Check this shit out: The amazing rape stopper

It looks like a good thing, but when you think about it, it's double edge weapon.

So it's like a female condom with razor sharp snake-like teeth. You put it on (you being a female of course) and when the raper proceeds, the rape-axe's teeth will "attach themselves to the penis causing considerable pain and discomfort and can only be removed surgically". ... So far so good.

This will surely bring down the raping in Africa... maybe.

There are some weak points in this whole affair:

1 - Firstly : "The offender cannot pee or walk while the condom is still attached and trying to remove it his self will only result in the grip becoming tighter. As there is no other way to remove the sheath, there is no escape from arrest as medical staff will automatically alert the authorities." -- Wanna bet on it?

The doctor will do nothing more than performing four cuts to the axe-rape from base to top in between the razor strings. I figured it out myself in about 1 minute, and then I called a cousin of mine who is a surgeon and he confirmed it.
So the rapist needs a pair of small scissors and he wont go to jail.

2 - The razors will cause bleeding wounds every time. The blood can easily get in contact with the vagina's inner walls. So the STD are not prevented at all.

3 - Let's say a woman has an evil plan, she wants to get revenge, or to sue somebody for lots of cash. She puts on an axe-rape and invites the victim. After the device does it's job, she call the police, and gets what she wants in the end. It's a totally plausible scenario since there are all kind of people: good, bad, evil, crazy.

4 - Since it's on the internet, the news about this device spreads all over the world. Some of the rapes are notified. So they could in some scenarios "check" if there is any trap, and either remove it, or switch to anal raping.

I think rape is an horrible inhuman act and I just wish someone would come up with an actual good solution.

What do you think of this?

There's no solution. I think the idea of buying a rape condom and wearing it in the 'inevitable' circumstance of rape is disgusting. Why not empower women with the knowledge that should it happen there are some nifty moves to defend themselves(like jamming keys and thumbs into eyes). While they're at it they can put out PSAs letting people know that it's not their fault EVER if they are raped.

These 'rape condoms' just kinda seem to say: You KNOW it's gonna happen, so inflict some damage when it finally does. It's a reprehensible message to teach people in a society, world-wide, that already has a habit of victim blaming.

Wow. my friend told me about this but I didnt believe her anywho, I dont know if this is a good idea because its just going to give the rapist a reason to analy rape their victom and thats not good. like you can still get HIV so...

An actual good solution would be for people to stop raping people. Followed by tough societal consequences for anyone who does. Certain types of crimes should be proof-positive that the individual in question cannot be trusted to pertake in overall society, and should never be further involved with it.

I would assume chances of HIV infection (or STDs period) would be worse because of all the blood...

I like Wolfe's suggestion of learning how to defend yourself and knowing that it isn't your fault if it does happen to you. And utterly agree with Sgath that rape shouldn't happen at all... the perfect solution IS not to rape. Sgath is fully correct there.

Besides, what happens if you put it in, forget about it and have sex?

To me, this does more harm than good. The only thing I liked about it was that the criminal would have to go to the hospital to have it removed and would be caught, but even that would change as they learned how to remove it themselves.

This is Africa we're talking about here...

The place which contains countries where rape is seen as a valid military tactic, and to refuse to rape a woman results in your CO shooting you.

The sad fact of the matter is, there are places in the world where rape is something that isn't a pressing issue compared to just staying alive.

This has been floating around for ages, but I suspect it's an internet urban legend TBH.

How shocking and sad that is.

I guess the legend of vagina dentata isn't enough. Science is looking into ways to mimic it and make it reality.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina_dentata

There's the legend, in case anyone's interested. If you're *really* interested, read up on it on a site that's not Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone and their dog can edit!

Where exactly in Africa does this occur?

There are guns, knifes, chemical weapons which are much more effective and comfortable. What the raper will do with the victim, if he got this think at his cock? Why it's for Africa? There is probably less "free love" than in the western countries. I mean many of them are very religious and the old tribal societies were very strictly by preventing new children from partners who can't feed them. The problem are the poor masses without traditional social organisation who live in the slums. There is much prostitution and anomie.

You also have to take into account the circumstances. Sure, this may put off one rapist, but again, this is Africa. As horrifying it is to say, most rape that takes place is gang rape. So, one guy tries to have his way and fails, now you gotta deal with his buddies.

As much of an optimist as I want to be, I must admit nearly the entire continent of Africa is a shit hole and any place where gang-raping newborn infants is commonplace needs some serious fucking social reform.

On the fucking atomic bomb level.

Sometimes I just can't help but agree with this quote from America: The Book:

"So is there hope for a truly democratic Africa? Long answer: Only if continent-wide improvements in education, human rights, and public health are coupled with an aggressive and far-sighted debt-relief program that breaks the cycle of subsistence farming and urban squalor. Short answer: No."



Just about any place where they got guns for warfare (basically places that were most heavily influenced by European colonization), but it also occurs in South Africa, though mostly around the less privileged groups.

Now, I know I don't live in Africa, but from what I can tell, the mass rapes occur in waring countries mainly because of what Arq just said, and the raping that goes on in the cities is probably primarily due to the old wives' tale that having sex with a virgin will cure you of your AIDS. And while this all constitutes as insane troll logic in the west ("Yeah! Let's cure an STD by having even more unprotected sex!"), most of these people have no common knowledge about health education in order to prevent spreading aids even more.

It sounds potentially really dangerous. An attacker, or group of attackers are likely to become even more aggressive towards the unfortunate woman after the expected injury is inflicted on one of them.

Moreover, it also seems potentially dangerous for the lady wearing the thing.

Disturbingly apt application of the meme, +1 internets for you.

Potentially dangerous? Rape is about power as much as anything else. You take away the rapist's power like that and suddenly he's not in control? Oooooh boy you better be sure you can take him down, because you aren't getting out of that unhurt without a fight.