'683,000 forcible rapes occur every year, which equals 56,916 per month, 1,871 per day, 78 per hour, and 1.3 per minute.'
This morning I read in the news that a high risk sexual offender had been released from a federal prison yesterday and is taking up residence in the city which I currently live. The report included these details:
File # KCD 2011-11642
2011-05-15 13:00 PDT
Jack Samuel FROESE (Born: 1980-May-20)
Mr. Froese is a Caucasian male, 180 cm (5’11”) tall and weighs 82 kg (181 lbs). He has brown hair and hazel eyes. He has the letters “JG” tattooed in the web of his left hand.
Mr. Froese has a criminal record involving sexual related offences. His criminal history includes sexual offenses against adult females.
His method of operation is to befriend a female prior to any offense occurring. He has also randomly selected a female victim and used a knife during the commission of a sexual offense.
It then gives a list of all the conditions to his release which he must abide by and states that he is bound by an 810.1 Criminal Code Recognizance.
I posted this link to my facebook and posed the simple question: "Why do they let these people out?"
Although my thought-provoking or controversial posts rarely garner a hoard of responses,
.... maybe I should be more open on my fb friends list simply to aquire more cognitive stimulation and conversation, if for no other reason....
anyways, someone did catch this particular post and responded with this answer to my simply stated question:
"Once time is served then people are given another chance to become a responsible, respectful citizen of society. If this was your brother or son, wouldn't you want to see he gets help and doesn't offend again. Sometimes it helps to have faith in people and perhaps they will have more in themselves."Well, this response managed to stir up a plethora of thought and the easiest way to respond to this comment would have been a simple 'NO'. But, unable to give in to the lazy condition that would have me labelled a cognitive miser, I decided to dig up some straightforward statistics on that which is rape(to keep it shorter and localized, I only included N. America). Although having many reasons why my answer is 'NO', one should always have supporting evidence and be able to tell his or her audience why one has chosen his or her specific reason.
What of the victims whom these crimes were committed against?! They don't get another chance, they live with this violation for the rest of their lives and the experience and trauma will change them forever. The authorities even inform the public that this man is a 'high risk sexual offender'. Sometimes, we just shouldn't give second chances, and seeing how this man is a repeat offender, clearly he has been given another chance, and another, and another... It doesn't seem to me that he is interested in being a responsible and respectable citizen of society.
People have to want to be helped and want to change in order for it to be so. And there is case history evidence that there is usually a 0% chance of rehabilitation for these types of offenders.
People have to want to be helped and want to change in order for it to be so. And there is case history evidence that there is usually a 0% chance of rehabilitation for these types of offenders.
What causes some men to rape?
- peer approval
- anger, revenge, or a desire to dominate/humiliate the victim
- narcissism & hostility towards women
- contempt for the victim & a sadistic pleasure in inflicting pain
- there is also the argument that it is a biological urge, though this in no way excuses the rapist of his actions.
- peer approval
- anger, revenge, or a desire to dominate/humiliate the victim
- narcissism & hostility towards women
- contempt for the victim & a sadistic pleasure in inflicting pain
- there is also the argument that it is a biological urge, though this in no way excuses the rapist of his actions.
If this were a relative of mine, no, I would not want them let out, in fact, I would petition they be denied parole each time it came around. How do you trust them after they repeatedly do something so very wrong?!
Sometimes, there is a point that is reached where you can no longer rely on faith, particularly if it is blind. Sometimes, faith simply becomes synonymous with denial.
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"In the United States, a woman is sexually assaulted or raped every six minutes. 85% of victims know their attacker and 84% of rapes will go unreported."
Sexual Assault Statistics in Canada
Statistics disprove numerous common misconceptions about rape and sexual assault. While many people believe sexual assault is a rare crime that usually happens between strangers in a dark alley, in reality only a tiny percentage of cases fit this description.
Sometimes, there is a point that is reached where you can no longer rely on faith, particularly if it is blind. Sometimes, faith simply becomes synonymous with denial.
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"In the United States, a woman is sexually assaulted or raped every six minutes. 85% of victims know their attacker and 84% of rapes will go unreported."
Sexual Assault Statistics in Canada
Statistics disprove numerous common misconceptions about rape and sexual assault. While many people believe sexual assault is a rare crime that usually happens between strangers in a dark alley, in reality only a tiny percentage of cases fit this description.
A Statistical Representation of the Truth
• Of every 100 incidents of sexual assault, only 6 are reported to the police
• 1 - 2% of "date rape" sexual assaults are reported to the police
• 1 in 4 North American women will be sexually assaulted during their lifetime
• 11% of women have physical injury resulting from sexual assault
• Only 2 - 4% of all sexual assaults reported are false reports
• About 50% of sex assaults occur on dates
• 60% of sexual abuse/assault victims are under the age of 17
• over 80% of sex crime victims are women
• 80% of sexual assault incidents occur in the home
• 17% of girls under 16 have experienced some form of incest
• 83% of disabled women will be sexual assaulted during their lifetime
• 15% of sexual assault victims are boys under 16
• half of all sexual offenders are married or in long term relationships
• 57% of aboriginal women have been sexually abused
• 1/5th of all sexual assaults involve a weapon of some sort
• 80% of assailants are friends and family of the victim
• 63% of victims suffer physical harm
• 9% of victims are disfigured from the attack
The above noted statistics have been taken from various studies across Canada. While the numbers can never been 100% accurate, a few key generalizations can made:
1. sexual assault is far more common than most would suspect
2. relatively few incidents of sexual assault are reported to the police
3. young and otherwise vulnerable women are most likely to be sexually abused
4. most sexual assaults are committed by someone close to the victim, not a stranger
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For many people, the subject of rape is a taboo and socially uncomfortable subject. Unfortunately, it makes the victims of rape feel that way too, and they may never discover the strength to come out of their tunnels of fear and shame. Rapists take a piece of their victims which was not theirs to take. The safest way to keep them from taking more is to keep them in a place where they haven't the freedom and opportunity to take it.
It is little wonder that rape is one of the least-reported crimes. Perhaps it is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused and, in reality, it is she who must prove her good reputation, her mental soundness, and her impeccable propriety.
(Freda Adler (b. 1934), U.S. educator, author. Sisters in Crime, ch. 9 (1975).)
