Sunday, February 3, 2013

Sexual Assault

This week we dove into the issue of sexual assault. With issues such as this, there are so many things that can be explored. Therefore, I am going to need to dismiss many things while I form an arguement. I've noticed in class that it is a double sided: if it can happen to a girl, it can happen to a guy. I have to dismiss this issue temporarily.
I have some commentary about motives for rape on campus. There are a few reasons that arise in our discussions about why rape occurrs. 1) Guys are drunk and don't understand that "no" means "NO!" 2)Guys are uninformed of what qualifies as rape. 3) Guys are just looking to hook-up.
I think that in general, most of these are true.
While I don't know the exact percent of rape on campus that involve drugs, I imagine it is high. The common situation seems to be that a girl goes to a party and is dressed promiscuously. A guy is wanting to get some action, and makes his move. Unfortunately, he pushes too far and the girl wants him to leave her alone. His judgement is flawed by the alcohol and he eventually forces himself on her.
In our discussions, this is the cookie-cutter situation. This is what the conversations revolve around. While I think that this is a common situation, I think that there are more varying situations.
My arguments are unfocused. I need to do more research about sexual assault. I also think that our discussions in class focus too much on the hypothetical.

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