WHY TRAIN ? WHY YOU ? WHY NOW ?
(WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS GRAPHIC)
I went to Miami to meet him, but things didn't go as I'd planned. Instead, he raped me for three hours. I tried to fight back, but he was much stronger than I. I couldn't believe or understand what was happening, so I just disassociated. He penetrated me three times that day, and it was very painful as I had been a virgin. For five days, I starved myself, punishing myself , somehow he got my work number and called me. His first words to me were, "You can run, but you can't hide."...... (Anonymous....excerpts from Internet)
Rape is a form of assault where an individual forces another to have sexual intercourse against that person’s will. Most experts believe the primary cause of rape is an aggressive DESIRE TO DOMINATE THE VICTIM rather than an attempt to achieve sexual fulfillment. They consider rape an act of violence rather than principally a sexual encounter. Rape is generally considered one of the most serious sex crimes and can be very difficult to prosecute. Sexual violence can also be a war crime under international law. Consent may be absent due to duress arising from the use, or threat, of overwhelming force or violence, or because the subject is incapacitated in some way such as intoxication and/or underage innocence. In some cases coercion might also be used to negate consent.
- In the United States, a woman
is sexually assaulted or
raped every two minutes.
- 1 out of every 3 women will be
raped in her lifetime.
- 85% of victims know their
attacker.
- A survivor of sexual assault is 9
times more likely than the
average person to attempt
suicide.
- 84% of rapes will go
unreported.
- Only 2% of the women who
are raped will ever see their
rapist spend a day in jail.
- The average rapist rapes
between 8 and 16 women
before he is ever caught.