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A third of people believe a woman is partially or completely responsible for being raped if she has behaved flirtatiously, a survey suggests.
The Amnesty International poll of 1,000 people also found over 25% believe she is at least partly to blame if she has worn revealing clothing or been drunk.
Amnesty said the findings were "truly shocking" and showed the government's policies on tackling rape were failing.
The Home Office says it has changed the law to try to improve conviction rates.
"We have made a number of changes to the legal system and to how the police and Crown Prosecution Service work, to put victims needs first and to make it easier for cases to get to trial and secure convictions," a spokesman said.
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Originally Posted by A wanker
The results truly were shocking, there were a number of different questions. The most surprising to me is that more WOMEN thought that if a woman was drunk, she was *totally* responsible if she got raped (5% compared to only 3% of men)
A change is needed not only in the law (was it Judge Pickle who said that 'we all know that when a woman says no, she really means yes'?), but also in the attitudes of society in general. Its no wonder that the police believe only 15% of rapes are reported, when a large part of the population would place the blame the woman.
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Originally Posted by Girlfriend
In alot of cases rape could be prevented by not being drunk off your a** and wearing something that invites attention while turning into a dark alley... but that's just my opinion.
Of course I'm not saying that 100% of rape victims are the type of women you see out on a saturday night in city centre falling over in the gutter with their knickers (or lack there of) flashed about for all the world to see, I know this from experence. However alot of them are now, and if the women in this country would just use COMMON SENSE alot of the time it could be prevented.
I'm, in that 5% of women that think if you're out on this p*** wearing half a skirt and your t*ts are hanging out, it's your own damned fault. At least walk home in a group, get a cab, WEAR A JACKET. Something. Like I said, it's common sense.
I'm the last person to say "you shouldn't wear a short skirt" because I like my legs and I like to show them off. But if you're going to go out wearing something that draws sexual attention to you, at least do it in a responcible way. I never go out in something revealing without someone else with me. And on the off chance I find myself alone, I always ALWAYS carry -something- to defend myself with.
*sigh* I just find it's stupidity that causes most of the crimes in this country. Stupidity and ignorance.
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Originally Posted by Blasphemous Feind
Load of rubbish, all of it.
If I walk into a biker bar, get blind drunk, and start calling them all a load of fags, am I completely responsibility free if I lose a few teeth?
People should be taught what their limits are, what they can handle, and how to be safe. If you go out with the intention of getting blind drunk wearing less material than the average olympic swimmer, then funnily enough you increase your chances of getting raped.
Am I saying rape is okay? No.
Am I saying all rape is the fault of the woman? No.
What I am saying is that some rapes can be avoided by being bloody responsible instead of whining that nobody protects drunk, half-naked women.
PS - I am also massively against anyone that believes the state should absolve personal responsibility, which goes for stupid lawsuits and all the rest of it
SO, what do you think?
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