The Monster That Resides Peacefully Among Us - 1630 Words

On the night of September 7th, 2001 16-year-old Lindsay Armstrong was walking home after spending the evening with her friends in her small hometown of New Cumnock, Scotland. She rode the bus as far as it would go and then began to walk home as the clock ticked past 10 PM. As she was walking, a 14-year-old boy who Lindsay knew caught up to her, beat her, dragged her into a park, and raped her. He then threatened her life if she spoke about the incident and ran off. Filled to the brim with Scottish fight and determined to better the world, Lindsay promptly told her parents and the local authorities. Soon after Lindsay began to suffer from the common symptoms faced by rape victims and withdrew from her friends, her family, and her school due†¦show more content†¦Further ascribing to that logic, young girls should be taught to avoid going into houses of friends and family given the fact that â€Å"between 62% and 84% of survivors knew their attacker† (One-In-Four). Young women should also be taught to avoid the dating scene since â€Å"57% of rapes happen on dates† (One-In-Four). As soon as the surface is broken on victim blaming and the actual facts are acknowledged, it becomes clear that not only is it immoral to hold the victim responsible for the crime, but it is also a blatant display of ignorance to the research efforts put forth to understand and prevent the crime. Most rape victims are already under enough emotional distress and are typically already blaming themselves for what happened to them, so society joining in the blaming succeeds only in isolating the victim and pushing them further away from reality. Another significant problem rape culture presents is the gentle treatment of suspects of rape or those found guilty of the crime. Out of every 100 rapes, 40 get reported to the police, ten of which lead to an arrest, eight of which get prosecuted with onlyShow MoreRelatedMetz Film Language a Semiotics of the Cinema PDF100902 Wor ds   |  316 PagesDenotation in the Fiction Film. I have taken this opportunity to bring together (and to add to considerably) three earlier articles bearing on related topics, but each one giving only a partial treatment (furthermore, there were certain discrepancies among the articles). This chapter has, therefore, not heretofore been published in its present form, although many of the passages in it have been published. In attempting to improve the phrasing of the original articles, in adding notes wherever necessaryRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesmajority were almost invariably lives of drudge labor in urban sweatshops, on tropical plantations, or on the wharves of an expansive, global export economy. Throughout the century, advances in human rights, which were spread ever more broadly among different social groups—including women, laborers, INTRODUCTION †¢ 3 ethnic minorities, and gays—made strides that were perhaps greater than all of those achieved in previous history combined. During the same time span, however, stateRead MoreMarketing and E-commerce Business65852 Words   |  264 Pagesdeteriorate, driven by a culture of self-revelation and powerful technologies for collecting personal information online without the knowledge or consent of users. †¢ Internet security risks increase; cyberwarfare becomes a new way of conducting warfare among nation-states and a national security issue. Business †¢ E-commerce revenues surge after the recession. †¢ Internet advertising growth resumes, at a faster rate than traditional advertising. †¢ Social marketing grows faster than traditional online