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> That may be a saying in prison (and one which serves to discouraging reporting of rapes), but it's not an accurate statement about the law. We are talking ab
by Fjolsvith 8y ago
> That may be a saying in prison (and one which serves to discouraging reporting of rapes), but it's not an accurate statement about the law.
We are talking about people who don't respect the law.
> Of course, even where it applies, that's more of a reason to assure that a rape isn't reported and investigated, which can be done by means other than not committing it, such as being sure that the victim is sufficiently afraid of violent retaliation if a report occurs.
So by your logic, just because there aren't reports and investigations, it actually proves it is happening.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> So by your logic, just because there aren't reports and investigations, it actually proves it is happening. There are reports and investigations (the reports actually increasing rapidly; investigations and even moreso authorities validating the reports less so, but then the authorities are themselves the most rapidly increasing set of alleged perpetrators), but (just as in the non-prison world, though the multiplier is higher) there are more incidents reported in anonymous victimization surveys than are reported non-anonymously in ways which enable investigation, but also retaliation.