South Africa anti-rape condom aims to stop attacks

[rodeodance]

I think she is onto something big-


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050831/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_safrica_rape


South Africa anti-rape condom aims to stop attacks

Wed Aug 31,11:46 AM ET

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.

Police statistics show more than 50,000 rapes are reported every year, while experts say the real figure could be four times that as they say most rapes of acquaintances or children are never reported.

Ehlers said the "rapex" hooks onto the rapist's skin, allowing the victim time to escape and helping to identify perpetrators........

[Demeter]

1. Wicked!

and positively medieval. It would be amazing if it becomes widespread. Unfortunately, Africa is not the only place where such a deterrent could be useful.

[kiraboo]

2. I understand the potential for escalation of violence. But I do

think that the rapist, once he finds himself "spiked" (oh I really love that), will find himself distracted and potentially allow for escape. If nothing else, once there are two or three episodes of men showing up at the hospital with the incriminating evidence attached to their bodies, maybe the incidence of attack will go down.