Some Crispy Thoughts on Rape

The following events are real. The names have been changed to protect the ignorant.

So in tonight's CJ Ethics class (the Mr. Compassion one), our discussion shifted to rape. (Why are you moaning, "Oh no" already? I haven't even started yet.) A researcher had done a study and found some common characteristics among a few rape victims. The common characteristics were hanging out at some place like a bar (or a bar), provocative dress, intoxication, foul language, and a few others which I don't remember.

The discussion began to heat up when a certain two females were unable to detach themselves emotionally from the example (forcible rape). The course instructor stated that this particular researchers findings were such that the victims were in part culpable for the attacks. He did not, at any time, state or insinuate that the offender was innocent for committing the act. He actually said the opposite, that the offender was culpable for the forcible rape.

As the central character in opposition, "White Devil", made her argument, her true motivation for disliking the study observations shown through (which I had picked up on immediately and so watched with glee as she unfolded her argument). She started with, "I should be able to dress however I want." The professor then took time to explain to her that she wasn't in a perfect society. Her obvious comprehension of the English language difficulties next shown through with, "You can't say that the victim is solitarily responsible for being raped." No one said that. The instructor gave her another example. If he were to walk down the street in the worst part of Atlanta while waving a $100 bill in his hand, he would be culpable when he got robbed. For him to commit such an action would be without common sense (stupid, in my words).

Another classmate of mine, "Mr. Goatee", attempted to work through her "thickness". "Mr. Goatee" gave an example of a hunter during deer season. If, while preparing to go hunting, he put on a ball cap with deer antlers sticking out the sides, he should not be surprised if he were to be shot by another hunter while he was in the woods. By this time, we'd made a cumulative progress of about zero with "White Devil".

Enter "Flabby Freckles" stage right! As I foresaw, she came right to the side of "White Devil" in that women should be able to dress however they want and claimed the seductive dress argument was invalid because she presumed all rape to only be about control. If rape was "all about control", we would find women hog tied like baby calves unharmed, but that isn't the case.

Around this time I contemplated giving them yet another example of me shaving my head bald, putting on a white T-shirt with a giant Swastika on it & marching down some all-black ghetto "downtown". I decided against wasting my breath after considering the progress that we'd made so far.

After we toyed around with the $100 bill example, without success due to "White Devil"'s lock jaw in stupidity, another classmate, "Little Jon", provided our intellectuals with yet another example. This time, he used something could easily relate to. His example was leaving a drink unattended at a party. You shouldn't do it, and if you do, you're asking for trouble. To this very moment, I'm still not sure if "White Devil" & "Flabby Freckles" could make the relation & subsequent connection.

The professor recognized that we were getting no where and finally told the class that the researcher found these characteristics in only 18% (if I remember correctly) of rapes. Now, the part that I am unsure about is whether or not that means that only 18% of the cases studied involved all of the those characteristics or if only 18% of the cases had any of those characteristics. I am willing to venture that only 18% of the cases had all of those characteristics. If you take a look at most rape cases, I believe you will find that provocative dress is a common characteristic to at least a sizable portion (more than 1/5) of them.

Nevertheless, to my point of this post. Earlier I stated that I knew why "White Devil" & "Flabby Freckles" had such a hard time with accepting the fact that provocative dress ("dressing like a slut," as another one of my classmates stated) was a factor in the rapes. Take a wild guess; I dare you. Guess how they were dressed? "White Devil" dresses like a slut, in my opinion, on a regular basis. She is no stranger to short skirts and tight clothes. "Flabby Freckles", on the other hand, has no problem attempting to show off her cleavage (which is due to fatness, not breast size - just being honest folks, easy!). Due make note that I've only had two class periods with "Flabby Freckles" so far & I didn't recognize her on the first day. I'll be interested to know what shows up wrapped around her once it warms up and see just how accurately I have discerned her as well. Also, "Flabby Freckles" is loud and obnoxious, so you know she really scores points with me there.

Also, "Jersey Girl" had earlier piped up that a criminal is going to commit a crime no matter how a person is dressed. I called BS, but didn't pursue because "White Devil" had gotten agitated again (sometimes you just need to let the idiots run free). "Jersey Girl" is straight up wrong. Let's play the "What If" gave. Let's say you are a criminal and you want to rob someone. We're downtown, it's night time. Are you going to rob the man in the Armani suit with the top hat and cane or the guy in Arizona jeans and a white T-shirt? You will pick the one that is advertising wealth (wealth, or money, being what you are seeking). In case that didn't work, let's say you think you're "Gone in 60 Seconds". In the parking lot before you is a Geo Metro and an Aston Martin Vanquish. Which one are you going to take? You'll take the Vanquish because it will yield a higher reward. Just in case you still aren't tracking, which woman is more likely to be a flirt & "put out" (especially in the eyes of a criminal): a) Woman wearing a dress which goes down to the knees, a dark green color, a high neck and a choker necklace or b) Woman wearing a dress which covers 1/4 of the thigh, red, and she's breaking out all over the top of it with a long (or elongated jewelry piece) necklace which draws your attention downward? If you still don't get it and I have keep spelling it out, you're just retarded and should just go work at that chicken place.

Do learn from my experience in debate! Anytime that you are involved in a debate and there is a select party that is unable to absorb the logical for whatever reason, check that person. If you are arguing whether or not abortion is right, listen to see if she has had an abortion. If you are arguing about the government funding welfare programs, think about whether or not your ideological opponent receives it (or if they're using emotion instead of principle to make the decisions).

Crispy