Should a woman who is outnumbered by rapists with guns submit to being raped?
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I think the woman should fight back. While it is certainly possible if she complies with performing sexual acts on the rapists that she might walk away with her life, I feel that because she cannot possibly know that she will survive, she should try to fight back instead. While this might certainly lead to her death in this situation, I think it is worth a chance. I think we need to teach women to have pride in themselves and that even when facing certain death they should never submit to any abuse, ever, even if the abuser is a powerful person with a lot of influence. That being said, I understand why many women would choose to NOT fight back. And that's a sad thing because I'm sure in many cases they are killed despite giving no resistance to their criminal demands. However, I still think it's a tough question for most people to answer. Because it's such a horrible situation to find yourself in. You'd think feminists would support the idea of a woman carry a firearm for defense for situations like this. If she is unarmed there is very little chance she will be able to win the fight. Sometimes, death might be worth the risk. Perhaps, the rapists don't have the capacity to murder? Years of trauma, maybe even a lifetime of it might be worth the fight against the rapists. Its also very hard to say what you would do when in that situation. Its possible for a man to be in that situation as well, and I'd like to think I would risk it and fight it. You also chance it being much worse if you fight it. Much more violent. Awful to think that people have been in this very situation... |
