Rapist have never had it easy. They are attacked even by other inmates in prison. We used to burn, quarter, and castrate rapists - even just accused ones.

_if the mob wants you dead, you will die, if the mob wants you alive, you will live; guilt of the crime does not factor into it_

YES THAT I CAN AGREE WITH.

(sorry hit capslock)

India is very very very complex on this matter

obviously the solution is not the erasure of due process

but the strengthening of it

No, it's not complex: it's primitive. That's how we used to do it not too long ago in Europe.

in addition to protection of the accused (and the communications to the public about that)

Rape has always been one of the most punished crimes in humanity.

it's been one of the most heinous

however, vulnerable victims go unheard

http://noisebreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/saw-torture-800x509.jpg

Those were the kinds of punishment for rape.

Except, perhaps, in places where you need 5 witnessess to prove you were raped

The narrative that we ever, ever, EVER had anything like a "rape culture" is absolutely, horrific BS.

in nazi-occupied poland, the public rapes of girls and married women carried out would go unpunished, because the order does not care

(or actively endorses the rapes)

Yes, in instances were women were raped in war, even worse was done to men.

uhhh i think not

in India, there are regions where there are undesired minorities

who are subject to heinous victimization

without representation in law

I will point to clinton who wisely said "women are the primary victims of war"

wise politically, to be sure.

clinton would certanly know about women victims

Anyway, that's why I say shit is complicated in India

omg shillary

It's not as black-and-white as "rape is taken seriously" or "rape is not taken seriously at all!"

it's more like "some rapes are not taken seriously, and the determination of how seriously rapes are taken is not a fair one!"

Don't forget the countries where sex outside of wedlock is punishable by death, so if you get raped and people find out you're either marrying the guy or are ready for death

which is my contention with making broad, sweeping statements about the treatment of rape in some countries.

The Congo for sure has what you might call a "rape culture"

Rape used to carry the death penalty.

There was no point in western culture at which we did not take rape seriously.

in that society, public gang rape of people related to you is sometimes considered appropriate punishment.

I think even in that sense it's not that clear cut

punishment for what

what does it matter?

seems... pretty rough that your sister should be raped because you stole a crate of grapes

curiosity?