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Rape A Problem? Rape-AXE the new Invention to Catch a Predator!

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kirbygirl87

Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 3:31:00 PM EDT

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According to Jezebel, "Dr. Sonette Ehlers, inventor of the Rape-aXe condom (formally known as Rape-X), wants to distribute 30,000 of the barbed devices to women in South Africa in advance of the World Cup. Not everyone is in support."

The dangerous-sounding invention is a direct response to a very real problem in South Africa; in a country where a woman is raped every 26 seconds, and gang rape is often considered a "legitimate" form of male bonding, something like the Rape-aXe has the potential to save more than a few women from vicious attacks. However, it also runs the risk of infuriating the rapist, and bringing more violence upon the victim (especially if there are multiple attackers). Furthermore, the condom only serves to remind women that they're in danger of being raped every minute of every day

According to Jezebel, "Lisa Vetten of the Centre of Violence and Reconciliation said in 2007,

"This is like going back to the days where women were forced to wear chastity belts. It is a terrifying thought that women are being made to adapt to rape."

Dr. Elhers made sure that the hooks could cut deep, but not enough to draw blood due to the consideration of a country with a HIV infection rate of 18%.

The rapist] cannot run after you... [the Rape-aXe] attached to the penis during erection, and the penis wants to go back to normal and it can't... And he can't even get his manhood back into his trousers. He can't urinate because if he pulls the tip to cut it off... he pulls the hooks deeper into his body.