Rape Proof Condom

"KLEINMOND, South Africa (Reuters) - A South African inventor unveiled a new anti-rape female condom on Wednesday that hooks onto an attacker’s penis and aims to cut one of the highest rates of sexual assault in the world.Nothing has ever been done to help a woman so that she does not get raped and I thought it was high time,” Sonette Ehlers, 57, said of the “rapex,” a device worn like a tampon that has sparked controversy in a country used to daily reports of violent crime."

That's just a snippet of a larger article showcasing this new device meant to latch onto an inserted penis and (in theory) discourage rape against women. It's not detailed exactly how this creation is inserted, however it is explained that the removal of said condom requires surgical assistance.

Now while I am all for the prevention of rape I don't really see how this device (named rapex) will actually help in the long run. Considering that rape is really something that is unpredictable, women would be forced to wear this device 24/7 in order to gain complete safety. And what about in the security of your own home? Things like this don't help society, but rather do more harm. There's no telling what I would do if someone (or something) cut into my genitals, anything from cringe to perhaps seek vengeance would be on the list...Which it seems rapex is set prime to inspire. I'm not so sure about Africa, but I can say that within the United States I feel the best route we could take as a society to combat rape would be to give women more political outlets in order to fight back. The dramatic increase in rape awareness is a major help for victims, as well as law based routes you can take to ensure that the punished get punished. I don't feel there is any other punishment greater then a societal shun, and there are many installations in place that help us track and stay aware of dangerous individuals in our community. Child molesters for example cannot live within a particular range of a school, or any institution or shop where children frequent. In addition sites ranging from the simple (http://www.criminal-records.us.com/) to the very complex (http://www.registeredoffenderslist.org/) making it impossible for these people to hide, or be able to function in a normal society is the key.

Now obviously there is a fine line here that must be seen, that being what constitutes as rape. A seventeen year old girl and an eighteen year old guy messing around for the first time as boyfriend and girlfriend is legally no different then a forty year old man and a fourteen year old girl...or vice versa when it comes to gender. Having a judge and jury educated and understanding enough to recognize differences between a case of rape and a harmless route of self discovery is much harder then it seems, especially since consent from both parties might not mean much of anything. All in all this device solves none of these problems, instead looking to see immediate retribution. It's sad to see something like this created, because all it really does is inspire more immediate hate while at the same time creating a more 'intelligent' rapist. After all, does this condom even help against sodomy? Eventually someone will figure out that perhaps its best to test the waters before diving in, which will lead to a whole new level of tragedy.