tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post6813376169129340546..comments2024-03-24T09:36:51.494-04:00Comments on delagar: Not Depressed?delagarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-50899286890079652422007-06-14T12:32:00.000-04:002007-06-14T12:32:00.000-04:00I concede to that.I concede to that.CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782575576596337344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-63396922567013030852007-06-14T12:03:00.000-04:002007-06-14T12:03:00.000-04:00I mean, tree-spiking? Good shit.I mean, tree-spiking? Good shit.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-73488847671908367152007-06-14T09:13:00.000-04:002007-06-14T09:13:00.000-04:00Eh, I'm not so much interested in the device anywa...Eh, I'm not so much interested in the device anyway as the fellas reactions to it -- that their reaction was to protect the rapist, that "oo we can't hurt the rapist, he has rights!" rather than noticing that someone else was actually getting hurt here -- has been getting hurt here, for, good shit, centuries? And now is fighting back? And when we do, the reaction is Those Evil Bitches Might (might!) use it unfairly, so let's not let them have it.<BR/><BR/>That was the point I labored to make, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Which it has always been the reaction to any bit of power that has gotten into the hands of the oppressed, I suppose.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-52806128111390852902007-06-13T17:40:00.000-04:002007-06-13T17:40:00.000-04:00I'll give you that we hear about raped women more ...I'll give you that we hear about raped women more often that mutilated men. <BR/><BR/>But if it is inside, then it isn't preventing rape. She's still penetrated; she's still raped.I reject the notion that it prevents rape. It doesn't; it might stop it--after it's been started-- but what are the consquences to victim? <BR/><BR/>I say that the rapist leaving with his own DNA and hers will negative effect court cases in which the device is involved. There will be, as is with other condoms, situations where a malfunction occurs, which may cost a conviction.<BR/><BR/>If he can hold out, he can take off with both his and her DNA, come back, not come back. Find a way to remove the thing. Latex and plastic are not unbreakable. Even website doesn't say that it can't be removed by the criminal, just that "it is extremely difficult to remove."<BR/><BR/>He's already hurting: a box knife on taunt latex, one swift quick slice. It will come off and I can tell you that a box knife with a sharp blade WILL (with the right amount of pressure/skill) cut only the latex. Even if he cuts himself, a little neosporine and some cleanliness should make sure that his genitals heal properly. <BR/><BR/>That the risk you're willing to take? That he can take off with your DNA, his, and you'll have no way to find him, no way to convict him or get him off the streets. <BR/><BR/>I like that it prevents STD transmission and pregnancy; I like the use of latex and plastic; I'm down with the barbs, but I'm hung up on the evidence thing.CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782575576596337344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-88285727534537168692007-06-12T19:59:00.000-04:002007-06-12T19:59:00.000-04:00From the pictures (if you follow the links, the Ra...From the pictures (if you follow the links, the Rapex company has a web page and links) the barbs are all on the inside. The Rapex item is like a female condom -- fits inside the woman. Won't hurt the woman; and will, like condoms, provide protection against disease.<BR/><BR/> I suppose yes, some evil woman (like that Bobbit woman) could use this tol to injure some hapless fellow. I don't see this being a big risk. Look how often womanin our culture have injured men's penises vs. how often women have been raped -- and it is not like we don't have the technology to do so. Any woman could do what Bobbit did, couldn't we? We all know where the knives are, and all the fellas sleep sometime. But so far, how many women have taken advantage of that technology? (Hmm. One?)<BR/><BR/>So I really don't see a big risk of this Rapex tool being misused as a revenge item.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-77413491461744698312007-06-12T19:21:00.000-04:002007-06-12T19:21:00.000-04:00I'm all down for protecting one's self from being ...I'm all down for protecting one's self from being raped or harmed in any way, but I have to ask, "What of those women, those vengeful women, who would misuse such a device in order to cause harm to some unoffending man (perhaps some poor liberal feminist chap, just appeal to ya)?" also. I mean, women could wear it even during concensual sex and that provides potential for misuse. The potential is there; though, the occurence may be low. Who knows?<BR/><BR/>That said, I just wanna know how a non-rapist caught in that trap would manage to escape criminal punishment for something that he didn't do. Does the Rapex thing prevent injure to the vaginal wall that usually occures during rape?<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, if he has to enter a woman for the device to work, she's still being raped; it's not saving her from emotional damage. And it's possible that it might do damage to the actual DNA evidence. What kind of chemical is inside of Rapex to prevent contamination of said evidence from say infection and the like (not that a rapist doesn't desire an infection of the member); would purity of this evidence be imperative to a rape case? <BR/><BR/>Also, does the device injure women in anyway? Is it possible for the thing to malfunction and rip the vaginal walls? That could be deadly. What'sre the barbs made of? Could it get stuck in her and on him and cause even more damage? What if the perps profile includes "enjoys pain"; he'd be incline to keep going. <BR/><BR/>Sick I know, but you know how my head works. <BR/><BR/>I'm just thinkin: how could this be made more effective?CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782575576596337344noreply@blogger.com