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From: zubbie@wlcrjs.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles
Subject: Re: Rape: The Unresolved Trauma
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Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 22:04:40 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 10 22:04:40 1984
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Reply-To: zubbie@wlcrjs.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck)
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>It is unfortunate, but the only real deterent to a would-be rapist
>is the certainty of immediate mutilation or death at the hands of
>the intended victim.  A public confrontation after the rape is not
>quite the same thing.  An ounce of prevention is still worth
>more than consoling the victim after the fact.  Since few
>of us can afford armed guard escorts, the only solution that
>I see, is women willing to be responsible for their own
>protection.  The martial arts classes have been a step in the
>right diection, but no rapist will argue with a .45 .

>Jon Kaplowitz

>"No one ever raped a .38"

I can only speak for myself but I think that my feelings are probably
shared by a great many women . One thing I most certainly
not want to have to do is to carry a gun to perhaps ward off a rapist
of any other would be assailant.(sp)

I am not sure of the statistic , the number is not really all that important,
but it has been shown time and again that the people who carry weapons for
self-defense ( other than the police and armed forces) most usually
have to be treated for injuries caused to the by their attacker 
WITH THEIR OWN WEAPONS !!!!!.

Some how I think the logic of needing to carry a weapon to feel safe on
the street or in my own home is more than a bit *flaky*.
Jeanette L. Zobjeck
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