Date rape is one of the most misunderstood and controversial sex crimes. Its not that a person needs to be on a date for date rape to occur. But the sad part of the story is that no charges could be filed against the convict.
I am the one who very closely witnessed the repercussions and consequences of date rape. One of my very close friend went through this precarious condition. She was barely seventeen when it happened to her. It was on the new years eve and we all friends went to the gymkhana club in my home town. There my friend met an unknown guy, who was quite good looking and my friend was infatuated towards him. She went to him, started talking and it felt as if they had known each other for a long time. While they were busy talking the ruffian unobtrusively slipped a colourless substance into her drink. That night the spoilt lad made the best use of her innocence.
A few days later she got some complications in her and went to the doctor. The doctor advised her to go for an ultrasonography and to her utter shock she was tested positive for pregnancy, that day she felt as if everything was lost in the air and all her dreams were shattered. She was very ashamed about what her parents would think about her. So, she tried to make an escape out of her agony and decided to end up her life, but by God’s grace she got saved.
But do we want such more juvenile girls to do what my friend did? Definitely not.
Well my perception is that this sex crime would never come to an end. But what we can do is just to reduce its numbers. There may be many Adam’s who would be provoked to eat this forbidden apple. As Herminne Tonita says”to err is human”. So one solution could be to implement ‘date rape’ education programs in our curriculum. This will enable girls to become more aware about surroundings and situations that could lead to date rape. Apart from that one thing a guy needs to understand “no means no”. As soon as the word no comes out of our partners mouth you must stop . Just because a girl had sex with you does not mean that she is obligated to have sex with you every time you get intimate together. With mutual understanding perhaps the miscommunication would decrease and acquaintance rape will not be frequent.
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