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A date makes people think of two people having fun together. Rape evokes images of fear a lack of control and violence. Society’s misunderstanding of rape today makes rapist go free. Victims need to understand what date rape is, what happens afterwards, and what they can do to prevent it.
Teen magazine defines date rape as a sexual assault perpetuated by someone known to the victim: a friend, an employer, a date, or someone who the victim recently met. ...
Many people think the greatest danger of rape comes from a stranger, a woman is much more likely to be raped by someone she knows. ... Other women feel guilty because they think they didn’t fight back hard enough, but the fact is that rape is rape whether or not the victim fought back. ... Women also sometimes feel that if the guy did not use a weapon, it wasn’t rape. But sex against a woman’s will is always rape whether the man uses a gun, a knife, or just his bigger, stronger body to force it. ... If you do not want it, it is rape. ... Losing self-control because of drinking and might think that because the both parties were drunk it was not rape. The fact that either person was drunk never excuses rape. ... According to Kathleen Winkler, in the book Date Rape A Hot Issue, some experts estimate that about 10% of victims seeking help at rape crisis centers are male (20).
Approximate Word count = 1095
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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