Anti-rape condom aims to stop attacks (pic)
 

South Africa Anti-rape condom aims to stop attacks


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.

"He will obviously be too pre-occupied at this stage," she told reporters in Kleinmond, a small holiday village about 100km (60 miles) east of Cape Town. "I promise you he is going to be too sore. He will go straight to hospital."

The device, made of latex and held firm by shafts of sharp barbs, can only be removed from the man through surgery which will alert hospital staff, and ultimately, the police, she said.

It also reduces the chances of a woman falling pregnant or contracting
AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases from the attacker by acting in the same way as a female condom.

South Africa has more people with
HIV/AIDS than any other country, with one in nine of its 45 million population infected.

Ehlers, who showed off a prototype on Wednesday, said women had tried it for comfort and it had been tested on a plastic male model but not yet on a live man. Production was planned to start next year.

But the "rapex" has raised fears amongst anti-rape activists that it could escalate violence against women.

"If a victim is wearing such a device it may enrage the attacker further and possibly result in more harm being caused," said Sam Waterhouse, advocacy co-ordinator for Rape Crisis.

Other critics say the condom is mediaeval and barbaric -- an accusation Ehlers says should be directed rather at the act of rape.

"This is not about vengeance ... but the deed, that is what I hate," she said.

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about time, r@pists are the scummiest creatures of this planet.

what would you think is going to happen to the woman if she use it.. they will torture and kill her.

The best antirapesystem is a big fucking handgun to the head, pull the trigger, and they will never do it again

that will also solve the starvation problem - less people, more food

It could backfire on the woman unfortunately :2 cents:

That is going to leave a mark :winkwink:

if something clinged onto my penis i wouldnt give two shits about the woman, no matter how mean, deranged and tough the r@pist is....he will attend to his penis 1st. anyone with a cock knows this. this gives the victim time to get away(not too much,though)

about the gun, a man is probably tougher than a woman, who's already scared shitless, so if he's able to get a hold of the gun, she's in for bigger trouble. i say don't flash your gun unless you're willing and able to use it.

He'll probably just use the backdoor

That's probably one way to stop rape from women! That's good! :)

so a womans supposed to wear this 247 in case she gets raped? doesnt seem very practical. and what if they forget to take it out when they have sex?

I just hope this would be another way to stop or at least, even lessen the rape from women!

not all the time, but in instances when there's a high probability of getting [email protected] instance, single women walking home at night from work in shady areas...like bartenders,etc.

although, IMO, itd be better to just drop the r@pist pigs on a stranded island and have them fuck each other senseless..but until that's doable, this is a nice try

Also it looks uncomfortable as hell..and when would they wear it? "Oh I feel like I'm going to be raped today?"

On the right track though.

Interesting.....

Looking at the pic of the inventor "Sonette Ehlers, 57", I'd say she personally doesn't have much to worry about from being attacked anymore.

Wonder if she's been walking around wearing one in "demo mode" for the last 2 years, hoping to put one to the test?

Do they come in a variety of colors?

Are they supplied with an "I'm rape proof!" button badge and t-shirt?

And what on planet earth was she smoking when she came up with this little baby?

Rapist will attack the backdoor.

Lmfao...

yes, because only models are raped

^^ he makes a good point tho.. I mean when is she going to slip this baby on? When she is fighting him off at the door? Or when she realizes, "holy fuck, I am gonna get raped tonight, Better put on my anti-rape condom now".

We take rape alarms with us, etc. I usually have an idea when I am going ot be walking home late at night on my own. We wear tampons and it says it is insterted like a tampon. Maybe guys just can't imagine that people

I worry she will just get shot now but I admire someone trying.

You obviously have no idea how common rape is in South Africa. It is not at all unusual to hear stories from women that have been raped 2, 3 and 4 times. I mean, sure, there are women that have been raped that many times around the world, but very few places have the same frequency of multiple rapes as south africa. Places like Zimbabwe, maybe.

And obviously she'd only wear the thing if she was walking down the street or was driving somewhere. You're not really going to need to wear it at home or anything like that. Well, i suppose you could still get raped in your home, but it's unlikely, particularly if you live in one of the affluent white neighbourhoods. (sad but true)

What the fuck is wrong with you? They rape anything over there. They rape infants. They rape children. There are over 50 thousand adult rapes every single year in South Africa. 50 fucking thousand. They wouldn't hesitate for a second to rape an old woman.

Perhaps she was sick to death of seeing woman after woman having their lives destroyed.

What if a woman forgets she's got the thing in, and decides to have sex... :helpme :helpme :helpme

yeah I wondered how easy it that to remove and all

Very Interesting

it would get the women killed most likely

I guess they'll need one for the backdoor then :upsidedow

So if the rapist has blood diseases this would easily ensure contact with an open sore?

guys dont cheat on your girlfriends. if she finds out she may just use one of these as revenge.

i totally agree.

yea man...totally agree. I hate to say it but I would rather be raped than killed. If I did that to a guy? He would kill me on the spot. No questions.

Actualy this isn't anything new. I remember a lengthy discussion about these type of devices almost 2 years ago.

I fear for the men whose wives get angry with them and decide to have this little surprise waiting :1orglaugh :helpme

As for the idea, it's a good one, but perhaps something which would chemically incapacitate the attacker instantly would be a better idea....

Maybe like some form of paralyzing drug gets released into the attacker's bloodstream. Then again that's more dangerous to the women if it ever "leaks" as well as probably being way more expensive.

most men who rape are most likely delusional and crazy. so if you hurt his precious little weener he might just strangle the shit out of you.

Well it's about time! This just ROCKS!

Now if they can take it one step further and casturate and shred the bastards weenie. All women in the world would be happier and sleep better at night.

What if he puts his finger in first to check if the pussy is clear?

when do r@pists do that? i think they just ram it in........they shall fucking die a horrible horrible death.

thats what i was thinkin, she might get beat or something.

no it is still a condom which has a main use of preventing disease, not pregnancy, even though this report says both which i have never seen before.

I was thinking/fearing the same thing