Ryan, you’re not “talking turkey;” you’re talking gibberish. I am reminded of the “flight of ideas” one encounters in dealing with manic depressives and schizophrenics. No doubt, much of religion originated among schizophrenics.
I waste way too much time arguing online – trying to cut back – but can't leave without responding to FelixtheCat (love those tricks you do with your ears): "...in almost every date rape drug case, it turns out that the victim was drunk and consented to something she regretted when later sober." Yeah, right, Felix; I'd be interested in checking out those studies. Can you link to their peer-reviewed publications?
I'm sure that alcohol is still the favorite date rape drug, but rufies and others have been used, sometimes resulting in rape, sometimes in death (oops!). Bear in mind that one of the effects of Ruhypnol is amnesia, and that the rapist, if he has access to a woman's drink, is likely to be an acquaintance and acquaintance rapes are underreported.
I thought this writer summed it up pretty well: "... numbers are difficult to establish for many reasons, including: a lack of reporting mechanisms; because these drugs impair memory; because the drugs may no longer be in a victim's system once an assault is reported; and because sexual assaults are generally underreported (it is estimated that two to six times more rapes occur than are actually reported). In Canada, according to a study published in the November/December 2004 issue of the Canadian Journal of Public Health, not only have drug-facilitated sexual assaults increased in the past decade, but more than one in four hospital-reported sexual assaults were drug-facilitated. Overall, in both the United States and Canada, incidents are concentrated among high school, college, and university students." http://www.medhunters.com/articles/dateRapeDrugs.html
Twenty eight per cent of reported rapes are by strangers. About 82,000 rapes are reported each year in the US. That's enough stranger rapes – assuming a woman doesn't also want to strike back at rapists who are acquainted – for a woman to take precautions. Saying she should just "changer her circumstances" doesn't merit a response.
If memory serves – and it's been a few decades – the original version of this just contained a razor blade, and would have been less useful in identifying the rapist. There was similar hostile reaction to it, mostly out of misplaced sympathy for the poor rapist. It was not, as one suggested, a soft condom, so it would not have been "pushed back in."
Sounds like a good idea to me, maybe as part of a personal protection plan. While the rapist is doubled up in pain you'll have time to search through your purse for your 38. Maybe add some knock-out drops to the mix. Sure the rapist might kill his victim if she angers him. And he might kill her if she's perfectly compliant. With something to make her rapist easier to identify she could then strike back from beyond the grave. This device would not only protect the one victim wearing it but also future potential victims. Sounds like it is worthy of being marketed by Ronco to me. Maybe part of their Vegematic line.
I'm sure that alcohol is still the favorite date rape drug, but rufies and others have been used, sometimes resulting in rape, sometimes in death (oops!). Bear in mind that one of the effects of Ruhypnol is amnesia, and that the rapist, if he has access to a woman's drink, is likely to be an acquaintance and acquaintance rapes are underreported.
I thought this writer summed it up pretty well: "... numbers are difficult to establish for many reasons, including: a lack of reporting mechanisms; because these drugs impair memory; because the drugs may no longer be in a victim's system once an assault is reported; and because sexual assaults are generally underreported (it is estimated that two to six times more rapes occur than are actually reported). In Canada, according to a study published in the November/December 2004 issue of the Canadian Journal of Public Health, not only have drug-facilitated sexual assaults increased in the past decade, but more than one in four hospital-reported sexual assaults were drug-facilitated. Overall, in both the United States and Canada, incidents are concentrated among high school, college, and university students." http://www.medhunters.com/articles/dateRapeDrugs.html
If memory serves – and it's been a few decades – the original version of this just contained a razor blade, and would have been less useful in identifying the rapist. There was similar hostile reaction to it, mostly out of misplaced sympathy for the poor rapist. It was not, as one suggested, a soft condom, so it would not have been "pushed back in."
Sounds like a good idea to me, maybe as part of a personal protection plan. While the rapist is doubled up in pain you'll have time to search through your purse for your 38. Maybe add some knock-out drops to the mix. Sure the rapist might kill his victim if she angers him. And he might kill her if she's perfectly compliant. With something to make her rapist easier to identify she could then strike back from beyond the grave. This device would not only protect the one victim wearing it but also future potential victims. Sounds like it is worthy of being marketed by Ronco to me. Maybe part of their Vegematic line.
Thanks.