g-money wrote...
@Aion Crux: You have a semi-valid point. Killing the rapist ain't a option, but beating him to a pulp is.
Why semi-valid? Because chances are that the rapist is more dangerous and crazy than you and that the rapist would have some sort of weapon on them are high.
However, by running away and calling for help, you are subjecting the girl to an experience unfathomable to a guy, and by the time the authorities get there, she can either be 1) mentally broken, 2) injured or dead, or 3) kidnapped or mutilated.
Frankly, I'd rather not have the onus of being some fuckin bystander and letting some innocent girl or woman get raped by some crazy mofo.
Props, Jacob, I like your stance.
Although anyone can rape anyone anywhere and that in the world hundreds of people are raped every minute, a rough estimate based on vague statistics, the chance of you stumbling upon a rape in progress is very low. Ideal places for rape are secluded and, in most cases there are a wide variety of objects just laying around at the site. Rapists tend to target weaker victims or take them by surprise because although the struggle may get them off, its not "fun" if their prey struggles too much. Rape is a very primal reaction to natural urges. Likewise, when a rapist resorts to violence, it too is generally a primal response.
It sounds kind of odd, but a person with a clear mind can perceive the violent reactions of rapists as rather predictable. Of course its rare for victims to be raped and keep a level head, but people who stumble across the rape and choose to do something don't necessarily go completely ape shit on the rapist. Of course when guns are involved, it complicates the situation, but with other weapons, its not that hard to fuck someone acting on primal instincts up with something that's just lying around, even if you get cut up or stabbed a few times.
On the subject of killing rapists, there really isn't anything all that wrong with it. I mean my morality would naturally put me in a position where I would find it objectionable, but its something that can be both morally and legally rationalized in many cases. There's nothing to the idea that you are lowering yourself by taking their lives nor is there any truth in the fact that they are lower beings for their actions. Regardless of what you're doing, you're doing it because its a part of being human. Many humans are afflicted by uncontrollable urges to rape others, some have similar urges to eat pancakes.
If you find something wrong with my rationale, don't hesitate to speak up. Just as you may find it hard to believe that I can compare the action of rape to that of eating pancakes, I find it difficult to believe that people think of rapists as sub-human. I'm not making light of the situation. The fact of the matter is that humans are disgusting creatures that are just as prone to rape as they are to using cellphones, overeating, or playing baseball.