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Re: A Wrist-Worn Answer to Sexual Attack?

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Post by king_jester » Sat, Jan 26, 2013, 12:43 AM UTC

readme wrote: post #39

king_jester wrote: post #19

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> What would actually help stop a rape is some pepper spray. I don't know the legality of that in India, but I have to say a lot of places in the US make it way too difficult to acquire this very basic and effective self defense item. Self defense gear isn't a great systemic solution to sexual assault and rape, esp. when it occurs with great frequency and police do not take such cases seriously. Even in the US most s…

>most people are assaulted by someone they know, not by a random stranger on the street. Absolutely true > Self defense gear isn't a great systemic solution to sexual assault and rape Absolutely true, they are not a systemic solution. They are an individual 's solution who chooses to take responsibility for his or her own safety. A good systemic solution might be to legalize and subsidize brothels?

Stopping sexual assault isn't just an individual's problem, it is a problem for all of society. Why should we live in a culture where 1 in 5 women will experience sexual assault in their lifetime? The kind of systemic problems we face can't be solved by an individual buying a self defense item. We need to focus on defeating a rape culture: http://www.shakesville.com/2009/10/rape-culture-101.html

Re: A Wrist-Worn Answer to Sexual Attack?

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Post by antihero » Sat, Jan 26, 2013, 1:42 PM UTC

theorique wrote: post #11

matt_ wrote: post #7

A gun? Pepper Spray? You have no idea how the rapist will react to that. And someone shouldn't have to have the burden of ending another human's life just to not be attacked.

A gun? Pepper Spray? You have no idea how the rapist will react to that. By screaming in pain and flopping on the ground, one would hope. And someone shouldn't have to have the burden of ending another human's life just to not be attacked. Well sure, but given the choice of injuring / killing an attacker, or being attacked, what do you think most people would pick? What would you pick?

I dunno, with rape then ending their life, but if it was something like a mugging, I'd prefer to part with my shiny phone and get punched in the face than end another human's live. And if everyone carried guns, too many people would end up finding this out the hard way.

Re: A Wrist-Worn Answer to Sexual Attack?

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Post by theorique » Mon, Jan 28, 2013, 2:59 PM UTC

antihero wrote: post #52

theorique wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A gun? Pepper Spray? You have no idea how the rapist will react to that. By screaming in pain and flopping on the ground, one would hope. And someone shouldn't have to have the burden of ending another human's life just to not be attacked. Well sure, but given the choice of injuring / killing an attacker, or being attacked, what do you think most people would pick? What would you pick?

I dunno, with rape then ending their life, but if it was something like a mugging, I'd prefer to part with my shiny phone and get punched in the face than end another human's live . And if everyone carried guns, too many people would end up finding this out the hard way.

Perhaps I am more brutal than most. But if a person threatens me with potential violence to take my phone or wallet, then their life is the least of my concerns - it's essentially forfeit.

Are they going to stab me after they steal my stuff? Are they going to put me in a car and take me to another location? When violence is threatened, you simply don't know where it's going to lead. I'd rather err on the side of caution which is why I support CCP / LTC for responsible and law-abiding citizens.