Capital City of Rape In the article by the Atlantic, a news reporter Sara Bernard wrote an article titled “Rape Culture in the Alaskan Wilderness.” Readers are introduced to some touching stories about rape of innocent children and women’s in the great state of Alaska, which is part of American territory. The writer Started the article by mentioning a story of a girl named Jane in the article, who was touched and raped by more than one people she new before, either one of her drunk father friend’s or elderly who she thought of as a grandfather. Rape cases often went unreported, and the statistic that showed the number of raped cases is unreliable, because most of victims prefer silence. Bernard took a brave action in stating that Alaska
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Women in Tanana have been subjected to sexual assault, rape from an early age. “It’s easier for perpetrators to isolate their victims and not get caught. And for people not to get help.” This can show how it’s difficult for remote cities to report rape, and how easy for rapiers to get what they want without punishment. Women in Tanana places are so used to being touched and sexually assaulted or raped by men that they think it is something natural and something that can never be …show more content…
More laws need to be enforced to protect women’s rights. Society should as well do his part by supporting the victims physically and mentally. The isolation for some villages in Alaska is one of the main reasons for encouraging this horrible crime, however this shouldn’t be the case in USA where law is above all. Lacking of support groups in Alaska is one of the reasons too. Family of victims often silence the victim, for they think there is nothing they can do, and talking will make the problem worse, because the rapist is a person they see everywhere in their city, and due to cultural norms. All around the world the family of the victim is the first supporter, though its opposite in Alaska. More people now are talking in public than before, however, silence is still remaining in some other parts of
Women in Tanana have been subjected to sexual assault, rape from an early age. “It’s easier for perpetrators to isolate their victims and not get caught. And for people not to get help.” This can show how it’s difficult for remote cities to report rape, and how easy for rapiers to get what they want without punishment. Women in Tanana places are so used to being touched and sexually assaulted or raped by men that they think it is something natural and something that can never be …show more content…
More laws need to be enforced to protect women’s rights. Society should as well do his part by supporting the victims physically and mentally. The isolation for some villages in Alaska is one of the main reasons for encouraging this horrible crime, however this shouldn’t be the case in USA where law is above all. Lacking of support groups in Alaska is one of the reasons too. Family of victims often silence the victim, for they think there is nothing they can do, and talking will make the problem worse, because the rapist is a person they see everywhere in their city, and due to cultural norms. All around the world the family of the victim is the first supporter, though its opposite in Alaska. More people now are talking in public than before, however, silence is still remaining in some other parts of