Yeah so... Someone made a bear trap for the vagina (Anti-Rape Device)

[DudeistBelieve]

This may be old to a select few of you, but I've been reading "Half The Sky" for my Black Women Writers class, and I've learned some interesting things. Like there is a prostitution mafia ring in India, called "The Nutt". Oh life is filled with wonderful coincidences.

And there is also this thing: http://www.snopes.com/photos/crime/rapex.asp

It's a diaphram with teeth, and when the dude slides in well, clearly it's not very pleasant. Of course, according to Snopes it hasn't been sold commerically, I have no idea why not cause it is a really brilliant preventative measure against rape, no? This women has literally invented Pillow Pants.

I also shudder because imagine the great evil this thing could be used for? If a lass happens to be rather vindictive and plans to ensnare her boyfriend in it for cheating on her or some shit.

So gentlemen.... Ladys... what do we think?

 

[Weaver]

I think anyone can see the obvious faults with it

1) You probably don't want a rapists penis bleeding in your vagina. If he had aids I feel like that would raise the infection rate even higher (not really sure on this though, I'm sure someone could enlighten me).

2) If someone's a rapist I have to assume they're a violent, unstable, and disturbed individual. If you cut up his dick, do you think he's just going to say "Well that's unfortunate" and walk away? No, he would probably turn violent in other ways that may lead to physical assault or even murder.

3) I don't think women really want to pay for and walk around with an inserted bear-trap diaphragm (which I imagine would be one time use) every single time they leave the house. Rape is a terrible thing. However, unless you're in a statistically significant area this seems like an uncomfortable and expensive precaution. It's like walking around with bear spray in in downtown Tokyo in case you run into a bear.

The reason this likely works is because it's an illegal mafia protecting prostitutes. If someone hurt one of the girls I'm sure they'd end up in a ditch somewhere.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I've seen that image for years. At least four years ago, probably closer to six or seven. It has spikes that are pointed sort of like porcupine quills or crossbow bolt tips or tire shredders where it does minimum damage going over it, but it cuts and digs in when pulling it the other direction. The point, I guess, is so that the potential rapist gets cut when he puts his weewee in, but it doesn't hurt when he pulls out.

Of course, the flaws are what makes this reappear as a myth and a thing of Internet discussion. The convenience of putting it in your 'gina before a rape and dealing with an angry rapist with a shredded penis, that it prevents only rapes where as, say, bear mace would prevent all forms of assault, yadda yadda.

The Snope's article where it says it was designed for South Africa (the country, if I recall, with the most amount of rapes in the world) confirms the original story I heard the first time I found it.

 

[lacktheknack]

2) If someone's a rapist I have to assume they're a violent, unstable, and disturbed individual. If you cut up his dick, do you think he's just going to say "Well that's unfortunate" and walk away? No, he would probably turn violent in other ways that may lead to physical assault or even murder.

That would require the rapist to chase and catch the fleeing victim (he most certainly let go of her when he realized what happened). And that ain't happening.

It won't help if she's tied, but it'll help if she isn't.

OT: I can't imagine it's comfortable to leave in there all the time. I'd think bear spray would be a better thing to carry.

Still, I can't say that reading a story of a rapist horribly thwarted with the anti-rape sleeve wouldn't be hilarious.

 

[h4xor555]

I'm sorry but this is old news. Been avaiable for years.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Yeah, been around for ages.

I also shudder because imagine the great evil this thing could be used for? If a lass happens to be rather vindictive and plans to ensnare her boyfriend in it for cheating on her or some shit.

Seriously? The only way this could be used to harm someone is if they stick part of their body inside the woman. As opposed to a knife, say. Most women could get their hands on a knife if they wanted to injure a loved one.

I've seen a lot of the usual resistance to this, stuff like it says men are rapists and all. I think people are somehow subconsciously very threatened by the idea of men being injured if they tried to rape someone.

Now, as mentioned, the practicality of this is another issue altogether.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

It has spikes that are pointed sort of like porcupine quills or crossbow bolt tips or tire shredders where it does minimum damage going over it, but it cuts and digs in when pulling it the other direction. The point, I guess, is so that the potential rapist gets cut when he puts his weewee in, but it doesn't hurt when he pulls out.

You've got it backward, it doesn't do any damage to the guy's penis during insertion, but shreds it if he tries to pull out.

The problem with this is that it basically attaches to rapist to his victim if the diaphragm isn't easily removed. This makes it more likely for the rapist to violently attack his victim, who he is now painfully connected to, and makes it more difficult for the victim to escape.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

It has spikes that are pointed sort of like porcupine quills or crossbow bolt tips or tire shredders where it does minimum damage going over it, but it cuts and digs in when pulling it the other direction. The point, I guess, is so that the potential rapist gets cut when he puts his weewee in, but it doesn't hurt when he pulls out.

You've got it backward, it doesn't do any damage to the guy's penis during insertion, but shreds it if he tries to pull out.

The problem with this is that it basically attaches to rapist to his victim if the diaphragm isn't easily removed. This makes it more likely for the rapist to violently attack his victim, who he is now painfully connected to, and makes it more difficult for the victim to escape.

In my mind it always made sense that it hurts to do the dirty, but it shouldn't hurt to stop doing the dirty.

The image doesn't lie though, I did have it backwards. Guess I don't know much about anti-rape insertions.

 

[Vegosiux]

I also shudder because imagine the great evil this thing could be used for? If a lass happens to be rather vindictive and plans to ensnare her boyfriend in it for cheating on her or some shit.

Seriously? The only way this could be used to harm someone is if they stick part of their body inside the woman. As opposed to a knife, say. Most women could get their hands on a knife if they wanted to injure a loved one.

Well, if you're a woman's boyfriend it's nothing strange to stick a part of your body into her now and then, nor is it strange that she lets you do it. If she wants to have sex with you, you're not likely to suspect she wants to mangle you, as opposed to her wielding a knife. It's more sneaky that way I suppose. And more vicious, too. Sneaky and not-as-vicious would be super laxatives in your tea, or something.

But for the "trap" itself, there are way better reasons than this to not be in favor of it, especially the "you don't want a bleeding penis in your vagina, you don't know what you can get infected with from it."

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

It has spikes that are pointed sort of like porcupine quills or crossbow bolt tips or tire shredders where it does minimum damage going over it, but it cuts and digs in when pulling it the other direction. The point, I guess, is so that the potential rapist gets cut when he puts his weewee in, but it doesn't hurt when he pulls out.

You've got it backward, it doesn't do any damage to the guy's penis during insertion, but shreds it if he tries to pull out.

The problem with this is that it basically attaches to rapist to his victim if the diaphragm isn't easily removed. This makes it more likely for the rapist to violently attack his victim, who he is now painfully connected to, and makes it more difficult for the victim to escape.

In my mind it always made sense that it hurts to do the dirty, but it shouldn't hurt to stop doing the dirty.

The image doesn't lie though, I did have it backwards. Guess I don't know much about anti-rape insertions.

Well, originally the point of it shredding the rapist's penis if he tried to pull out was that it would be impossible for him to remove the device on his own, and he'd have to go to a doctor to have it removed, where it would be easy to identify and apprehend him. In theory that would work, but in practice, well, it has the problem that I noted in my previous post.

 

[Shadowstar38]

If the rapist fingers her first she's gonna be screwed. (bad time for a double entendre)

 

[cthulhuspawn82]

I feel sad for women in South Africa, where this device was invented. In America we a have a fully effective anti-rape device, its called a gun. Its also and anti-robbing, anti-beating, and anti-annoying barking dog device.

 

[DanielBrown]

Yeah, as others have said; this is really old news.
I'm one of those who think it's stupid. How would the rapist react if he got his penis stuck/cut up by one of those? Run away in panic or murder the shit out of the woman? Even if she isn't beaten down to a pulp or tied up before the rape and manages to slip away odds are he knows her(some statistics I read many years ago, might not be true) so getting his "revenge" would be inevitable.
As mentioned above it's also easy to find out if the victim has one, which would anger the rapist even more.
It has is pros, of course, but I think the cons far outweigh it.

I feel sad for women in South Africa, where this device was invented. In America we a have a fully effective anti-rape device, its called a gun. Its also and anti-robbing, anti-beating, and anti-annoying barking dog device.

Unless, you know, the offender also has one... -_-'

 

[James Joseph Emerald]

I feel sad for women in South Africa, where this device was invented. In America we a have a fully effective anti-rape device, its called a gun. Its also and anti-robbing, anti-beating, and anti-annoying barking dog device.

Yes, women never get raped in America.
Because all women are expected to carry guns.
Even though guns are also legal in South Africa.

But let's just ignore all logic in order to derail the thread and start a flame war.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

2) If someone's a rapist I have to assume they're a violent, unstable, and disturbed individual. If you cut up his dick, do you think he's just going to say "Well that's unfortunate" and walk away? No, he would probably turn violent in other ways that may lead to physical assault or even murder.

I would think they'd be too busy writhing in pain for that.

 

[cthulhuspawn82]

But let's just ignore all logic in order to derail the thread and start a flame war.

I was just pointing out how ridiculous it is to make things like this when its much more practical to just shoot the person. I honestly don't see the point any any anti-rape device that doesn't kill the rapist.

 

[SadisticFire]

In my mind it always made sense that it hurts to do the dirty, but it shouldn't hurt to stop doing the dirty.

The image doesn't lie though, I did have it backwards. Guess I don't know much about anti-rape insertions.

That is HORRIBLY backwards. If some one is in me, I want to give them all the fucking reason to get out of me and be separated, not to have them hold me against them, with a knife probably in one hand, stabbing me multiple times. I want to be as fucking far away as possible. Who the hell designed that?

 

[Fox12]

Hah... hahhahahahahah! And you thought the Victorians were a bunch of stodgey old codgers! Now you realize the horror, my friends. This is what they were capable of when bored (they were always bored). Not so funny now, are they? More like the well mannered kid who seems nice, but then you see them mumbling in the corner with a pair of scissors.

Seriously though, this is nothing new. Devices like this have been around for hundreds of years, atleast. I believe the Spanish had a similar device they used for torture, probably during the inquisition. Why do I know all this? Seriously, why do I know this?

 

[Thaluikhain]

Seriously though, this is nothing new. Devices like this have been around for hundreds of years, atleast. I believe the Spanish had a similar device they used for torture, probably during the inquisition. Why do I know all this? Seriously, why do I know this?

I think I know what you mean, but I don't think that was used by the Inquisition.

 

[James Joseph Emerald]

But let's just ignore all logic in order to derail the thread and start a flame war.

I was just pointing out how ridiculous it is to make things like this when its much more practical to just shoot the person. I honestly don't see the point any any anti-rape device that doesn't kill the rapist.

If that's all you meant, then why bring up disparity in gun laws between the USA and South Africa? As if that has anything to do with the invention of a spiked diaphragm.