It is horrifying, just googling "outrage of modesty in Singapore " turned out so many sickening cases in Singapore, including rape that I feel....well, totally sick. Why is it so common in Singapore and frequently, the victims of rape blamed too? I think this AWARE article says it best. And I "love" the definition of a job of a prosceutor : aware.org.sg/2010/08/stop-blaming-the-victim/ " A rapist is not a victim of opportunity. His youth or mental capacity may provide reasons for leniency but we should feel no sympathy simply because he found an easy victim who failed to expect violence and failed to exercise caution. Now before anyone gets bent out of shape because of situations where there may be a genuine misunderstanding about consent, let’s remember where we started this discussion. This is a clear-cut case of gang rape. Any guy finding himself with four friends holding down and penetrating a drunk girl is under no doubt he is engaged in a violent criminal act. So why, even in this very shocking scenario, do we still ask, “How may she have brought this on to herself?” It seems we just can’t help ourselves. It’s illogical, indefensible and certainly not just or compassionate. Yet the idea of female culpability is deeply entrenched in our psyche. Stop blaming the victim. A woman may expose herself to risk for many reasons: youthful innocence, a trusting nature, a carefree attitude, lack of cynicism and suspicion, thrill seeking behaviour, desire for acceptance, and so on. Whatever the reason, it is not an invitation to rape. The failure of a woman to adequately assess the risk of attack does not mean that she caused what happens and should take blame for it. Yes, we should educate and encourage women to limit their risks, but this should not in any way imply that the victim is responsible for being violated. We need to stop blaming the victims of rape. *The public prosecutor acts on behalf of the state, not the victim. The prosecutor is NOT the victim’s lawyer. Rape carries a sentence of up to 20 years in jail. Aggravated outrage of modesty carries a sentence of up to 10 years however the public prosecutor only asked for 3-5 years in this case. - See more at: aware.org.sg/2010/08/stop-blaming-the-victim/#sthash.0cPWPXZd.dpuf
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:13:13 +0000
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