[webstersII]

"It implies that we have no willpower or sense of decency and are basically animals that can't be trusted."

True, but apparently there are a number of people who have no sense of decency.

I've always been curious why the stats in the U.S. are so much higher than Europe or Japan. Is there a cultural difference or something to account for this?

[oldenuff2no]

Our children see a lot more murders on TV than they see porn and yet I do not personally know a single child who has committed murder. I do know several teenagers who are sexually active but none of them have ever been accused of rape.
Sorry, but this line of crap does not pass the smell test, in fact it stinks.

[MrEdd]

I've always been curious why the stats in the U.S. are so much higher than Europe or Japan. Is there a cultural difference or something to account for this?

When I was in Japan there was one case I knew of the family would not prosecute. In that culture I think it is the norm not to do anything unless law enforcement personnel are a witness. Even then a stigma is on the victim, so families try to hush it up. I love anime, but I don't miss that place at all.