Rapex

I came across this device today, and although it's not yet out on the market, I find it intriguing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapex

Questions, comments, cries of anguish?

 

Cries of anguish?

Theres been threads about this before in mens issues I think. Nobody ever goes there though.

You have to keep it mind that it was made for South Africa where rape is ^^^, a huge problem.

 

You know I am 90% sold on the idea as being good but do fear that a womans scorn is powerful and would not put it past a woman to use it in the wrong way such as revenge rather that defense.

Taken From Article:

"Critics, women included, have objected to Ehler's invention as "medieval" and "vengeful, horrible, and disgusting"

Well Rape is grand, pleasant and correct? Too bad it did not casterate upon attempting to remove the device. (Again only if correctly used)

 

I see safety problems with pissing off a rapist. It might induce him to become a murderer.

The devise would need to be worn for long periods of time. (I can see the instructions "Make sure to insert before being attacked.") TSS might be an issue.

Forgetting to take it out might provide a husband with an extrordinary opportunity to be forgiving.

 

um, I don't think anyone would forget to take it out - unless they were extremely intoxicated.

 

That made me laugh out loud, to imagine some guy going to rape someone and suddenly- SHRED!!! I think its awesome, but at the same time, who's going to wear that every time she leaves the house?

 

Well on the one hand, it seems like you'd have to either be aware you were in a situation where rape might be possible, in which case you'd hopefully have the common sense to get out of the situation.

Or a woman would need to wear it every time she left the house, which seems like it would be uncomfortable.

And what if one was made improperly, and some kind of activity like jogging made the barbs insert in the woman.

Also, what if a woman was just vindictive enough to use that aginst her boyfriend for cheating on her?

On the other hand, I wouldn't mind if every woman wore one of these when going out to a nightclub, and every single scumbag rapist was tagged for life.

I don't really think it's a good idea.

 

I, like most of the rest so far, am split. For one, serves the asshole rapist right for doing that to her, it should have long spikes for permanant damage. On the other hand, I agree it could enrage a man already in a vicious mood, which may not bode well for the woman being raped if she can't get away during the initial period where the guy is first impaled.

 

I think it's hilarious. I'd definitely wear one if I was travelling the globe alone. Most women that are raped get abused or physically hurt some way or another anyway when the event occurs.

 

The problem is, most women get raped by their boyfriends, husbands, or guys they know. Very rarely do random guys rape girls they don't know. Almost all rapes are done by people the the rape victim knows. I can see girls using it agianst men for revenge or whatever. I think it will make the rape rate drop, and the murder rate rise.

Also, I think it will just cause guys to check before they rape her. Girls are usually raped under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The girl has to be able to take it out with her hand right? All a guy will have to do is reach in and pull the condom out. The only rapists that will get caught are the ones who forgot to check, which wont be very many (almost none probably), and the majority of those few wont be tried only for rape, but murder.

So I guess I'm agianst it, because it will only help catch very few rapists, turn rapes into murder, and girls will use it for revenge.

 

i think a good self defense class would go a lot further to stopping rapes and protecting women.

 

and rape isn't a 'huge' problem here?....fuck some men just don't get it.

 

In places like South Africa, a rape victim is often raped by someone she does NOT know, she is often a target of political rape (from the Miltia the Military, tribal "enemies" ect) and these womyn are often ostracized by their families, towns, fathers, brothers and husbands as being "SHAMED." It is often seen as the womyn's fault (as it often is in the West.) I don't agree with harming people, and no, it "could" be used as a weapon on your dh or boyfreind, but then again, so could a gun, or a knife ect. This is a specific self defense weapon, made for womyn in a country where rape is often inevitable, and where rape may well RUIN her life. Her husband may leave her, or if single, she might become unmarraigable, and in places were womyn have FEW options, aside from marraige or living with her parents,(if they could afford her, and would still "have" her after the "Shaming") a rape could cause her to become homeless and perhaps have to turn to unseemly ways to support herself. The destruction of the womyn, and her family, is often the PURPOSE of these rapes.

In parts of Africa (and other places, where rape is an institution of polical and class control) rapes is used PRECISELY for the reason of totally destroying the womyn, and "shaming" her entire family.

I don't live in a country where things are THIS bad, so I can't comment on how I feel about a device like this. HOW is it different than carrying a gun, in a place where crime is rampant? The end result is to harm the offender, and to prevent further assaults. I am willing to bet that the majority of those who claim carrying a handgun is a "right" will be the ones who will call this device the most "brutal."

Rape is brutal. Womyn are OFTEN left with damage to their external and internal organs, which in a poor county, often cannot be fixed. In many situations, it isn't just a quick rape, but an assault on the womyn's organs, to cause her the most damage possible, and often done, not only by a number of men, but by inantimate objects, many times ending in the womyn dying from internal injury. THIS isn't "brutal?"

Anyone who thinks rape is really nothing more than an act that is just this side of rough sex, doesn't have a clue.

 

I think it's an interesting contraption to be honest. Serves a man right for trying to rape a woman.

 

It's no different than any other concealed weapon. The same arguments could justify carrying a blade.

 

Has anyone considered the legal consequences of such a thing? In the US anyway.. I'm pretty sure that'd be considered cruel and unusual punishment for one, and not to mention it's not exactly a preventative measure either.

 

Suppose a woman does use one vindictively. How is a man supposed to prove his innocence?

If she did do it to a guy she has 2 choices(say he raped her, or accept a charge of aggravated assault). There is already a disgusting number of false rape reports...we dont need to further encourage those.

 

For the last couple of hours, I've been frustrated by this thread. Every disscusion of rape devolves into the issue of false accusation. Which hurts more, being falsly accused or being raped? Which is more important? I know more sexual assault victims than men who have been falsly accused. I think my experience is typical. Which is a more important problem, rape or faked rape?
I think that one of the reasons that rape discussions take this turn is that the instruction "don't rape women" is widly known, uncontroversial and not "cool". (Rape is one area where freaks agree with the straight establishment.)

Enough of this mini-rant. Back to the rapex device.

It does not prevent rape. It is activated after penetration. It does nothing to stop the preliminary threats, fear, beating and abuse. It interupts the rape, hopefully stopping the attack and causing the rapist to flee. It also helps catch the rapist.

If a woman forgets to remove it, a reasonable amount of foreplay will disclose its presence.

 

i think both crimes destroy lives completely. therefore i think both crimes are of fairly equal importance. not only does false accusation destroy the victim, it brings down the credibility of true victims everywhere.

 

False accusation does not break cheek bones, neither does it force one to confront deeply held religious beleifs about abortion.

To avoid false accusation, men should keep their pants on until they are with a woman than they trust. It may not be foolproof, but a good method.

Is there a similarly easy way for a woman to avoid rape?