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created by: oh my | Nov 6, 2009

Richmond, CA

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Is RAPE a "hate-crime" against women?

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  • I am not sure.
  • Are you kidding me? No!

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stop it

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Nov 6, 2009
 

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Females compromise approximately half the population of the earth. That is 3,386,509,865 women and girls - 159,414,683 in the U.S., where 1.3 women are raped every minute.

That is 78 rapes each hour, 1872 rapes each day, 56160 rapes each month and 683,280 rapes each year.

1 out of every 3 American women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.

The United States has the world's highest rape rate of the countries that publish such statistics.

83% of rape cases are ages 24 or under.

1 in 4 college women have either been raped or suffered attempted rape.

1 in 12 males students surveyed said they committed acts that met the legal definition of rape. In fact, 84% of the men who had committed such acts said what they had done was definitely not rape.

Approximately 16% of rapes are reported to the police.

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stop it

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Nov 7, 2009
 
In fact, it is A Federal offense:
TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 245

What we need to do is PUSH for enforcement. Call or write your representatives!!

HATE CRIME: A DEFINITION
A hate crime is:
● a criminal act or attempted act
● against a person, institution, or property
● that is motivated in whole or in part by
the offender’s bias against a
- race,
- color,
- religion,
- GENDER,
- ethnic/national origin group,
- disability status, or
- sexual orientation group
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