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From: Father Ignatius <FatherIgnatius@ANTISPAMananzi.co.za>
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Subject: {ASSD} Rape is big in South Africa
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:30:57 +0200
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A device that its inventor claims clamps itself to a rapist's penis,
forcing him to seek medical treatment and be revealed to the police, was
to be launched in Kleinmond on Wednesday.
The "Rapex" device is inserted into the vagina by a woman who feels she
is at risk of rape, and if she is attacked, small burr-like teeth will
attach themselves to the tip of the rapist's erect penis, explained
inventor Sonette Ehlers.
It is only possible to remove the device by surgery, Ehlers said ahead
of today's launch and demonstration.
Surgeons would in turn alert the police, following the same principle
that bullet wounds need to be reported by doctors, and the rapist would
be apprehended.
"It will make the men think twice," she said.
The polyurethane device was first tested on models then on women. It is
not yet in production but Ehlers hopes it will eventually be sold
alongside condoms in pharmacies.
People Opposing Women Abuse spokesperson Carrie Shelver said the
organisation did not support such devices but understood that they were
developed in response to frustration.
She said many rapes were committed by people known to the victim, and
they would be unlikely to be able to apply the device in those
circumstances because of the power imbalance in the relationship.
Shelver believed more focus was needed on making the criminal justice
system the effective barrier, which meant better forensic evidence
collection and prosecution.
Lisa Vetten from the Centre for Violence and Reconciliation said "once
again the responsibility for preventing rape was put on women" and the
device normalised rape. - Sapa
This article was originally published on page 1 of Cape Argus on August
31, 2005