Rape: No Means NO
In the time that you are brushing your teeth, someone is getting raped. Rape happens every two minutes in the United States. According to Webster’s dictionary, rape is defined as “a unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent.” Another word for rape would be Sexual Assault Every year, there are about 300,000 sexually assaulted victims in the United States. In the year of 2013, statics say that 87% of the victims that report rape are women or girls and 13% of them are guys. About 30% of the victims know their attacker, such as a family member, a good friend, …show more content…
How is date rape different from other types of rape you might ask? Well date rape is when someone uses drugs to sexually assault someone. The assaulter can easily get the drugs in side your system. It can be as easy as slipping a tiny pill inside your drink. And the thing is, you would never know because most of the drugs do not have any taste, smell, or color to it. There are ways to prevent date rape from happening to you. For example, purchase your own drinks when going out. Always have your beverage, don’t share your drinks with anyone, and if you left your drinks somewhere get rid of it …show more content…
When you have these drugs in your system, the outcome could be dangerous. The drug Rohypnol is a small pill but the newer ones are clearer. This drug is used mostly in night clubs due to the different colors it turns when added to a drink. This drug makes you: nausea can cause you to have stomach problems, and low blood pressure. The drug Ketamine makes you have impaired motor function, memory lose, and aggressive/ violent behavior towards people. And lastly, GHB comes in different forms such as a odorless and colorless liquid, white powder, or a small white pill. The drug can cause seizures, loss of vison, and tremors. All of three of the dangerous drugs and even cause
In the time that you are brushing your teeth, someone is getting raped. Rape happens every two minutes in the United States. According to Webster’s dictionary, rape is defined as “a unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent.” Another word for rape would be Sexual Assault Every year, there are about 300,000 sexually assaulted victims in the United States. In the year of 2013, statics say that 87% of the victims that report rape are women or girls and 13% of them are guys. About 30% of the victims know their attacker, such as a family member, a good friend, …show more content…
How is date rape different from other types of rape you might ask? Well date rape is when someone uses drugs to sexually assault someone. The assaulter can easily get the drugs in side your system. It can be as easy as slipping a tiny pill inside your drink. And the thing is, you would never know because most of the drugs do not have any taste, smell, or color to it. There are ways to prevent date rape from happening to you. For example, purchase your own drinks when going out. Always have your beverage, don’t share your drinks with anyone, and if you left your drinks somewhere get rid of it …show more content…
When you have these drugs in your system, the outcome could be dangerous. The drug Rohypnol is a small pill but the newer ones are clearer. This drug is used mostly in night clubs due to the different colors it turns when added to a drink. This drug makes you: nausea can cause you to have stomach problems, and low blood pressure. The drug Ketamine makes you have impaired motor function, memory lose, and aggressive/ violent behavior towards people. And lastly, GHB comes in different forms such as a odorless and colorless liquid, white powder, or a small white pill. The drug can cause seizures, loss of vison, and tremors. All of three of the dangerous drugs and even cause