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JaneyVee

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17. Except it's not an "equalizer".

Reply to Bake (Reply #13)

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 04:41 PM

Mar 2013

When exactly are you supposed to shoot the rapist, before or after the rape? If you shoot before the rape then you weren't raped and if you kill the person without evidence of rape the woman will go to jail. Shooting after the rape doesn't heal the physical & psychological impact of the ordeal. Claiming self defense isn't a get out of jail free card and may end the woman up in jail while also being a victim. What if the woman doesn't want to kill anyone or have to live with that on her conscience?

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19-yr-old school girl gangraped in Auto, 7 year old raped in School, Call Center employe gang raped [View all] Joel thakkar Mar 2013 OP

It's also possible the women are reporting being raped where before they were silent. dkf Mar 2013 #1

THIS. redqueen Mar 2013 #5

these are acts of annihilation. Evil evil evil. roguevalley Mar 2013 #2

Acts of annihilation. Well said. freshwest Mar 2013 #4

Is this because of more rapes, or because the high-profile case has more victims coming forward? Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2013 #3

Police do not take rape too serious in India and treat the victim as the guilty one. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #6

Is this about oppressing women? siligut Mar 2013 #7

They would prefer Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #21

Lest anyone think this is a 'third world' problem... redqueen Mar 2013 #8

Rape seems to be epidemic in India. MineralMan Mar 2013 #9

What Cultural differences? Vehl Mar 2013 #22

Women in India understand the solution guardian Mar 2013 #10

Well, THIS should be interesting! Bake Mar 2013 #11

Point is we shouldn't have to arm Texasgal Mar 2013 #12

No, you shouldn't. Bake Mar 2013 #13

Except it's not an "equalizer". JaneyVee Mar 2013 #17

Are you serious? Bake Mar 2013 #19

Except in a perfect world Texasgal Mar 2013 #24

If you're at close range, you don't have to be that great a shot. Bake Mar 2013 #25

in India the woman would be charged with murder most likely JI7 Mar 2013 #30

Arm all school age girls to prevent rapes like happened to that 7 yr old! woohoo!!! uppityperson Mar 2013 #14

Just to help you out guardian Mar 2013 #16

Maybe you missed the 7 yr old in the OP. Just taking it to the logical conclusion, and back at you.. uppityperson Mar 2013 #18

Two Snaps! n/t Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #23

Maybe you missed the whole subthread prompted by the Salon link. Bake Mar 2013 #26

Since our back and forth is the subthread, no, I didn't miss it. uppityperson Mar 2013 #27

Not to minimize that, but compare Delhi to New Orleans cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #15

+1 Thank you for fact checking. Delhi has 16 million people! Vehl Mar 2013 #20

GANG rapes seem on the rise, especially. WinkyDink Mar 2013 #28

My thought, too. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #31

those numbers of Rise in Rapes are misleading JI7 Mar 2013 #29