Anti-rape device - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Xazy · 09-02-2005, 08:25 AM

From http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050901/...africa_rape_dc

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KLEINMOND, South Africa (Reuters) - A South African inventor unveiled a new anti-rape female condom on Wednesday that hooks onto an attacker's penis and aims to cut one of the highest rates of sexual assault in the world.

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"Nothing has ever been done to help a woman so that she does not get raped and I thought it was high time," Sonette Ehlers, 57, said of the "rapex," a device worn like a tampon that has sparked controversy in a country used to daily reports of violent crime.

Police statistics show more than 50,000 rapes are reported every year, while experts say the real figure could be four times that as they say most rapes of acquaintances or children are never reported.

Ehlers said the "rapex" hooks onto the rapist's skin, allowing the victim time to escape and helping to identify perpetrators.

"He will obviously be too pre-occupied at this stage," she told reporters in Kleinmond, a small holiday village about 100km (60 miles) east of Cape Town. "I promise you he is going to be too sore. He will go straight to hospital."

The device, made of latex and held firm by shafts of sharp barbs, can only be removed from the man through surgery which will alert hospital staff, and ultimately, the police, she said.

It also reduces the chances of a woman falling pregnant or contracting AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases from the attacker by acting in the same way as a female condom.

South Africa has more people with HIV/AIDS than any other country, with one in nine of its 45 million population infected.

Ehlers, who showed off a prototype on Wednesday, said women had tried it for comfort and it had been tested on a plastic male model but not yet on a live man. Production was planned to start next year.

But the "rapex" has raised fears amongst anti-rape activists that it could escalate violence against women.

"If a victim is wearing such a device it may enrage the attacker further and possibly result in more harm being caused," said Sam Waterhouse, advocacy coordinator for Rape Crisis.

Other critics say the condom is medieval and barbaric -- an accusation Ehlers says should be directed rather at the act of rape.

"This is not about vengeance ... but the deed, that is what I hate," she said

I for one can understand the fear of this 'escalating' violence against a woman if that was used against a man. But then again I do not think the guy will do it a second time, and will teach him a lesson. As far as barbaric people commenting how it is barbaric, I totally disagree. I think if you act like that, you deserve what you get!

feelgood · 09-02-2005, 08:35 AM

Pepper spray don't always work
Gun don't always work
Panic whistle don't always work
Self defense don't always work
Countless other shits don't always work

What the hell makes the guy think this one is gonna work any better than the above?

Church · 09-02-2005, 08:39 AM

Can't the raper just check first before he goes in? Can't be that hard to take out if the woman willingly puts it in. He has good intentions, but I don't think it will work. Even if it does end up catching one, the guy will probably be so pissed that he'll end up killing her.

Redlemon · 09-02-2005, 08:45 AM

Duplicate thread.
Tilted Forum Project - South Africa anti-rape condom aims to stop attacks

Xazy · 09-02-2005, 08:49 AM

Sorry I somehow missed that whole thread.

09-02-2005, 08:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
feelgood Free Mars! Location: I dunno, there's white people around me saying "eh" all the time	Pepper spray don't always work Gun don't always work Panic whistle don't always work Self defense don't always work Countless other shits don't always work What the hell makes the guy think this one is gonna work any better than the above? __________________ Looking out the window, that's an act of war. Staring at my shoes, that's an act of war. Committing an act of war? Oh you better believe that's an act of war

09-02-2005, 08:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
Church Tilted F*ckhead Location: New Jersey	Can't the raper just check first before he goes in? Can't be that hard to take out if the woman willingly puts it in. He has good intentions, but I don't think it will work. Even if it does end up catching one, the guy will probably be so pissed that he'll end up killing her. __________________ Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble makers, and neutralize them.

09-02-2005, 08:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Duplicate thread. Tilted Forum Project - South Africa anti-rape condom aims to stop attacks __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

09-02-2005, 08:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	Sorry I somehow missed that whole thread.