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by qubex 2885 days ago
Has it occurred to you that maybe one of the root causes of so-called ”rape culture” is that would-be rapists do indeed feel thusly empowered?
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kukx 2885 days ago
But is there a "rape culture"? I mean there are criminals that commit rape. But what are the reasons to call it a culture. As far as I know, the rape, at least in the western world, is perceived as a terrible thing and is punished by law.
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qubex 2885 days ago
I’m not American. I just hear the term bandied about a lot (including by my equally-foreign, US-college educated fiancée, who has regaled me with several horror stories relating to young women on her campus).
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1000units 2885 days ago
No, certainly not. The threat of serious legal reprisal deters criminals of all sorts, including rapists.
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lawlessone 2885 days ago
Most rape trials fail to secure a conviction though, and that's when it's actually reported, majority of cases are not.

>The threat of serious legal reprisal deters criminals of all sorts

And yet we have plenty of crime..

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