What Is Date Rape?

Date rape is when someone you know socially (but not family) makes you have sex when you dont want to. It could be someone you meet at a party, or someone you love and trust, like your boyfriend. They might use physical and verbal threats, emotional blackmail, or alcohol and drugs to force or trick you into having sex. And its not just sexual intercourse it can be oral sex or some other kind of sex. You may even agree to have sex with someone and then decide that you want to stop, but they force you to keep going. Date rape can happen to women of all ages but young women between 15 and 24 are at highest risk. While its mostly women who are raped, guys can be victims of date rape too. And, as with female victims, guys are usually assaulted by other men. Sexual assault is a crime Whoever commits it, or however it happens, sex that you have not freely agreed to is rape. Rape has nothing to do with love its about power and control. http://www.aboutdaterape.nsw.gov.au/ Usually when people think of rape, they might think of a stranger jumping out of a shadowy place and sexually attacking someone. But it's not only strangers who rape. In fact, about half of all people who are raped know the person who attacked them. Most friendships, acquaintances, and dates never lead to violence, of course. But, sadly, sometimes it happens. When forced sex occurs between two people who already know each other, it is known as date rape or acquaintance rape. Even if the two people know each other well, and even if they were intimate or had sex before, no one has the right to force a sexual act on another person against his or her will. Although it involves forced sex, rape is not about sex or passion. Rape has nothing to do with love. Rape is an act of aggression and violence. You may hear some people say that those who have been raped were somehow "asking for it" because of the clothes they wore or the way they acted. That's wrong: The person who is raped is not to blame. Rape is always the fault of the rapist. And that's also the case when two people are dating or even in an intimate relationship. One person never owes the other person sex. If sex is forced against someone's will, that's rape. Healthy relationships involve respect including respect for the feelings of others. Someone who really cares about you will respect your wishes and not force or pressure you to have sex. Alcohol and Drugs

Alcohol is often involved in date rapes. Drinking can loosen inhibitions, dull common sense, and for some people allow aggressive tendencies to surface. Drugs may also play a role. You may have heard about "date rape" drugs like rohypnol ("roofies"), gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), and ketamine. Drugs like these can easily be mixed in drinks to make a person black out and forget things that happen. Both girls and guys who have been given these drugs report feeling paralyzed, having blurred vision, and lack of memory. Mixing these drugs with alcohol is highly dangerous and can kill. http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/date_rape.html RAPE A criminal offense defined in most states as forcible sexual relations with a person against that person's will. Rape is the commission of unlawful sexual intercourse or unlawful sexual intrusion. Rape laws in the United States have been revised over the years, and they vary from state to state. Historically, rape was defined as unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman against her will. The essential elements of the crime were sexual penetration, force, and lack of consent. Women who were raped were expected to have physically resisted to the utmost of their powers or their assailant would not be convicted of rape. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Rape_and_Sexual_Assault.aspx In Philippine jurisprudence, like any other countries, rape is considered a heinous crime punishable by life imprisonment. As defined in the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 (a revision of the Revised Penal Code of 1930), the crime of rape is defined as follows: Article 226-A.When And How Rape is Committed: A. By a man who shall have carnal knowledge of a woman under any of the following circumstances: a. b. c. Through force, threat, or intimidation; When the offended party is deprived of reason or otherwise unconscious; By means of fraudulent machination or grave abuse of authority; and

d. When the offended party is under twelve (12) years of age or is demented, even though none of the circumstances mentioned above are present. B. By any person who, under any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 1 hereof, shall commit an act of sexual assault by inserting his penis into another persons mouth or anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another person. In case of gang rape, the above mentioned elements are present. Plus the fact that such crime is further aggravated when participated by two more persons to pin down a victim.

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