The Psychology of a Rapist
Through a Rapist's Eyes (No Joke)
A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were
interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some
interesting facts:
1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is
hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail or other
hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman
with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.
2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will
look for women who's clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry
scissors around to cut clothing.
3) They also look for women on their mobile phone,
searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking, because
they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.
4) The time of day men are most likely to attack and rape
woman is in the early morning, between 5 and 8:30 a.m.
5) The thing about these men is that they are looking to
grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location, where they don't have
to worry about getting caught
6) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries
a 3 - 5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is 15 - 20 years.
7) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get
discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that
going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.
8) These men said they would not pick on women who have
umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their
hands. Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the
attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're
not worth it.
9) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If
someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in a
lift or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what
time is it, or make general small talk, "I can't believe it is so old out
here, we're in for a bad winter". Now you've seen their face and could
identify them in a line-up, you lose appeal as a target.
10) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands
in front of you and yell "Stop" or "Stay back!" Most of the
rapists talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that
she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY
target.
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