Sunday, April 25, 2010

RAPE-AXE

Due to the growing number of rapes in Africa, a women who goes by the name of Sonette Ehlers, a blood technician in South Africa, decided to invent a little device called the rape-axe, in the hope that it might help to lower the number of rapes. Here is Wikipedias definition:

The Rape-aXe is a latex sheath embedded with shafts of sharp, inward-facing barbs that would be worn by a woman in her vagina like a tampon. If an attacker were to attempt vaginal rape, his penis would enter the latex sheath and be snagged by the barbs, causing the attacker excruciating pain during withdrawal and (ideally) giving the victim time to escape. The condom would remain attached to the attacker's body when he withdrew and could only be removed surgically[2], which would alert hospital staff and police. Like most condoms, Rape-aXe also usually prevents pregnancy and the transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted Infections.

There are many criticism of the device and to them Ehler says: "As with everything in life there will be negative attitudes and I can't be responsible for people who refuse to educate men and feel the device is medieval," and responds by calling the Rape-aXe "a medieval device for a medieval deed."

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