June 11, 2006

WHAT? TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OURSELVES?

Women told 'drink less' to avoid rape (KATE FOSTER , 6/11/06. Scotland on Sunday)

A POLICE chief sparks controversy today by suggesting the number of rapes in Scotland could be substantially reduced if women drank less.

Neil Richardson, assistant chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police,... - who stressed he was not blaming women - spoke out after a study of more than 120 rapes revealed alcohol intake was a major factor in 40 cases.

Detectives concluded that the women were more likely to be targeted in the first place and less able to prevent the attack.

Posted by Orrin Judd at June 11, 2006 8:24 AM
Comments

That's the problem OJ. They are taking responsibility for themselves. That rarely works.
Listening to others(Church, Family,Tradition) and forming good habits works much better. Unfortunately the tempo of the age is to teach girls to stand on a table and scream "You are not the Boss of Me!". What's that old german phrase? "If you won't listen, you gotta feel."?

Posted by: Robert Mitchell Jr. at June 11, 2006 12:12 PM

Perhaps a class action lawsuit from women who were raped after going to one of the many "ladies night" (where they drink for free) would increase debate on this issue. Some opportunistic lawyer may see a case to win. Possible story for T. Wolfe.

Posted by: RC at June 11, 2006 4:41 PM

There's a saying popular with my folks,"If you don't use your head, you'll have to use your feet."

Posted by: erp at June 11, 2006 4:41 PM

It's not about blame, but about reducing your vulnerability to crime.

Posted by: Chris Durnell at June 12, 2006 1:55 PM
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