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Some Very Interesting Statistics On Rape Resistance (Make My Day)
Right Wing Survialists ^ | June 12, 2009

Posted on 06/14/2009 7:45:03 PM PDT by appleseed

Bryce sent me this great link to a very interesting study on women defending themselves from rape and the success rates of these methods. Huge hat tip to him as this is awesome. For those on dial up I will sum it up.

Women who used non violent methods of resistance (crying, pleading, etc) were raped about 96% of the time.

Women who used forceful verbal resistance (yelling, screaming) were raped about half the time.

Running works better then yelling as the women who ran were raped about 15% of the time.

Forceful physical resistance is slightly more successful than running. Those women were raped 14% of the time. Striking was more successful than pushing or wrestling.

Finally women who resisted using a knife or a gun were raped less than 1% of the time. I really think that figure speaks for itself. [editor notes the study did not talk about batons, mace, tazers, stun guns, etc. I would wager batons are about the same as guns/ knives and the other miscellaneous weapons would be between the forceful resistance and guns n knives categories.]

Hat tip survivalistblog.com


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My wife was a missionary in Mexico and on Indian reservatins out in the west many years ago. She faced rape situations with nothing more than what she had at hand. Thank God in every case she repelled her attackers with whatever she had on hand. Things are different now, she now has the means to repel in a deadly way. God have mercy upon anyone that comes in my AO when I'm not there. She is armed and knows how to use it.

I have dial-up and waited for several minutes for the pdf site to load. Here's the meat of the article:

Women who used knives or guns in self-defence were raped less than 1% of the time. Defensive use of edged or projectile weapons reduced the rate of injury to statistical insignificance.

1 posted on 06/14/2009 7:45:07 PM PDT by appleseed
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To: appleseed
It makes you wonder why those who say if women resist they are more likely to be hurt. The statistics aren't even close enough where they could fudge them with different sampling methods or definition changes. Why are they so eager to keep women from resisting that they openly lie about it?
2 posted on 06/14/2009 7:48:57 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Chrysler and GM are what Marx meant by the means of production.)
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Self Reliant/Survivalist ping list


3 posted on 06/14/2009 7:49:59 PM PDT by appleseed
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To: KarlInOhio

Think on that a sec.


4 posted on 06/14/2009 7:53:50 PM PDT by TheZMan ("I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.")
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To: appleseed

dial up?

And you maintain that ping list so well!
Bravo Brother!
Bravo!


5 posted on 06/14/2009 7:54:05 PM PDT by woollyone (I believe God created me- you believe you're related to monkeys. Of course I laughed at you!)
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To: KarlInOhio
Why are they so eager to keep women from resisting that they openly lie about it?

They want the world to be full of victims, or people who feel like victims. That way, everyone will go running to the government and say "Help me! Help me! I'll pay anything!"

6 posted on 06/14/2009 7:54:10 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are a ruled people, serfs to the Federal Oligarchy -- and the Tree of Liberty thirsts)
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To: appleseed
Here's an excellent comment from a poster at the linked blog:

I have drilled this into my daughter's head:

1 - someone WILL NOT take you to a second location - to go to a second location means you will AT LEAST get raped and probably killed as well...

2 - you WILL get ANGRY at the suggested use of violence towards you

3 - you WILL yell FIRE and run and scream

4 - I don't care if they have a weapon, you will do all of the above.

There are also statistics on if you run the chances that someone will shoot - the likelihood that they will hit you - the likelihood it will be a survivable injury and the likelihood it will be a mortal wound. If I remember correctly, its like a 20% chance it will be a mortal wound - with those odds I want my daughter to run for her life! And that is IF they shoot (or even have a gun) which depending on the location - crowded mall parking lot or something - they probably wont do....

7 posted on 06/14/2009 7:56:19 PM PDT by Huntress (Who the hell are you to tell me what's in my best interests?)
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To: KarlInOhio
Why are they so eager to keep women from resisting that they openly lie about it?

Because if you destroy women's self-confidence, and if you can get them to be harmed as a result, you make them fearful victims who will reject personal strength as unreliable and even dangerous. Then their only recourse for perceived safety is the collective, for which they will fight viciously, feeling that their very lives depend upon it's success. And finally, as a result of experiencing all of this manipulation and trauma, they will project their delusional fear into hatred for conservatives as unfeeling evil rapist monsters, and vote Democrat.

8 posted on 06/14/2009 7:58:19 PM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Women who are armed with the truth wouldn’t clamor for more state “protection” for one thing. It’s a rice bowl issue.

And liberals hate self-sufficient women... like Sarah Palin. Somehow I cannot see that happening to her without some considerable damage (or fatalities) to her attackers.


9 posted on 06/14/2009 7:59:06 PM PDT by coydog (Proud to have slept through the Obama coronation!)
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To: KarlInOhio

> It makes you wonder why those who say if women resist they are more likely to be hurt. The statistics aren’t even close enough where they could fudge them with different sampling methods or definition changes. Why are they so eager to keep women from resisting that they openly lie about it?

That’s easy. Law Enforcement is a self-perpetuating industry. If there are no crimes, there are no criminals. And if there are no criminals, then there is no need to catch them.


10 posted on 06/14/2009 8:02:49 PM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: appleseed

My wife uses the handgun, or AR-15, or pump 12ga methods...depending on where she is. :-)


11 posted on 06/14/2009 8:03:51 PM PDT by hiredhand (Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
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To: appleseed

Carry concealed in purse. Pull out and aim at chest. Fire until empty even if they go down. Makes sure the job is done and saves taxpayers the cost of a trial, plus avoids the strong possibility they will just get let loose to attack other women in the future.


12 posted on 06/14/2009 8:09:55 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: KarlInOhio
It makes you wonder why those who say if women resist they are more likely to be hurt.

The natural inference from their claim would be that by their definition, women who meekly "lie back and enjoy it" are "not hurt".

13 posted on 06/14/2009 8:11:49 PM PDT by supercat (Barry Soetoro == Bravo Sierra)
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To: All

One advantage of preventing rape with the use of a handgun is it provides an opportunity to prevent any future women from being victimized by emptying the magazine into the head and torso of the perpetrator.


14 posted on 06/14/2009 8:14:28 PM PDT by Jonah Johansen ("Coming soon to a neighborhood near you")
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To: woollyone
dial up?

Incredible! I live in a very remote mountain area, with no over the air television of any kind (never has been), and even I don't use dail-up any more. I thought it went the way of the telegraph!

15 posted on 06/14/2009 8:15:25 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (Had God not driven man from the Garden of Eden the Sierra Club surely would have.)
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To: KarlInOhio; BykrBayb; HungarianGypsy; little jeremiah; coop71; HollyB; TAdams8591; pandoraou812; ...
It makes you wonder why those who say if women resist they are more likely to be hurt.

The irony of it that some people seem incapable of seeing, is that getting raped IS getting hurt.

WTH do they mean, if you resist you might get hurt? If you get raped, you WILL get hurt.

Pass this on to any other lady friends you know on FR, ladies.....

16 posted on 06/14/2009 8:24:48 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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ping


17 posted on 06/14/2009 8:25:57 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: KarlInOhio
If you resist unsuccessfully of course you will be hurt worse than otherwise. This was put on national display in the Anne Presley case recently

On the other hand, some rapists don't intend to leave witnesses from the git go.

18 posted on 06/14/2009 8:26:03 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: appleseed
Forceful physical resistance is slightly more successful than running. Those women were raped 14% of the time. Striking was more successful than pushing or wrestling.

Our daughter took a RAD (Rape Aggressive Defense) class when she was in Senior Girl Scouts. A couple of detectives from our local police force taught the class. They taught the girls all kinds of attack moves, and on the final night of class, the girls got to put their new knowledge into practice. The detectives suited up in padding from head to foot, then told the girls to do their worst. Each girl got the chance to fight off her 'attacker', and they were wailing on those guys! They all did a great job, and we moms were proud as could be.

I also bought her a very LOUD whistle for her to keep with her when she's walking or riding her bike on campus. Found it at Duluth Trading, and put it in her stocking last Christmas.

19 posted on 06/14/2009 8:27:06 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: kaehurowing
Just a friendly reminder to all. Aiming for a leg or arm because it's more humane is suicide. If for any reason you have to draw your weapon in self defence, it's center mass or a head shot depending on the situation. If your life is threatened, don't go for an extremity, cause chances are you will miss. If threatened with life or death go for center mass. Better chance for a hit. Better chance to drop the bastard.
20 posted on 06/14/2009 8:27:11 PM PDT by appleseed
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