been through it? I am offering up the perspective of someone who IS emotionally bias because the implications one makes on this topic are not just theoretical suggestions. They DO effect the mental state of rape victims who might read this or hear about it later. See, this whole topic is discussing how to treat rape victims. If I'm a rape victim, do I have no say in how I am treated because I am bias? What are we... animals? OP seems to have the goal of wanting to prevent further incidents, however ignorant I feel his comments are. At least it seems his heart is in the right place. However, addressing victims of rape in such a manner will do no good, as I previously stated. I HAVE been addressed in that way by people who know absolutely nothing of my situation nor the psychology behind it. Particularly shortly after the incident, you know what it does? It doesn't make us think "oh well, at least I learned a lesson" It makes us hate ourselves. When we have not yet learned to block out asinine comments like that, it makes us hate who we are. It is pure torture. It makes living with ourselves an unbearable punishment. I will not look at this situation from an unbias perspective, because what's at stake here is literally the mental health of the victims. I AM a survivor, so I'm telling you here and now that approaching it like this will NOT help. As I said... don't come at those of us who have already been raped saying "oh, but you're partially responsible". Instead, address those who have not had that misfortune, and inform them of your suggested measures of precaution. Going at the rape victims is not a way to help them, it's a way to vent your frustration that a victim might have the audacity to complain when you feel they brought it on themselves, even when you don't word it as such. (by "you" i mean people in general who want to lay any fault on the victims) Obviously I disagree that you can lay ANY fault on the victim (i'm not even touching that right now) but even if you feel you can, I want to know what good you think guilting a victim will do... aside from some sadistic pleasure one may derive from making them suffer even further. |
JadeQuetzalFeb 24, 2014 10:20 AM
Feb 24, 2014 10:14 AM
#26
Shiratori99 said: Noldorin said: I don't think I get the talk about victim being held responsible. But as with all crimes I believe that if the victim provoked the perpetrator or made way for the crime to a certain degree, there should be a reduction in penalty. Like op's skimpy-clothes-drug-party example, a drugged guy would have a harder time controlling himself if a barely-clothed female is throwing herself at him so I think he should get less punishment than an ordinary rapist. As if rape sentences weren't already short enough. I don't agree with this reasoning for lowering sentences... "Hey, that dude pissed me off so hard while I was on drugs, I'm sorry, I had to stab him." The problem is that because of certain reasons we can't say it out loud that the victim of the murder was an idiot for pissing off a junkie, the same way goes for rape, I want to speak the truth aloud, it's still a rape, but it doesn't mean that none of these two examples did put oil on the fucking fire. Mod Edit: Removed possible baiting statements. |
KinetaFeb 24, 2014 10:39 AM
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Feb 24, 2014 10:15 AM
#27
JadeQuetzal said: cabacc2 said: Dont get me wrong here, but you are strongly emotional biased. Yes. I am. And how does that take away from my opinion? If you have been through it or have been closely involved with situation of this nature, then you are bias. If you have not been through it and have no personal experience with the topic past knowing someone who has, or reading about it in the news, then your ability to understand the weight of your suggestions is extremely limited. You are basically going into the topic blind. Yes, I have been through it. How does my bias negate anything I say? Is that to say that the only opinions that should hold any ground is that of those who have never even been through it? I am offering up the perspective of someone who IS emotionally bias because the implication one makes on this topic are not just theoretical suggestions. They DO effect the mental state of victims who might read this. See, this whole topic is discussing how to treat rape victims. If I'm a rape victim, am I allowed to have no say in this because I'm bias? What are we... animals? OP seems to have the goal of wanting to prevent further incidents, however ignorant I feel his comments are. At least it seems his heart is in the right place. However, addressing victims of rape in such a manner will do no good, as I previously stated. I HAVE been addressed in that way, so I can tell you how it changes the way we think. Particularly shortly after the incident, you know what it does? It doesn't make us think "oh well, at least I learned a lesson" It makes us hate ourselves. When we have not yet learned to block asinine comments like that out, it makes us hate who we are. It is pure torture. It makes living with ourselves an unbearable punishment. I will not look at this situation from an unbias perspective, because what's at stake here is literally the mental health of the victims. I AM a survivor, so I'm telling you here and now that approaching it like this will NOT help. As I said... don't come at those of us who have already been raped saying "oh, but you're partially responsible". Instead address those who have not had that misfortune, and inform them of your suggested measures of precaution. Going at the rape victims is not a way to help them, it's a way to vent your frustration that a victim might have the audacity to complain when you feel they brought it on themselves, even when you don't word it as such. (by "you" i mean people in general who want to lay any fault on the victims) But you know what.... why is it that only the victim's behavior is addressed? "well, she knows it can be a dangerous world, so she's wrong to dress like that" Why not "well, he knows girls can dress like that, so he's wrong to treat them differently". Obviously I disagree that you can lay ANY fault on the victim... but even if you feel you can, I want to know what good you think guilting a victim will do... aside from some sadistic pleasure one may derive from making them suffer even further. Once they've been raped once, people are gonna be cautious anyway. What OP is saying that one should instruct people to be cautious BEFORE it happens. Nothing wrong with that. Mod Edit: Spoilered quote. |
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Feb 24, 2014 10:57 AM
#28
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Feb 24, 2014 11:00 AM
#29
JadeQuetzal said: cabacc2 said: Dont get me wrong here, but you are strongly emotional biased. Yes. I am. And how does that take away from my opinion? If you have been through it or have been closely involved with situation of this nature, then you are bias. If you have not been through it and have no personal experience with the topic past knowing someone who has, or reading about it in the news, then your ability to understand the weight of your suggestions is extremely limited. You are basically going into the topic blind. Yes, I have been through it. How does my bias negate anything I say? Is that to say that the only opinions that should hold any ground is that of those who have never even been through it? I am offering up the perspective of someone who IS emotionally bias because the implication one makes on this topic are not just theoretical suggestions. They DO effect the mental state of victims who might read this. See, this whole topic is discussing how to treat rape victims. If I'm a rape victim, am I allowed to have no say in this because I'm bias? What are we... animals? OP seems to have the goal of wanting to prevent further incidents, however ignorant I feel his comments are. At least it seems his heart is in the right place. However, addressing victims of rape in such a manner will do no good, as I previously stated. I HAVE been addressed in that way, so I can tell you how it changes the way we think. Particularly shortly after the incident, you know what it does? It doesn't make us think "oh well, at least I learned a lesson" It makes us hate ourselves. When we have not yet learned to block asinine comments like that out, it makes us hate who we are. It is pure torture. It makes living with ourselves an unbearable punishment. I will not look at this situation from an unbias perspective, because what's at stake here is literally the mental health of the victims. I AM a survivor, so I'm telling you here and now that approaching it like this will NOT help. As I said... don't come at those of us who have already been raped saying "oh, but you're partially responsible". Instead address those who have not had that misfortune, and inform them of your suggested measures of precaution. Going at the rape victims is not a way to help them, it's a way to vent your frustration that a victim might have the audacity to complain when you feel they brought it on themselves, even when you don't word it as such. (by "you" i mean people in general who want to lay any fault on the victims) But you know what.... why is it that only the victim's behavior is addressed? "well, she knows it can be a dangerous world, so she's wrong to dress like that" Why not "well, he knows girls can dress like that, so he's wrong to treat them differently". Obviously I disagree that you can lay ANY fault on the victim... but even if you feel you can, I want to know what good you think guilting a victim will do... aside from some sadistic pleasure one may derive from making them suffer even further. this is exactly what I mean. Strong emotions do not help the process of finding the most rational/logical answer to a problem. At first I want to say that I feel terribly sorry for you, and that I dont dare claiming to know what youve gone through. It must be living hell. But also, you dont quite understand what I am trying to say. 1. I do not take away responsibility from the rapists. I would never even consider doing that. 2. I do not want to punish the victims or lay further pressure on them. 3. Rape victims should be treated as such - they are victims. They often need psychological help after the incident. Its important to adress this point. Punishment would be contraproductive. 4. I would never say that every rape victim is partially responsible, in fact, most victims are not. This only applys to extreme cases. "quote: There is a woman that dresses in tight reavealing clothes, cock teases, acts like a total bitch, lives in a bad area, walks alone one night" 5. "well, she knows it can be a dangerous world, so she's wrong to dress like that" Why not "well, he knows girls can dress like that, so he's wrong to treat them differently". both are important. The point of the whole thread is, that the first one gets ignored due to biases way too often. It is important that humans dont put theirselves in extreme dangerous situations. If they do willingly - that means that their behaviour directly triggered the incident - they are partially responsible for the incident to happen. I dont understand why you cant see the logic behind this. How does it falsify my logic when I have not been in such a situation? Even if it sounds really harsh, but what happens afterwards, the torture as you described it, really doesnt matter when it comes to the question of responsibility. This would be like saying: He caused a car accident and his wife died in it which destroyed him emotionally. Therefore he is not responsible. You are always allowed to express your opinion. And yes, you are an animal, just like I am an animal and every human is an animal. I know this is a difficult topic, it must be extreme difficult especially for you. But please try to understand the logic behind the thoughts OP brought forward. I really hope you are doing well ... dont let the downsides of life get you. Life is more than pain, even if pain may be a big part of it. +to the guy that said I answered my onw question kind of thing: The question of this thread is about whether the victim is responsible or not. The answer "the rapist is always responsible" has nothing to do with that question. |
Feb 24, 2014 11:11 AM
#30
@ JadeQuetzal and that is the problem you have an emotional attachment to the issue. The law must be impartial, though I do agree rape victims should not be put down or told "they deserved it.". In my previous example the fictional woman DID deserve some form of revenge thrown on her for her actions. If you wag a piece of meat at a dog that you have kicked, don't be surprised when it takes your hand. Am I saying it is right? No. But it was set in stone from her actions, should she be allowed to do what she wants when she wants just because? No. Any society that gave special treatment like that to any one group is setting its self up for resentment and eventual pay back. However in the case of the male friend I know, and the other hypothetical case, neither of the victims can be faulted for anything, than being too trusting of the world. And thus while I see rape as unquestionablly a crime, in some ways its like Murder. Why did that one guy kill the other one next door? Questions like these must be asked in the deliberations. The why is more important in many cases than the what. For example under passionate law, or blank slate laws, you can have two men that comment theft, one as he wanted that nice radio, another as he wanted something to eat. In some cases, while a raped person might not want to hear those words, they might have some truth. In many ways rape is a crime of conquest and revenge, as you don't want to, or can't cross the road into murder. Also with the way its handled now, it either is too harsh on males, or not harsh enough. Its a insanely varried issue. It is a very troubling social issue. One that can't be solved with bars alone. People most learn to conduct themselves in a orderly manner, people most learn to trust the law and come forth when such happens. And lastly the Law must prove it serves the needs of the people and society. But you did bring up a neat point. That people arn't animals. Are we? I would beg to differ. Most of the collective human race I've observed is barely better than animals, where fear and rewards is the only thing keeping them in order, and unless an issue is DIRECTLY affecting them, for the most they could care less. In most regards rape is, regardless of the sex doing it, the most beastilly of crimes, and shows in many ways, while people may no longer be animals, they still pretty much are children. For what it is Worth I am sorry for your ordeal, nor do I think victims should be pressed down on, but we can't ignore the cases where provacations do happen. Only a society that can look at all angles and then make rules of conduct will be able to beat such a problem. So while my comment can be taken as the woman deserved it. Thats not the case. It is in cases like those albit rare, to look at the total picture, and make those issues no longer acceaptable. Drinking till you pass out, dressing in what makes a person body hanging out, or treating a person like crap as you think you are untouchable. In every case in spite of the why, whoever did the crime should be imprissoned. But we must look at the social issues of WHY it happend, and tackle those as well. |
RedArmyShogunFeb 24, 2014 11:17 AM
Feb 24, 2014 11:18 AM
#31
Immahnoob said: Shiratori99 said: Noldorin said: I don't think I get the talk about victim being held responsible. But as with all crimes I believe that if the victim provoked the perpetrator or made way for the crime to a certain degree, there should be a reduction in penalty. Like op's skimpy-clothes-drug-party example, a drugged guy would have a harder time controlling himself if a barely-clothed female is throwing herself at him so I think he should get less punishment than an ordinary rapist. As if rape sentences weren't already short enough. I don't agree with this reasoning for lowering sentences... "Hey, that dude pissed me off so hard while I was on drugs, I'm sorry, I had to stab him." The problem is that because of certain reasons we can't say it out loud that the victim of the murder was an idiot for pissing off a junkie, the same way goes for rape, I want to speak the truth aloud, it's still a rape, but it doesn't mean that none of these two examples did put oil on the fucking fire. Mod Edit: Removed possible baiting statements. For me the same logic from my example should apply to yours as well. Afaik this is how legal systems in most countries work too. You can't decide whether someone is guilty without considering everything that factored into that crime incident and try to look at it as objectively as possible. |
Feb 24, 2014 11:37 AM
#32
RedArmyShogun said: But you did bring up a neat point. That people arn't animals. If you see it from the biological viewpoint, we really are animals. If you see it from the sociological viewpoint, we aren't animals. I usually prefer the biological viewpoint because it seems to be more scientific to me. Sociology is a bit too vague for my taste. |
Feb 24, 2014 11:38 AM
#33
Noldorin said: Immahnoob said: Shiratori99 said: Noldorin said: I don't think I get the talk about victim being held responsible. But as with all crimes I believe that if the victim provoked the perpetrator or made way for the crime to a certain degree, there should be a reduction in penalty. Like op's skimpy-clothes-drug-party example, a drugged guy would have a harder time controlling himself if a barely-clothed female is throwing herself at him so I think he should get less punishment than an ordinary rapist. As if rape sentences weren't already short enough. I don't agree with this reasoning for lowering sentences... "Hey, that dude pissed me off so hard while I was on drugs, I'm sorry, I had to stab him." The problem is that because of certain reasons we can't say it out loud that the victim of the murder was an idiot for pissing off a junkie, the same way goes for rape, I want to speak the truth aloud, it's still a rape, but it doesn't mean that none of these two examples did put oil on the fucking fire. Mod Edit: Removed possible baiting statements. For me the same logic from my example should apply to yours as well. Afaik this is how legal systems in most countries work too. You can't decide whether someone is guilty without considering everything that factored into that crime incident and try to look at it as objectively as possible. Diminished responsibility doesn't come in if the user was influenced by drugs, alcohol, etc or psychopathic disorders. I am looking at it from an objective point of view, the law is objective in it's own context. |
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Feb 24, 2014 11:38 AM
#34
cabacc2 said: JadeQuetzal said: So why do you feel there is some necessity to make rape victims feel even more pain? Punish them more? Shame them more? Because... you know... rape didn't ruin them enough, you have to go in for the kill and add to the mental anguish. Do you really think rape victims don't spend years upon years thinking "I shouldn't have done that...." "I should have done this..." "maybe if I only....". Do you REALLY think saying these things is going to make some light flip on in our head "OOOOOOOH! THAT must be why it happened". Trust me, any rape victim can give you a list of what they think they did wrong or could have changed to have prevented it. You are not being righteous and helpful to us by lecturing rape victims about shoulda woulda coulda. Given rates of rape across the globe in countries that have varying degree of open sexuality, modesty, and proper feminine conduct, I strongly believe that the only way to decrease rape is to encourage women to come forward and NOT treat them like the criminals, which is exactly what you are doing here. There are countries where a rape victim will go to JAIL if she comes forward to report the rape, because they see her as being equally at fault. Rapes are reported far less, but guess what? They still happen all the time -_- And trust me, we get blamed plenty for it. The only good it does is push victims to take their own life to escape the ridicule. What good do you think will come of your post? If your goal here is to prevent rapes, focus on the ones who haven't been through it, and leave those of us who have alone. Dont get me wrong here, but you are strongly emotional biased. OP does not want to take away the responsibility of the rapists, neither does he want to punish the victims or encourage potentional rapists. He just said that the victims are responsible for putting themselves into a position of vulnerability. This does not mean that the victims are totally responsible of the rape that happend. But one should reflect their intent before acting. Maybe it would help if we looked at a similar situation without biases: You go out on an open field during a huge thunderstorm. You get struck dead by a thunderbolt. Is it your fault that you died? If your actions triggered the incident directly, is it your fault? I would say: It is, partially. The analogy I made fails at one point: When it comes to the responsibility of the perpetrator. But it should be clear how the responsibility of the victim in this case is. If your actions trigger the assault directly, it is partially your responsibility. This does not take away the responsibility of the perpetrator if course. and no: the victim should not be punished for it. This would be insane. daintybiscuit said: warning: GRAPHIC your "similar" examples - getting mugged b/c you are dressed up in a shitty area, leaving your car door unlocked is an invitation to be robbed. these are incredibly shoddy comparisons to rape do those examples bear the possiblity that your vagina and anus just might end up horrifically torn up and bloody? that you may end up with a lifetime of psychological damage? this is what analogys do. An analogy is a comparison between two different things in order to highlight some point of similarity. Of course the anal rape is different from the car being stolen. But both are physical/psychological harms that are done to the victim. If they were equal, it woudnt be an analogy. The similarity is the crime that goes hand in hand with the damage that was caused by it. Mod Edit: Merged double post and spoilered quotes. reverse: Why can't rapists just exercise some self control in the face of "slutty" clothes or intoxication? Does lack of self control make it ok? Is it ok to rob a car b/c it is unlocked? Is it ok to mug someone b/c they are well dressed? No. i'm not sure what the "problem" is either, but i have no wish to argue with other posters on a personal level, so, enough said. |
Feb 24, 2014 11:40 AM
#35
Actually, Dainty, it's kind of a fact that an unlocked car will have higher chances of being robbed, just like being mugged if you seem "rich" (actually, it's more of a "can he fight back?" type of thing). |
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Feb 24, 2014 11:45 AM
#36
Immahnoob said: Actually, Dainty, it's kind of a fact that an unlocked car will have higher chances of being robbed, just like being mugged if you seem "rich" (actually, it's more of a "can he fight back?" type of thing). it may be a fact, but is it ok to do it? |
Feb 24, 2014 11:45 AM
#37
daintybiscuit said: Immahnoob said: Actually, Dainty, it's kind of a fact that an unlocked car will have higher chances of being robbed, just like being mugged if you seem "rich" (actually, it's more of a "can he fight back?" type of thing). it may be a fact, but is it ok to do it? Nobody argued it's ok. |
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Feb 24, 2014 11:49 AM
#38
daintybiscuit said: Immahnoob said: Actually, Dainty, it's kind of a fact that an unlocked car will have higher chances of being robbed, just like being mugged if you seem "rich" (actually, it's more of a "can he fight back?" type of thing). it may be a fact, but is it ok to do it? why should it be ok? I cant think of a single reason. |
Feb 24, 2014 11:51 AM
#39
Nobody CAN argue it's okay unless you're bringing in context with it, but then it's like "No." in every case. It doesn't matter if it's okay or not, having an accident isn't okay but it can totally happen that you fall out of your car if you leave your doors open and start running on the streets at 180 km/h. |
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Feb 24, 2014 11:52 AM
#40
i apologise if people in general think i am pointing to them in particular, saying that i think those people somehow approve it was merely part of my argument that just b/c illegal activities occur (inc. rape) doesn't mean its ok - even when someone looks like a slut, leaves their car open, dresses up in economically challenged areas (lol, pulled that one out of my ass) again, part of a general argument about... morality, i guess! |
Feb 24, 2014 11:54 AM
#41
I'm not saying this is the case with all rape but a large percentage of it has the women in revealing clothing. We all have desires and the way women dress these days it's like they want to get raped, it's very provoking. I'd say they have a responsibility in that aspect. |
SCARY MONSTER |
Feb 24, 2014 11:55 AM
#42
GuusWayne said: I'm not saying this is the case with all rape but a large percentage of it has the women in revealing clothing, I'm just saying we all have desires and the way women dress these days it's like they want to get raped, it's very provoking. stahp |
I probably regret this post by now. |
Feb 24, 2014 11:55 AM
#43
Immahnoob said: Noldorin said: Immahnoob said: Shiratori99 said: Noldorin said: I don't think I get the talk about victim being held responsible. But as with all crimes I believe that if the victim provoked the perpetrator or made way for the crime to a certain degree, there should be a reduction in penalty. Like op's skimpy-clothes-drug-party example, a drugged guy would have a harder time controlling himself if a barely-clothed female is throwing herself at him so I think he should get less punishment than an ordinary rapist. As if rape sentences weren't already short enough. I don't agree with this reasoning for lowering sentences... "Hey, that dude pissed me off so hard while I was on drugs, I'm sorry, I had to stab him." The problem is that because of certain reasons we can't say it out loud that the victim of the murder was an idiot for pissing off a junkie, the same way goes for rape, I want to speak the truth aloud, it's still a rape, but it doesn't mean that none of these two examples did put oil on the fucking fire. Mod Edit: Removed possible baiting statements. For me the same logic from my example should apply to yours as well. Afaik this is how legal systems in most countries work too. You can't decide whether someone is guilty without considering everything that factored into that crime incident and try to look at it as objectively as possible. Diminished responsibility doesn't come in if the user was influenced by drugs, alcohol, etc or psychopathic disorders. I am looking at it from an objective point of view, the law is objective in it's own context. Is this your personal opinion or the law in your country? Laws about alcohol and drugs likely differ between countries. But I'm pretty sure in most countries if it's proven that a guy has a mental disorder that caused him to commit a crime he may not even go to the jail but be sent to an asylum instead. Surely you can't hold a sane and unsane person responsible for their actions to the same degree? Mod Edit: quote tower put under spoiler tag. |
ThangLongFeb 25, 2014 9:54 AM
Feb 24, 2014 11:58 AM
#44
GuusWayne said: I'm not saying this is the case with all rape but a large percentage of it has the women in revealing clothing. We all have desires and the way women dress these days it's like they want to get raped, it's very provoking. I'd say they have a responsibility in that aspect. a large percentage? you obviously dont know how a lot of rape happens. actually its impossible to "want to get raped" if you want it to happen, its not rape. |
Feb 24, 2014 12:00 PM
#45
GuusWayne said: I'm not saying this is the case with all rape but a large percentage of it has the women in revealing clothing. We all have desires and the way women dress these days it's like they want to get raped, it's very provoking. I'd say they have a responsibility in that aspect. I agree, women should be required to wear a burqa including veil in public to avoid accidentally causing a swelling of the nether regions of men and other unpleasant reactions. |
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Feb 24, 2014 12:00 PM
#46
Excuse me for not being the rape expert, why don't you enlighten me? |
SCARY MONSTER |
Feb 24, 2014 12:06 PM
#47
cumshotz said: GuusWayne said: 'Wanting to be raped' is contradictory to the definition of rape.Excuse me for not being the rape expert, why don't you enlighten me? What? Does that mean rape hentai does not actually feature rape? My life has been a lie :( |
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Feb 24, 2014 12:11 PM
#48
GuusWayne said: I'm not saying this is the case with all rape but a large percentage of it has the women in revealing clothing. We all have desires and the way women dress these days it's like they want to get raped, it's very provoking. I'd say they have a responsibility in that aspect. I agree with this mostly. It seems to me that many men can't control themselves when they see an especially attractive woman in skimpy clothing. It's stupid of the woman to ignore/not realize this fact. I even read somewhere that all men have more or less a rape instinct. Ladies beware >:) |
ittekimasunFeb 24, 2014 12:15 PM
Feb 24, 2014 12:17 PM
#49
cabacc2 said: a large percentage? you obviously dont know how a lot of rape happens. actually its impossible to "want to get raped" if you want it to happen, its not rape. cumshotz said: How did I know there would be atleast one smartass that would point that out to me? You were unfortunately not smart enough to know not to interpret it literally but anyways. Your actions are what matters but I know your average bimbo would be oblivious to whatever signals she's sending so I don't blame them.'Wanting to be raped' is contradictory to the definition of rape. |
SCARY MONSTER |
Feb 24, 2014 12:21 PM
#50
GuusWayne said: I'm not saying this is the case with all rape but a large percentage of it has the women in revealing clothing. We all have desires and the way women dress these days it's like they want to get raped, it's very provoking. I'd say they have a responsibility in that aspect. 1. there is a high percentage of rape cases that are towards children. This already debunks your statement. 2. doing the necessary research is up to you. but.. one time: "i made a small research because i found ur question interesting and found out than first as i thought it is all about domination and wanting to inspire fear in the victim rather than wanting to calm an urge or desire for sex , so therefor raping has little to do with what the person being raped is wearing but ratter about her ( her would be 90 percent of the cases ) vulnerability . yes is about finding an opportunity but it is more about wanting to feel powerful and i would guess is all about having a really low self stem and wanting to not feel that way but i would guess not in all cases . the second thing i found out i would like to post it as it is so here : Alcohol and/or other drug uses is frequently involved in rape. In 47% of rapes, both the victim and the perpetrator had been drinking. In 17%, only the perpetrator had been. 7% of the time, only the victim had been drinking. Rapes where neither the victim nor the perpetrator had been drinking were 29% of all rapes ." -> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071210213150AAKMefV whether this numbers are true or not is irrelevant. The most important factor are not the clothes of the women, but the women themselves. It should be pretty obvious... Noldorin said: I even read somewhere that all men have more or less a rape instinct. GuusWayne said: cabacc2 said: How did I know there would be atleast one smartass that would point that out to me? You were unfortunately not smart enough to know not to interpret it literally but anyways. Your actions are what matters. a large percentage? you obviously dont know how a lot of rape happens. actually its impossible to "want to get raped" if you want it to happen, its not rape. well... thanks. maybe you should take a closer look to the definition of rape, because the act itself is not the only factor that matters. The second factor is if the act is voluntarily or not. Both need to be fulfilled, otherwise its not rape. |
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