UK rape culture, 85,000 women,12,000 men raped every year

I have an a good knowledge of human rights, thank you. I don't see how that has anything to do with a woman choosing to not report the fact she was raped to the police.

Sex may not be seen as a big deal by some, but it is seen as a big deal by many. Not everyone is comfortable with casual sex, or sex at all. That does not mean a person is repressed or illeberal.

It is more serious than a physical assault as it is violating a person. It removes the control from a person. It violates the personal space, and it removes a person's choice.


I have a right to choose not to have sex. I don't want to have sex. Ever. That doesn't mean that you or anybody else can say that because most people want sex, and most people will have sex at some point, that it is not serious to remove the choice.

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I'm paraphrasing but you said that a man accused of rape should be guilty until proven innocent which is contrary to article 6.



The two go hand in hand; if sex isn't a big deal and people shouldn't be judged for having sex whenever and with whoever they want you can't turn around and argue it's something serious when you drag the law into it. I'm not saying that it's your view, I'm speaking about society on the whole.



If you're beaten up all of those things can still happen to you, that doesn't demonstrate any different between assault and sexual assault.



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Approximately 85,000 women and 12,000 men are raped in England and Wales alone every year; that's roughly 11 rapes (of adults alone) every hour

Nearly half a million adults are sexually assaulted in England and Wales each year 1 in 5 women aged 16 - 59 has experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 16

Only around 15% of those who experience sexual violence choose to report to the police

Approximately 90% of those who are raped know the perpetrator prior to the offence


http://rapecrisis.org.uk/statistics.php


Why is rape and sexual assaults rampant in the u.k?

Also why is this not being adressed properly? Media and organisations are not highlighting it or doing anything much to tackle these shockingly high amounts of rape and sexual assaults. No one in UK protests about it which shows they are totally fine with it.

Is it because it's so normal that it's just how things are and that its just part of British culture?

No wonder that women in the u.k are petrified to walk alone at night.

[video]https://youtu.be/25-G75Lz5x0[/video]

My view is that if a victim reports a rape, then that is recorded as a rape. Just as a burglary is recorded as a burglary even if nothing happens in court. A trial is to determine if a person committed the offence in question. It is not to determine whether or not the crime actually happened. Of course nobody should be imprisoned and punished until they have been found guilty.

Sex may not be seen as a big deal for you, but for some it is. That is a personal belief and feeling. It is serious because sex is inextricably personal. Just because you believe that it is not a big deal, doesn't mean that it isn't.

Rape is a more serious crime because it is intimate. It removes choice from a person. It can leave a person feeling dirty because they were used. It can give a person horrible diseases, a risk that that individual did not choose to take. Rape can also lead to pregnancy. This then causes a woman to have to make a heartbreaking decision about abortion, adoption or keeping and raising a child created by such a vile act.

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Approximately 85,000 women and 12,000 men are raped in England and Wales alone every year; that's roughly 11 rapes (of adults alone) every hour

Nearly half a million adults are sexually assaulted in England and Wales each year 1 in 5 women aged 16 - 59 has experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 16

Only around 15% of those who experience sexual violence choose to report to the police

Approximately 90% of those who are raped know the perpetrator prior to the offence


http://rapecrisis.org.uk/statistics.php


Why is rape and sexual assaults rampant in the u.k?

Also why is this not being adressed properly? Media and organisations are not highlighting it or doing anything much to tackle these shockingly high amounts of rape and sexual assaults. No one in UK protests about it which shows they are totally fine with it.

Is it because it's so normal that it's just how things are and that its just part of British culture?

No wonder that women in the u.k are petrified to walk alone at night.

[video]https://youtu.be/25-G75Lz5x0[/video]

Approximately 85,000 women and 12,000 men are raped in England and Wales alone every year; that's roughly 11 rapes (of adults alone) every hour

Nearly half a million adults are sexually assaulted in England and Wales each year 1 in 5 women aged 16 - 59 has experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 16

Only around 15% of those who experience sexual violence choose to report to the police

Approximately 90% of those who are raped know the perpetrator prior to the offence


http://rapecrisis.org.uk/statistics.php


Why is rape and sexual assaults rampant in the u.k?

Also why is this not being adressed properly? Media and organisations are not highlighting it or doing anything much to tackle these shockingly high amounts of rape and sexual assaults. No one in UK protests about it which shows they are totally fine with it.

Is it because it's so normal that it's just how things are and that its just part of British culture?

No wonder that women in the u.k are petrified to walk alone at night.

[video]https://youtu.be/25-G75Lz5x0[/video]