Rape

In class we talked about issues of Rape. I do believe Rape is one of the worst things a person can do to another. The control aspect rape has is devastating. Not only does rape hurt someone physically but also mentally. I always ask myself why people would do such a thing? When it comes to rape, most people think of someone hiding in the woods and jumping out to rape them. As we discussed in class, this is the situation people want to accept. Most people do know that a person is usually raped by someone they know or have met before. So why do we think of someone we do not know as the rapist? Maybe because it is easier to think of someone we don't hurting us then someone we do know. Another sad aspect to rape is the underreporting not just from the women whom are victims but also from men who are victims. Many rape victims feel as if it is there fault the rape happened so they do not report the incident. Why do people think this and why are people blaming rape victims for what happened to them? My opinion is that no person no matter what they have done deserves to be raped. 


This is a video I found about Women in Congo being mostly gang raped. It is unfortunate that the men of these gang rapes use rape to prove who is control. Why is it that people use rape as a control device? I will agree it shows control but what are they really controlling, if anything they are just putting fear into people by rape not showing control. These poor women show up so often to the hospital in the video that it makes me sick. Rape is not very easily contained and is hard to stop. There are many policies and laws to protect victims of rape but is it really possible to ever prevent rape? I wish I could say there was.


For these Congo women they have very few resources to take action against the rapist but thankfully there is a hospital to help them.