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In reply to the discussion: Eckerd College President: You Can Stop Rape By Not Drinking Or Having Casual Sex [View all]Johonny
(20,841 posts)Rape generally follows other violent crime in this trend. It impairs judgement of the victim and the perpetrator. While it won't STOP rape. It is a simple solution that likely would reduce instances where people confront each other under impaired judgement. Solving the complex issues involved in violent crime is hard, but when writing about simple things people can do to avoid either being raped or committing rape I don't think it is exactly stupid to point out alcohol is a huge contributing factor in many rape cases. Life is about not putting yourself into bad situations. It is not that a bad situation might not happen to you anyways, but simple things can help you avoid them. If someone asked me what can I do to stay out of bad situation I'd tell them the same thing as this guy: stay away from situations with large amounts of alcohol.
Will stopping alcohol consumption end violence? No one seems to be even very good at stopping alcohol consumption. I doubt most people will listen to his advice. As for casual sex... if the man figures out a way to prevent people from having sex, he deserves a prize