A Definition of Rape in the United States

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Rape is often misunderstood and misinform, for the lack of society way of teaching to not get rape instead of teaching not to rape.Rape is unwanted sexual force against your will and consent. It is when a person is unable to resist because their unconscious,incapacitated or legally unable to consent (hg.org legal resources). They’re different kind of rape under the law. There is Statutory rape when an adult has sexual intercourse with an underage. An underage that gave consent is not considered consent ,because they are a minor and it is not legal (hg.org legal resources). If two people are together and are having sexual intercourse and their partner is older than the other , that is consider a minor it is considered statutory rape (hg.org legal resource). Marital rape is when a woman is married and their partner forces them to have sex with them (hg.org legal resources). Spousal rape that means if you’re in a relationship/marriage it is illegal for your spouse to have intercourse with you against your will (women.org) .There is also the most common rape that is called date rape which is when a person is unconscious (hg.org legal resources). Date rape is when a person is drugged with rohypnol,that is usually put in a person drink or food and leave them intoxicated and unable to hold consent (hg.org legal resources) .
The United States ranks number 13 of highest incidence of rape (Huffingtonpost.com) . In the United States, rape is reported about once every five minutes (911 rape.org). Even though some people report being rape 54% don’t (Huffingtonpost.com). Statistic show 1 out of 6 women and 1 out of 33 men experience rape or attempt of rape (911 rape.org).Women that have gotten raped 22% were under the age of twelve and...

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... is.Our society should educate people the meaning of rape and not to rape. Insteading of teaching to avoid getting rape. The United States and the people can help prevent rape from occurring and decrease the amount of rape incident by educating students in school at a young age that rap is not acceptable.

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