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Demoiselle

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5. This is good news, I think.

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Wed Apr 10, 2013, 01:36 PM

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Some good news about rape--There is much less of it these days. [View all] Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 OP

Hello? Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #1

Certainly doesn't fit the narrative. sibelian Apr 2013 #2

What narrative? The Link Apr 2013 #4

narrative "rape culture is alive and well and growing" snooper2 Apr 2013 #7

Yeah, that's the one. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #9

Rape culture is alive and well, as recent news events have amply demonstrated. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #51

Is that what your goal was? Rex Apr 2013 #26

good news! n/t RainDog Apr 2013 #3

This is good news, I think. Demoiselle Apr 2013 #5

I could post lots of articles that say the decline in rape stats justiceischeap Apr 2013 #6

why would they be more discouraged today than in 1995? seems they'd be less discouraged HiPointDem Apr 2013 #8

And there's no reason to believe reporting is *less* discouraged/impeded today than 15 yrs ago justiceischeap Apr 2013 #14

there's no reason to believe that things have gotten worse re reporting -- on college campuses HiPointDem Apr 2013 #16

my son is going to university of new orleans next year. they have ONE reported rape for last year. seabeyond Apr 2013 #19

*crickets* redqueen Apr 2013 #33

The fear of coming forward and facing your attacker was also true in 1995. Threedifferentones Apr 2013 #38

in 1997, 1 in 36 female college students were raped. Every school year. KitSileya Apr 2013 #54

i do not know. i do not know that they have gone down, stayed the same or gone up. seabeyond Apr 2013 #57

These are actual numbers. Do you have any actual numbers? Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #18

... justiceischeap Apr 2013 #28

*more crickets* redqueen Apr 2013 #34

All of that was also true in 1995. Threedifferentones Apr 2013 #42

wrong. i am not going to go hunting for link, but i read not long ago, they decided the questions seabeyond Apr 2013 #43

Once again, as long as the flaws in the questions are consistent, the drop is real. Threedifferentones Apr 2013 #45

as i said, they found how and when they asked the question, gave different answers. so even though seabeyond Apr 2013 #47

Ya, a lot of us do go around saying "see, see" without knowing what we are talking about. Threedifferentones Apr 2013 #61

the top brass at NYPD has been discouraging officers from reporting violent crime as such.... bettyellen Apr 2013 #25

i haven't and there's no reason to think it happens anymore now than in the past. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #35

well in NYC theres been this: bettyellen Apr 2013 #53

No reason to think underreporting happens any more than it did in the past. There has always HiPointDem Apr 2013 #56

This study includes both reported and unreported rapes. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #11

except this seems to be a survey of people dsc Apr 2013 #12

Do you believe rape is less reported today than previously? cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #13

I don't think there is much change in the average of rapes being reported justiceischeap Apr 2013 #15

money is tied into the number the police volunteerly give to FBI. forces are downgrading rape seabeyond Apr 2013 #17

This is from victimization surveys, not police departments. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #21

I posted upthread 1 in every 36 women college students in 1997 were raped. KitSileya Apr 2013 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author boston bean Apr 2013 #39

here are a couple threads where we actually discuss the issue of manipulating the numbers instead of seabeyond Apr 2013 #20

You ought to actually read the BJS report. You'll find stuff in there that suits you. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #22

you want to know why more people are not cheering. common sense tell us otherwise. fact tells us seabeyond Apr 2013 #24

"Facts tell us otherwise." You're blatantly ignoring the facts, because you don't like what they say Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #29

I looked at your links. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #30

I have this one filed under 'S' Sea.. ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #36

Most violent crimes have been trending downwards for years now. temporary311 Apr 2013 #23

Good news if true, but I wonder if rape reporting has to do with this. Dash87 Apr 2013 #27

Problems with their numbers A Little Weird Apr 2013 #31

Got a link for that? Because I looked at the study's methodology... Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #32

No A Little Weird Apr 2013 #37

I imagine some people are indeed comforted that they are drowning in only 20 feet of water... LanternWaste Apr 2013 #40

Men raping women is static. It doesn't change, IMO. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #41

Okay, you've made me curious enough to ask. 99Forever Apr 2013 #44

Please provide a link where I tried to stop "you horrible men" from raping......I'm waiting. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #48

I wasn't being snarky... 99Forever Apr 2013 #52

You can't just lob this turd into the pool and not explain it. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #50

The BJS purposefully excludes series victimization boston bean Apr 2013 #46

Here's a recent thread about the issue. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #49

That's certainly good news mythology Apr 2013 #58

Maybe mercuryblues Apr 2013 #59

Oh. Well, then. Iggo Apr 2013 #60