Day 8.. No means NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 8....

What is your definition of rape? Date rape?

The actual definition for Rape or Date Rape....

1.the unlawful compelling of a woman through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse.

2.any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person.

3.statutory rape.

date rape

 

–noun

sexual intercourse forced by a man upon the woman with whom he has a date with.

I really didn't want to write on this topic.. I started this challenge so I must abide by it's rules.. Me being a victim of both. It is hard to really talk about this type of stuff...

All I can say is that NO means No.. Regardless if you been with the person before or even dating the person. If this person says NO they do not want to have SEX.. Just walk away and let it be.

My definition of RAPE is when a person puts force on you. It doesn't even have to be sexual intercourse. When this person is forcing you to do something that you don't want to do. That is rape. It is a sad act that mostly happens to Women and younger children. This act can change a person's life. It will make them feel dirty, unworthy, and severe DEPRESSION. It violates the persons body. It can cause the person to never trust again, and also to live in fear...

Date Rape is the type of RAPE that a lot of times is hard to prove. They build a trust, they get along, they might even have those feelings.. Especially if the two parties have been dating. The person that is doing such act, might think it ok because they already share kiss or those thoughts of having sex.. Any type of rape isn't ok. I don't care if you been with this person for years.. If you don't want to have sex, you have the right not to.

Any type of violence against a person will is wrong.. If you know someone who is a victim and is afraid to speak up.. Telling them to talk to someone.. The best part of moving on is opening up and releasing their thoughts.

Statics shows that someone is being sexually assault every 2 minutes a day... Two out of three the victim knew the person..

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My Thoughts of Today... South Carolina and Domestic Violence

I have been on this side of the fence once. It took everything I had in me to leave. To a degree a lot of the pain still hasn't left me. At times I still feel like there is no hope for me. I still looking over my shoulder wondering if he would ever pop up again. I have been Mentally, Physical, Emotionally, and Verbal abused by two men in my lifetime.

I was reading the paper yesterday and saw that South Carolina still ranks high in Domestic Violence. The rank was high for women that were killed by men that they know. Black women are killed more than the white women in the State by their partners or men that they know. I think tears were about to fall from my eyes reading that.

"South Carolina ranks at the top of the nation in domestic violence and sixth in the number of women killed by men in domestic homicides, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence."

" South Carolina at 2 with a rate of 2.84 per 100,000"

What is this saying about our State? I also looked into some other things that might have contributed to this.

"4th in unemployment. With a 6.6 percent unemployment rate, only Alaska, Mississippi and Louisiana have more jobless people than South Carolina does."

"2nd in violent crime rate"

"7th in child poverty. The state tied with Texas and Alabama in having a larger percentage of children in poverty (23 percent) than most states. (Kids Count.)"




I not sure if all of this is accurate. I do know I got this from a 2006 and 2007 report. After I had read what was in the newspaper. I think something has to be done. I mean really how many women must die in the hands of men they know...