Morgan BellRapists are not strangers hiding in the bushes
June 19th 2008 17:25
Most woman who are sexually assaulted in Australia know their attackers
One in five women (19 per cent) have experienced sexual violence at some stage of their adult lives (since the age of 15)
78 per cent of these female victims of sexual assault knew the offender
Of the women who were sexually assaulted by a previous partner, 49 per cent were physically injured (bruising or worse) while 8 per cent of women sexually assaulted by their current partner were physically injured.
12 per cent of women have been sexually abused as children (before the age of 15)
Most of the abuse was perpetrated by other male relatives (35.1 per cent), father/step father (16.5 per cent), family friends (16.5 per cent) and acquaintance/neighbours (15.4 per cent). Only 8.6 per cent of these young women were sexually abused by strangers.
The United Nations measured crime victimisation across seventeen industrialised countries, including Australia. Sexual assault included incidents described as rape, attempted rape or indecent assaults. These were some of the results:
Women in Sweden, Finland, Australia and England and Wales were most at risk of sexual assault.
Women in Japan, Northern Ireland, Poland and Portugal were least at risk.
Women know the offender(s) in about half of the all sexual incidents: in a third they were known by name and in about a sixth by sight.
Most sexual incidents involved only one offender.
Weapons were very rarely involved.
Source:
Australian Parliamentary Library
Measuring domestic violence and sexual assault against women: a review of the literature and statistics
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According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
In the USA almost 2/3 of rapes are committed by someone known to the victim.
60% of sexual assaults occur in the home (either your own or that of a friend or relative)
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Help Lines in Australia
Domestic Violence Line Counselling Service - 1800 656 463 (FREECALL)
Rape Crisis Centre - 1800 424 017 (FREECALL)
Help Lines in the USA
National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE.
One in five women (19 per cent) have experienced sexual violence at some stage of their adult lives (since the age of 15)
78 per cent of these female victims of sexual assault knew the offender
Of the women who were sexually assaulted by a previous partner, 49 per cent were physically injured (bruising or worse) while 8 per cent of women sexually assaulted by their current partner were physically injured.
12 per cent of women have been sexually abused as children (before the age of 15)
Most of the abuse was perpetrated by other male relatives (35.1 per cent), father/step father (16.5 per cent), family friends (16.5 per cent) and acquaintance/neighbours (15.4 per cent). Only 8.6 per cent of these young women were sexually abused by strangers.
The United Nations measured crime victimisation across seventeen industrialised countries, including Australia. Sexual assault included incidents described as rape, attempted rape or indecent assaults. These were some of the results:
Women in Sweden, Finland, Australia and England and Wales were most at risk of sexual assault.
Women in Japan, Northern Ireland, Poland and Portugal were least at risk.
Women know the offender(s) in about half of the all sexual incidents: in a third they were known by name and in about a sixth by sight.
Most sexual incidents involved only one offender.
Weapons were very rarely involved.
Source:
Australian Parliamentary Library
Measuring domestic violence and sexual assault against women: a review of the literature and statistics
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According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
In the USA almost 2/3 of rapes are committed by someone known to the victim.
60% of sexual assaults occur in the home (either your own or that of a friend or relative)
Really Long Link
Help Lines in Australia
Domestic Violence Line Counselling Service - 1800 656 463 (FREECALL)
Rape Crisis Centre - 1800 424 017 (FREECALL)
Help Lines in the USA
National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE.
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Comment by S.L.
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My sister was raped on the job at a convenience store twenty-odd years ago. It took two years to catch the guy because he was a stranger.
My oldest daughter was raped and murdered by a stranger 21 years ago and he was caught rather quickly due to the fact that he was a serial killer and she was his last victim.
I don't know about Australia, but here in the US, we see cases of stranger abduction, rape and murder almost as often as those committed by acquaintences.
Sometimes it is a stranger, hiding in the bushes.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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the USA does seem to have a higher rate of stranger sexual assaults than Australia, about a third of all cases according to RAINN
these statistics were just intended to highlight the little known (and larger than people realise) domestic element to sex crimes, not to detract from the tragedy of stranger crimes
thanks for your comment
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apparently less than 20% of Australian women report their sexual assaults to the police . . . all rapists are criminals whether they are friends, partners, parents, or strangers, and women need to report every single case
and those United Nations stats say that worldwide it is equally likely for a sexual assault to be perpetrated by a stranger as a non-stranger
with the Australian stats i found the figure related to children most shocking that over 90% of perpetrators were known to the child . . . we have a real problem with child abuse and other domestic abuse here but i wasnt aware it was quite that high
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I'm lost for words.
No heartfelt expression of sorrow on my part would be nearly sufficient given that trauma.
Morgan - to say that rape (in any form) is abhorrent is truly understating the matter.
That someone/anyone - let alone a friend of relative should commit such a heinous crime frankly makes me sick to the gut.
Comment by The Perfect Red King
Do not falter my friends. The actions of Rape and all forms of abuse, sexual or otherwise are the traits of the weak and deprave.
These are the flaws of the corrupt peoples of the world who have caved into their animalistic instincts and the depravity of their lower conscious.
This post is hereby my seal of vendetta. It marks this post as being worthy of outrage and unrestricted action. The supreme cult of Audaciology authorizes all peoples of the world to seek out your local rapist or one within your state/region and evoke your own personal judgement and vengeance on them for their crimes.
***Disclaimer***: The supreme cult of audaciology does not control your local law enforcement and is not responsible for your actions. ever.
DRINK OF THE MADNESS!
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The worst part about sexual assault in Australia is that statistically speaking, very few offenders are actually found guilty and when they are the sentences are too light. This means many many sexual assaults here go unreported. Being dragged through the courts and having it bear so few just results... most women don't want to put themselves through it.
I personally know that those who assault are not necessarily strangers. I've been a victim of an attempted rape by someone I knew and a high school friend was raped by her father's best friend after a family picnic. Neither of us reported our assaults. We were young and afraid and traumatised. The system needs to make changes so that women who report these crimes are not treated as criminals themselves. And as you are already aware Morgan, I was the victim of a stalker who broke into my home while I slept and the police treated it like a joke even though I knew the man's name and he lived in my building they did nothing.
SL is right though, strangers do lurk and stalk and rape and murder and everyone should never forget that danger can appear behind bushes and as in Sydney in the past few weeks, broad daylight on an open street.
Thank you for highlighting the high number of victims who are attacked by people known to them. It really does happen more than people think.
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The UN has just today classified rape as a 'war tactic' that must be combated.
Comment by Lilla
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Many many tears and heart pain for your sorrow... I have a friend here in Australia who has also lost a child to such an insidious beast, her lifes quest to keep him in Jail.
... I can only hope SL, that you had the opportunity to say your good byes to your daughters body. Here in Australia (back then) her mother was not allowed to her side to say goodbye and achieve closure... something that I feel (and have worked hard) to help change. No matter the mess, in my view it is a mothers right and no man, beast, government or God himself, has the right to intervene in that process... Gosh I am so sorry for your loss ...
Morgan,
I found the statistics so very alarming and not much to be said for the Anglosaxon/Nordic/Viking races then.
It was reassuring that few weapons were used, though, however small a blessing... (I guess?) the stats are really appauling, no doubts.
Lilla ...
Comment by S.L.
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The monster who killed my daughter is right where he belongs, on Death Row. Maybe someday they'll get around to killing him before he succombs to old age. No, Lilla, I didn't get to see my daughter. She was out in the elements for five weeks and barely recognizable as human when they finally found her. I didn't want that image to be the last one I had of her. Hearing him get the Death Penalty was pretty good closure. At least he'll never be free to do it again.
A year later the schools allowed me to work with the "Teen Alert Program" and give safety talks at the local schools. Hopefully it kept some other teen aged girl from trusting a monster.
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if only there were more nice guys like you!
rape is sickening and abhorrant, the fact that it is so common and so common in the domestic environment really shocked me . . . as i said to S.L there is something going terribly wrong with the attitudes to women in our culture
thanks for your sincere comments
hi The Perfect Red King,
most of us wont even have to look outside our own homes when seeking out our rapists . . . it is a depravity that i think we as a community need to acknowledge and chop off at the source!
no im not talking penises or vengence (although some victims may be so inclined) more educating our young men that domestic violence and sex crimes are never acceptable!
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yes 80% of women arent reporting sexual assaults, possibly because if weapons arent used they dont show physical signs of a beating they dont think they will be taken seriously
i remember your stalker, the police in NSW are a joke . . . i lived with a violent alcoholic in a sharehouse situation in Sydney who once tried to break into my locked bedroom threatening to stab me with a knife and kill me, i was a prisoner in my room for hours while as he threw his body against my door screaming and swearing and i repeatedly called the police, when they finally came out they didnt even arrest him or check where i was in the house, they didnt even file a report of the incident
im so sorry for the violence and intimidation you have suffered Cheryl, it is a real problem that the perpetrators of these incidents are so rarely brought to justice
i really think even one night in a jail cell might give the message to these people that this behaviour is unacceptable
thanks for your comment
Comment by Morgan Bell
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that is excellent news that the UN is taking rape seriously, in situations of war rape can be use to systematically terrorise women, i dont know what is wrong with the human race sometimes
it is getting quite sad that in western civilised society that we basically consider women "lucky" to live their whole lives without being assaulted
there is no reason for Australians to be so agressive towards women, this is not a war-torn or third world country, i really find these statistics so unacceptable and infuriating
hi Lilla
appalling and alarming . . . i couldnt have said it better myself!
its a terrible reality for most women and i actually dont know which idea i find more frightening, strangers with weapons raping brutally or fathers and husbands silently raping their families . . . it is an insidious culture of acceptance that we have to stamp out!
thanks for your comment
Comment by Mountain Fog
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However, to see that Japan is one of the lowest really got me thinking, I do NOT believe these stats are correct, at least in regards to Japan.
A female friend of mine, (and a couple of other friends at different times) lived in Japan, Tokyo and Kobe etc, for some time, a couple of years, and I can tell you, Japan should be right up on top from what I was told, well, in the least in sexual assault and harrassment, probably rape too.
Whenever a girl, even school children, have to walk down a side alley, or travel on the bus or train, and end up being next to, or near men, more often than not, they are masturbated upon!!
In the alleyways, they even chase the girl, they are almost always in suits, being office workers, they chase them as they masturbate trying to lob some cum on the woman or girl's clothes!!
Sometimes there are a number of men at the same time!!
My friend was confronted by three Japanese 'businessmen', their dicks out and wanking, and she had to hurry past them, while they sprayed her with their ejaculations!!!
The trouble with Japan is, it is still a very closed and highly secretive society. Woman and even men, still deeply feel shame, so all would rather stay silent on such matters, than speak openly, particularly to a Westerner, so I have been informed, and that is from men, women and some Japanese themselves, who I have befriended.
Mothers (traditionally) used to sleep (sexually) with the eldest son, while the father was away, for instance. This goes way back in time in their culture. I doubt that this practise is still prevalent, however, it gives an interesting background to this subject.
As for SL, gee, what can anyone say about that, just too horrible for words frankly.
So, my sincere condolances SL, we may disagree on many (many) matters, but that should not preclude me feeling a sense of common decency and wishing you well and peace within, after suffering such awful tragedies.
fog
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Thank you for spreading the word about rape.
I was once in a situation where I could tell that the guy I had invited into my hotel room in Ho Chi Minh City (he helped me find the hotel so I thought I'd invite him for a bit of small talk) was thinking about raping me. I had just fallen over on the pavement and I mentioned that my leg hurt a bit. I could see him calculating the possibilities that he could overpower me, and deliberately flexed my leg to show that it wasn't so wounded after all. I then asked him politely but very firmly to leave, and that was that.
So a message to all people travelling alone: don't invite anyone into your hotel room unless you're 100% sure you can trust them. Thankfully nothing happened, but it's made me more cautious now.
As for Japan, Fog may very well have a point in questioning those statistics. I think Asian women are less likely to speak up about being assaulted than Western ones in general.
Hi SL, I hope you have been able to deal with those traumatic experiences in the most positive way possible... I'm very sorry to hear about your loss.
Comment by Anne Tootill
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Women in Japan, Northern Ireland, Poland and Portugal were least at risk.
Women know the offender(s) in about half of the all sexual incidents: in a third they were known by name and in about a sixth by sight.
Most sexual incidents involved only one offender.
Why are our sisters in Japan, Northern Ireland, Poland and Portuagal different from us?
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Comment by Kleonaptra
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You guys have made excellent points - I know of a lot of cases where victims are not taken seriously and you really have to prove your innocence before anything is done. This gets harder and harder in poor areas. And I acknowledge what a hassle courts would be. As an idealistic young child, I always said, "Oh, I would tell the cops"
For me its not the court or the trial or even convincing the cops of my story - for me its far more simple.
Why on Earth would you want to make a monster even angrier with you? Our justice system is inadequete, (I was going to say joke but hey, I watched Shapelle's trial) Lets just say, all goes well. So, they go to jail.
Do you really think in that brief two or three years he will forget who put him there? Does anyone really believe he will find forgiveness and love in jail? Give me a break. He will emerge stronger harder meaner and more creative than when he went in and the first thing on his mind is going to be revenge when he gets out.
And thats if his friends didnt get you two days after he got caught. Move, sink into the sea of humanity and pray he never finds you. And your loved ones. Its really not as simple as 'tell the cops and the bad man goes away' no, not that simple at all.
And yes.....We do generally know our attackers. I acknowledge SL - I was actually going to say a similar thing about strangers - but its much rarer here in Australia.
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wow i had never heard that about Japan before . . . i guess it could be a case of the women surveyed not considering the behaviour offensive?
im really not sure . . . i know i would find it offensive!
a more detailed look at the 2000 data set showed
total sexual incidents:
AUS 4.0%; JAP 1.2%
sexual assault (including forced intercourse, attempted rape, and indecent assault):
AUS 1.0%; JAP 0.1%
other sexually offensive behaviour:
AUS 3.0%; JAP 1.1%
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that sounds like a terrible experience in HCMC
the United Nations stats are based on a survey rather than police reports so the only real variable is how the women who answer the terms interpret the terms like "sexual assault", which could be impacted by culture
hi Anne,
there are some links between intoxication (drugs and alcohol) and sexual assault, also links between rapists being criminals and incarcirated for other crimes . . . personally i think in Australia we have a culture of "not dobbing on our mates" and not being involved with our neighbours or communities so theres alot of people turning a blind eye
hi Don Lee,
i hear stories like that all the time and what amazes me is that a rapist would feel comfortable revealing his crime to a group of other men, it suggests to me that he would have been expecting a positive result (rather than the well deserved punch in the nose) and i wonder where they get this confidence from, this impression that other men will most likely find it acceptable?
im glad there are some men who take it as seriously as you!
oh and S.L.
have you ever done a post about the Teen Alert Program? it sounds like a really great idea and i would love to hear more so please post me a link . . . im sure alot of women would be interested . . . and men too!
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that is a really important point you have made!
fear is a huge factor with women not reporting domestic violence and sexual assault . . . fear of revenge attacks, and also fear of causing irrepairable damage to your family unit or social group
kids dont report their step-dads because they dont want to upset their mums or because they have been threatened that bad things will happen to them if they tell
if you report your neighbour or your workmate you you fear them tracking you down, and fear having to uproot yourself from your home or job
with husbands and dads their is probably a huge amount of misplaced loyalty or financial dependance
thanks so much for your comments Kleo!
Comment by S.L.
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In the modern age "Rape" while considered horrendous by most evokes only a shameful shaking of the head and perhaps some pointless statement such as "That's terrible..." or "I'm sorry to hear that..."
Even in the event that such crimes are reported the penalties are convoluted and usually rather weak.
Humanity has lost its will to fight. We no longer lift our arms, or swing them wildly. We are the idle, the waiting, our eyes do pierce but nothing more.
Even education is a poorly conceived notion of change. The education of today is watered down with disrespect, rebellion and oppression, it is perceived to be the tyranny of young minds and despite any good advice or proper wisdom that could come from it, ignorance is a far more sweet sounding voice.
The social problem you're looking at here is not "Rape" it's not sexual assault, it's not even crime. It's "Society" itself in its modern evolution. Your outcry is not specialized... it's an embodied vocalization of a much greater sickness.
You're talking about the Human Disease darling, the infection that exists in all tiers and facets of our modern world. Propagated by the clash of upper and lower existences, instinct and education, science and spirit, idealism and realism.
Besides.... none of what I've said matters - you can't stop rape, you can't stop murder, because the world loves these things so very much.
Despite the victims, their tears and blood fuel the hunger of the masses for carnage and sorrow. Only the darkest and most twisted reflections of human nature satiate the general public. In movies, the news, television and books - all media is a presentation of the other half, the psychopath in the back of everyone's mind.
The predator, the killer, the rapist - she's the thing we love to hate and hate to love.
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A long time ago as a teenager, and a very niave one at that, I was almost raped by someone I considered a good friend. I was one of the lucky one's because I managed to talk him out of it. But it stays with me always.
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(are you the same writer as The Perfect Red King above?)
i think our culture does glorify violence and often puts sex and violence together, i dont think you can entirely blame the arts or the media though . . . personally i think alot of men still consider women inferior and sex as a game or a competition . . . we teach little boys to objectify and disrespect women, we teach them to pursue sex and power at all costs, we teach them that the only crime is getting caught
but i dont have a defeatist attitude, i think if the older people in our society made it clear that sexual assault (or any violence) is unacceptable we might be able to reduce the problem
hi Kleo,
what is your book about?
hi Gaye,
sounds like a scarey situation . . . like Ruby said it is the one thing which women can always bond over because the problem is so widespread
thanks for your comment
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If that does not scream loud and clear to the world that these men show no remorse whatsoever for their crimes and are very likely to be repeat offenders then the world has really gone to hell.
This truly sickens me.
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isnt it terrible how they think a broken arm or scarred skin is the only way to injure someone . . . if they dont understand the significance of humiliating, tormenting and torturing someone is then they really cant be sorry
thanks for the update, even though it is sickening it shouldnt be ignored
Comment by Kleonaptra
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The predator, the killer, the rapist - she's the thing we love to hate and hate to love.
That right there could be the books blurb. Im working on a few novels but right now the one Im working on comes directly from my own experiences. Its fiction, but Ive been inspired by real people and real events and its therapy for me to put it into this format. Its really quite horrific, and it will amaze me if anyone actually enjoys it!
My book plans to show the direct effect of that - the emotional damage that turns someone into something they shouldnt have been. The plan of the book is you spend the whole time cheering for the main character....Hoping she wins, only to realize she's become a bad guy right before your eyes.
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sounds fascinating . . . i will be interested to read it once it is completed!
good luck!
Comment by Justin
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Additionally, males are less likely to report that they have been sexual assault victims due to gender stereotyping thus limiting the statistical data. Increasingly, although marginally, evidence of females raping men does occur and happening more and more in regards to female members of authority, especially school teachers, eliciting sex from male minors.
Although it is conclusive that within the victim-offender relationship sexual assaults are much more likely to be a family member or a 'known other', rather than a stranger.
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thanks for the info on the male victims
i was not trying to suggest male victims dont exist i was just limiting my scope to the female data set to debunk the myth that all sex crimes against women are random
of course all sexual assault is unacceptable regardless of gender
Comment by Anne Tootill
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Let's get down to it, why don't we dob them in? Is it because we think we've asked for it, maybe drinking too much, perhaps giving out the wrong message.
Morgan mentioned the don't dob on your mates syndrome but I think it's got to be deeper than that.
We are indeed a queer breed.
Comment by Kleonaptra
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I adressed one of the reasons. The penalty for rape - IF they go away at all - is a maximum of 5 years (I think) and the fact that the attacker is usually known to the victim means if they DO get put away, you still have to live in the same community with all the attackers friends. Far from 'teaching them a lesson' jail just makes them harder and meaner and who's name is on their lips the second they get out?
And thats only IF they go away for it. If you report it, and they dont go to jail, its big trouble.
Also the reasons you have stated factor into it. I cant speak for everyone but those are the reasons near to me.
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There's nothing worse than having your worthiness stripped by a selfish-minded older man or boy and you're left holding the bag of memories for life. It's not just; nor is the raw feeling that no matter how much you might come to love somebody, and even if you become very close to him, you're always going to have those nagging self-doubts of self-worth. DROP THEM NOW.
YOU DESERVE TO HAVE A GOOD AND WHOLESOME LOVING RELATIONSHIP AND NOT PULLED BACK BY PAST PHANTOMS.
I NORMALLY DON'T GET "PREACHY" (ESP. WITH PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW, HOW RUDE)--BUT ON THIS ISSUE, WHEN I SEE PEOPLE LIVING THEIR LIVES AS THE WALKING WOUNDED OF TERRIBLY SELFISH VICTIMIZERS FROM THEIR PAST, I WILL STEP ON THE OLD SOAP BOX AND LET LOOSE!
YOU'RE A CHILD OF GOD CREATED IN HIS IMAGE; YOU DON'T NEED TO LET YOUR PHANTOMS DESTROY THIS IMAGE IN YOUR HEAD, HEART AND SOUL. GOD BLESS YOU -- GOOD LUCK AND KEEP WRITING!
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They're absoloutey correct, japanese people have liike the least sex in the world, it's only natural to assume they have the least rapes.
don't be starting with 'gee rape is a crime and should not be compared to consensual sex', it's a crime in which the criminal is looking for sexual gratification.
Though,oddly enough, Japan has oddly high rates of pedophiles. heh...
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Just what crime ins't about power? In the broadest sense it's all about power.
umm, yes, your point?
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When despite the very proper face they wear, theyre some of the dirtiest.
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Umm, I wasn't really...
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Not any of this bothers me anymore now that I have found out that I was created in God's image. God is a curly-haired Arab--looking woman with smallish breasts and bigish feet.
Who knew?
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i dont know if that comment was addressed to my original article or one of the following comments, but this post wasnt intended for me to be some kind of "wounded victim", i was merely providing some statistics that showed the proportion of sexual assaults against women that are actually domestic violence . . . i wasnt talking about anything i had been through personally just giving the results of some studies
regardless, im sure your advice is well intentioned so thankyou for your comment
hi Ahmed
i didnt know Japan had high rates of pedophiles, thats interesting, i wonder if it higher than Australia?
actually i wonder if Japans overall crimes rate (including theft and murder etc) is higher or lower than Australia and the USA?
i might go over the United Nations report again later . . .
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actually i wonder if Japans overall crimes rate (including theft and murder etc) is higher or lower than Australia and the USA?
I'm not sure, I think they have more people getting charged with child pornography and pedophilia than Australia but they have less crimes overall.
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apparently the Japanese dont have alot of actual sex, well protected sex anyway haha
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We all know about the Greeks, any port in a storm.
OOOah, how could you Anna Maria, you witch you.
Ruby you are a very funny woman.
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well youre probably talking to the wrong person, im asexual myself so it seems completely sane to me haha
but many sexual people choose not to engage in sex for cultural or practical reasons . . . and that was a survey by a condom manufacturer so perhaps the Japanese use other forms of contraception or are more monogamous and interested in having children?
im not entirely sure, im definately no expert on Japanese culture . . . but if you find out do tell us!
Comment by Mike Crowl
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Now before anyone jumps on me, let me assure you that I think rape is a vicious, nasty crime, and rapists deserve the punishment they received. But after having read quite a few years ago that supposedly one in four women in New Zealand had been sexually assaulted, I started getting a bit edgy about statistics. My first concern with these stats from your link is that none of them are accurate; they're all estimates.
Furthermore when we come to talking about sexual assault, we need to know what is included under that umbrella term. As in the item I quoted above, sexual assault was made to include all manner of things which few people would honestly (and I mean women as well as men) include in the area of sexual assault.
Statistics are a real problem when it comes to areas where there's an issue between men and women, particularly. But apart from any gender issues, we have to be careful to see that stats are actually saying what they claim to be saying.
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nope, their porn is much better ^_^
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Rape is the perpetuation of an act of sexual intercourse with a person against his or her will and consent, whether his/her will is overcome by force or fear resulting from the threat of force, or by drugs administered without consent or when, because of mental deficiency s/he is incapable of giving consent or when s/he is below the arbitrary age of consent.
In other words, the term "rape" is used when penetration is involved, even slight penetration, and even if no ejaculation occurs. Also note that the threat of force is sufficient - many people report fearing for their lives even when their attacker is not carrying a weapon.
There is also statutory rape which is not wholly defined by consent. Rather, when one person is over 18 and the other is less than the legal age of consent.
There is also Sexual Abuse. It is defined according to the same system as rape. However, the difference is that penetration is not required. Rather, all that is required is "sexual contact" - touching of intimate or sexual parts, either directly or through clothing.
Sexual abuse is also defined as sexual contact by force or threat of force, or when the individual is incapable of consenting due to mental deficiency, or when the individual is below the age of consent.
I can see why the statistics make you think that they may be incorrect when they state that one in four women have been sexually assaulted. But in my experience from my close circle of women friends; I have been the victim of an attempted rape. Out of my five best friends from high school one was raped by a friend of a parent, one was forced to perform oral sex on her then boyfriend. As for my adult friends, one was stalked and terrorised for five years forcing her to relocate. He then went after her sister. One was raped at knifepoint, one was raped by her husband's best friend. One was inappropriately groped by a work colleague and three have told me that nothing has happened to them. Out of all of these assaults only two were reported to the authorities. From this I'd say the estimates are pretty spot on.
The numbers of the statistics do seem extraordinary but I think they are a reasonable reflection of reality.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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when they say estimates they just mean a "small" sample group was surveyed as a representative of the total population of the country
i am confident in the integrity of the Australian Bureau of Statistics as they go into great detail about their methods
Information was collected through personal interview with approximately 11,800 women in all States and Territories in both urban and rural areas. Personal face to face interviews were conducted with one randomly selected person aged 18 years or over who was a usual resident of the selected household. Weighting, benchmarking and ratio estimating were used by the ABS to extrapolate the results from the sample survey to the total population.
22,000 dwellings were selected at random using a multistage area sample of private dwellings, of these 76.2% were fully or adequately responding, yielding the total sample for the survey of 11,800 females
Women in Australia in 2005 was 7,693,100 (100%)
Women who experienced violence in the last 12 months 443,800 (5.8%)
Sexual violence 126,100 (1.6%)
- Sexual assault 101,600 (1.3%)
- Sexual threat 34,900 (0.5)
The estimates have a less than 25% standard error
Of the same sample group the question was asked if they had experienced sexual violence since they were 15 and before they were 15, the proportion that answered yes were 19% and 12% respectively.
further information about the ABS stats (including collection and estimation methods) can be found in the full report
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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hey thanks for the extra definitions!
i agree that compared with the women i know the stats are a reasonable reflection of reality
the glossary of the report that the stats i referred to quite explicitly defines "Sexual Assault" as:
with the term "Sexual Abuse" decribing all sexual behaviour directed at the under 15s
the stats are commonly accepted by our Federal Government and featured highly in the Parliamentary literary review on domestic violence
thanks so much for the contribution you have made to this post Cheryl, i appreciate your candour!
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I never believe stats. Yep, they are 'somewhere' near the truth but we've already stated - what constitutes rape and assault mean different things in different places and thus it cant be taken as absolute truth, even here Im sure people dont tell the whole truth.
For Steven,
You have great insight, and it disappionts me that you have to turn to the Gods image argument. I dont know about everyone else, but I am IN a loving and wholesome relationship, and de