Why Women Should Wear A Dress - 1033 Words

â€Å"Ma’am, what were you wearing when it happened?† â€Å"What was I wearing when I was raped? My pajamas.† Many women when raped are asked what they were wearing. But why ask that question? â€Å"The police officer who asked what I was wearing was talking in the context of what evidence they could collect†, said Rachel when she was raped. Rape is wrong regardless what the circumstance is and I am quite flabbergasted on how many people think it is the victim fault for wearing a certain piece of clothing. Long pants, short dress, T-shirt, sweats, or bikini, it is not the person’s fault for what they wear, no one asks for it regardless of what they are wearing, isn’t that obvious, though? Apparently not- an Amnesty International survey found that more†¦show more content†¦First of all, they are dressing for themselves, they want to feel good and look good, there is nothing wrong with that. I cannot fully comprehend why on earth a per son might think just because a person dresses a certain way means that they are asking for it. New York City says, Sexual assault is the only crime in the book, literally, where the offender repeatedly blames the victim. I ve ... had men who attacked 5-year-old girls who ve said, she climbed on my lap and she was very sexy and I thought she was inviting me to touch her. Victims knew their rapists most of the time which means that the clothes people wear are irrelevant whether they are raped or not. Studies show that approximately 80%-90% of women reporting sexual assaults knew their assailant. Another reason why it doesn’t matter what the victims wears is that Costello, a CNN reporter states that, â€Å"And it has little to do with what a woman looks like and everything to do with violent, criminal tendencies.† She points out that normally rapists love to have control and desire domination over their victims. They look for vulnerable women and for the right opportunity. However, in once case, a 15-year-old was sexually assaulted by a 24-year-old and his excuse was I don t think it is fair to say this was a very vulnerable person. There was a suggestion the girl had been sexually active before. The complainer was wearing shorts, black boots, and a white top. She was trying to dress older than her years.