Rape Is Being Revealed In The Film, The Hunting Ground

"When I went to an administrator to report my assault, I was told that rape is like a football game. The administrator asked me if, looking back, there was anything I would have done differently." This is a quote by Annie E. Clark, who was featured in the documentary, the Hunting Ground. However shocking it is that a college student was asked what she would have done differently when she reported her rape, this is not a rare incident. All across the nation, women are being raped and sexual assaulted, yet according to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), 98% of perpetrators will never spend a day in prison. All across the nation, women are being raped and sexually assaulted, but nobody is doing anything. All across the nation, rape is being treated like a fly that constantly buzzes in your ear, that you occasionally swat at, but mostly ignore.
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Many times, perpetrators are sometimes found to be repeated perpetrators, meaning they have actually been able to rape or sexually assault multiple people. In a study published in 2002 by David Lisak and Paul Miller, college men were interviewed and 6% claimed that they have attempted to or successfully raped someone. While for some it was their only time, many of them were repeat offenders and each committed an average of 5.8 rapes. The 120 rapists that made up the 6% of college men interviewed, alone were responsible for 1,225 different acts of violence against other people, including, but not limited to, rape, child, physical, and sexual