“Every 98 seconds someone in the US is sexually assaulted. That means every single day more than 570 people experience sexual violence in this country” (Vagianos Huffington Post). Sexual assault and rape are actually different terms. Sexual assault is unwanted sexual contact, and rape is unlawful sexual activity carried out forcefully. It is unacceptable that the US has the highest number of reported rapes. As a result, there should be harsher penalties for those convicted of rape.
Harsher penalties are critical because anyone can be raped, the US is the country with the greatest number of rapes, and the majority of the victims are under 25. According to Huffington Post, “There is an average of 321,500 people raped worldwide every year”
Harsher penalties are critical because anyone can be raped, the US is the country with the greatest number of rapes, and the majority of the victims are under 25. According to Huffington Post, “There is an average of 321,500 people raped worldwide every year”