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South African anti-rape condom latches on to attackers

empower not raise a new problem.

1st I'm a human being. 2nd I'm a male and love women, enough to support their independence of power, intelligence, and freedom.

I do however have issues with these statements from the inventor.

Sonet Ehlers said:
Rapex attaches itself to the shaft of the penis and can only be removed by a surgeon, forcing a rapist to go to a hospital, where the crime would presumably be uncovered.

"He has got to turn himself in at the nearest hospital and then the police will catch him," said Ehlers, who added that the device does not cause any permanent injury to the man's penis.

"This is not a tool to punish men, but a device to empower women," she said.
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So if this "condom" doesnt cause any permanent damage to a penis, then why does a surgeon, and not a nurse, is the only one qualified to remove it? Surgeory does permanent scarring. If this is not a tool to punish men but to empower women, what ever happened to offering free self-defense classes (monitored by men & women; both armed military), and the common sense never to walk alone at dark, or increased police patrols?? Sure its possible that rapes mostly involve an attacker the victim already knows, but through education on this last part would still lead to the male attacker being caught.

So this leaves me with 2 major issues.

Scenario 1) If ever these condoms reach outside of South Africa, say to North America, and a local female wearing one going to Can Cun for spring break fest (or whatever the huge migration parties that you nuts in the U.S.A. do before out of college) and gets drunk or very tipsy and decides to have concentual sex? Woops, dont want to be in that position!

Scenario 2) What if just like scenario 1, if these are available outside of S.A. and some jealous psycho girl decides to have sex with a boyfriend/ex-boyfriend just to get even? Love & Hate mixed together can make people do some viscous things.

PS; another 2 things is does this condom protect the female from sexually transmitted diseases, given that AIDS is already at an alarming rate - the highest in the world - and has been for almost 17 years and still growing. Its one thing to get raped (male or female) but its another thing, especially if your mentally & emotionally strong to continue with life just to find out that your life will only last 6 yrs if your lucky (due to the high cost of HIV drugs in South Africa)!! Furthermore, It isnt males that only rapes females, females do at times rape females although very rare.
 
There's one thing that I don't get with this thread. We're talking about women who live in fear of being raped and men come here and complain about the possibility of having their penis hurt by vengeful women.

If this device is able to prevent one single rape, I would gladly accept the possibility of a few bruised penises on innocent males.

And besides, the vengeful women argument is kind of silly, since that same woman could choose to use a brick, a gun, a false rape lawsuit a hit-man, fake rumors or any other method to hurt the guy in question.

I'm with rainman::|:|, we need global efforts to combat violence against women.
 
QUESTION: How do women get the trap out once it's put in there?

I don't mind this device at all. I think it's hard for us to imagine what it's like to live there because (1) Most of us are men, and (2) The large majority of us have lived and grown up in a very different environment. A friend of mine has a South African friend who says she brings a condom around with her so that if she's ever raped, she would ask the rapist to please wear it so that even though she's raped, at least she's "safe." :(

I also have 2 South African friends (in London) who say they would never move back there. They used to own 4-5 pairs of cheap running shoes each so that if they got robbed, they would still have running shoes. Different mentality. Just don't talk about rape in South Africa as if you have any idea. I know I don't have the slightest clue. Different rape problem over there.

And in South Africa, many women aren't raped by people they know (although I'm sure it happens a lot). They're raped randomly.
 
Les Kern said:
Dumb idea.
Step 1: Reach in and pull it out.
And if he DOES find one? The victim might be dead, eh?
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There isn't really a practical way to unfailingly prevent women from being raped (especially in some parts of the world). It's better than nothing.
 
see if i were a girl (i get confused as one often enough ---_---, damn my long silky smooth (when washed) hair) in a dodgy area with allot of rapes i'd first move, second i'd get fit enough to beat the **** out of an attacker. i'd rather do that than stick that inside me each morning.
 
I can see how this could stop a rape, but I doubt very much it'd prevent many. I think these devices would need to be very, very popular before they'd even start to work as a deterrent. And even then, in many situations where alcohol or drugs were involved, I still doubt its effectiveness.

Surely mace or a gun (or even a flash-bang grenade!) would be more effective. At least they might prevent the rape, by the time this device "works", it's already too late.

(And, I have to admit, as a guy I did think of what might happen if someone was forgetful/vindictive! Ouch.)
 
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