The Annoyed Feminist here with a daily dose of Are you fucking kidding me? So yea, the majority of rapists completely avoid jail time. They manage this a couple of ways:
First off we live in a culture that blames the victim. This is pretty common as we think we can avoid sexual assault if we do not repeat the mistakes of a victim. So a defense attorney representing the rapist can stand in front of a judge, jury, ect and say "she asked for it. Just look at what she was wearing!"
Another way it happens is the excuse we were drunk. In a 2000 survey research showed 41% of offenders were perceived to be under the influence of drugs/alcohol. Here's why this is stupid, we don't give breaks to drunk drivers. We all make bad decisions when we're drunk but when we decide to drive we end up in jail. So WHY for the love of god WHY don't we imprison rapists even when their drunk?
In my opinion, the worst reason rapists avoid jail is because survivors are reluctant to come forward. All I can ask here is that if you're a survivor, is go to the police. If there's one group of people who deserve to be locked up it's rapists.
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