Fun Inventions

Article courtesy of arkitipintel.com

"The device, known as The Rape-aXe, is a latex sheath embedded with shafts of sharp, inward-facing microscopic barbs that would be worn by a woman in her vagina like a tampon. If an attacker were to attempt vaginal rape, their penis would enter the latex sheath and be snagged by the barbs, causing the attacker pain during withdrawal and (ideally) giving the victim time to escape. The condom would remain attached to the attacker’s body when he withdrew and could only be removed surgically, which would alert hospital staff and police. This device could assist in the identification and prosecution of rapists."

Here is a quote from Sonnet Ehlers, the inventor of the product, from her website, http://www.antirape.co.za/.

"It is absurd that women and children In this day and age still fall prey to opportunistic sexual predators. When will they be empowered? When will they be heard? ... Why does the system make these women, these victims, feel like the offenders? In many societies these women are treated like offenders! ... Rape-aXe is a device which latches itself to the skin of the attacker, causing immense discomfort, allowing the victim to escape. The attacker is 'branded' a rapist! Since the attacker will need medical assistance, there is no escaping arrest since medical staff will alert the authorities. "

My thoughts on this are simple.

You would apparently have to walk around with this in your lady business any time you left your house, or all the time, depending on your neighborhood. Is that right? Or do you just try and shove it in there right before he does. And then what happens if you don't get away? That guy is probably going to kill you for what you did to him. And then he would just need to slit the device and slide the sections down in order to displace the barbs and voila! he's back on the prowl and you're dead.

And so if you are walking around with it "on" all night long, won't it lose it's effectiveness after a while? Like a guy walking around wearing a condom, just in case he gets the opportunity for sex.

And what about female sexual predators? First they rape a man, and they are wearing this device so now the man is "'branded' a rapist!" even though he in fact is the victim of the crime.

I am against rape, but I don't think this is going to do any good for anybody.