Solution Essay: What Makes People Want To Rape?

What is it that makes people want to rape? What does the rapist get out of it? Do they like to see the person in pain, the fear in the victim’s eyes, the screams, to see the victim cry and beg? No-one will ever know the answers to these questions. Rape is a serious crime that needs to be spoken about more. A lot of victims do not report or speak about the incident. Society sees rape and sexual abuse as a taboo subject and it makes people very uncomfortable when mentioned or talked about, especially women who have dealt with this crime.

Rape is defined as nonconsensual oral, anal, or vaginal penetration. It is also a form of sexual abuse. There are three main types of rapes, anger, power, and sadistic. Anger rape is when the offender expresses hatred towards the victim and rage. Even if the victim did not cause the anger, the offender needs to take it out on someone and make them suffer just like he/she has. Power rape is a type of rape when the offender wants to feel

Physical, emotional or psychological. Physical is bruising, bleeding (vaginal or anal), difficulty walking, soreness, broken or dislocated bones. Prolonged physical effect can also happen such as a sexually transmitted disease. Emotional effects may include the way the victim changes the way he/she trusts someone, blames herself and gets angry, is in shock, feels the loss of control, or withdraws from friends and families. Psychologically the victim can develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), become depressed or may dissociate from world (feels like checking out). No matter what the victim should always seek out medical attention. As a medical assistant I would be present, listen, and talk to the victim without judgment. It is my duty to encourage the victim to get support from family and friends. There are so many resources for victims such as websites, hotlines, books, pamphlets, and group therapy