How to Prevent yourself From Date Rape

        Ways to prevent yourself from date rape, Although a good amount of society focuses on rape where the perpetrator is unknown to the victim, more then half of rape cases involves a victim who was aquainted to their attacker previously. Rapers always plan their attacks in advance, and most definately are looking for the opportunity to assault victims. No victim nor any manual can prevent Rape , as it is soley the crime of the attacker , but there are some safety precautions that can be implied.
         Steps to prevent date rape,  1. Always have have a sober buddy with you to watch over you and make sure you get home safely. 2. Never ever turn your attention away from your drink when your at a bar or party, cause in that split second of turning your head away someone could slip a date rape drug into your drink and you wouldn't even know. 3 Don't ever mix or share your drinks with anyone, and always get your own drink. 4. Never get too drunk to not be aware of what's going on , or your surroundings, cause when your really intoxiacted most of the time you space out and forget where your at, and again that gives your attacker a shot at attacking , so always be cautious. Always limit yourself to 1 bor 2 drinks.
              Before you even go out Look online at http://www.neighrborhoodscan.com/ and there it will show you how many sex offenders live in your area in like a minute so you can be aware. Once you have lost site of your drink never consume that drink anymore, always go and get another drink. Never do you want to give out any personal information about yourself such as , your daily schedule, or your location of where you live or whether you live alone or with someone, cause that will give your attacker ideas on how they can attack you, and when the right moment would be. You definately wanna let the person you came with that your leaving and where your going so they don't worry and they can find you easily.
              If you happen to be at a hotel or even a nightclub always ask a staff if someone would be able to escort you to your vehilcle . Don't you ever be afraid to leave if your starting to feel uncomfortable where your at , if someone you just met gives off this bad vibe, you want to leave immediately. Trust your instincts always , if your starting to feel wierd or uncomfortable come up with an excuse don't try to normalize it just say your feeling sick or about to throw up, never doubt your instincts either. A very good one to follow is to never ever go out with some random stranger you met on the street. I think this for good advice for all the young females out in this world always keep a close eye out for anything strange, follow your instinc and trust it. 

Date Rape Case

             One of the cases that i thought was interesting, took place in Wayne's County Michigin, The date-rape and death of a girl named samantha on January, 16, 1999. samantha was at a party with her friend Melanie and someone spiked her soft drink with (GHB) also known as Gamma Hydroxybutydrate which is a very dangerous drug to ingest. she ended up in the hospital that nite and died the next morning, January, 17, 1999 she was only 15 years old, her friend melanie now 16 also got her drink spiked and ingested the drug as well, she was briefly in a coma , but survived.

           The Suspects involved in the rape and murder of samantha , were, Joshua cole 19, Daniel Brayman 18, and nicholas holtschlag 18, the 4th defendent erick limmer 26, was found guilty of one of each count each of being an accessory to manslaughter  after the fact of poisoning , delivery or marijuana possession of the (GHB) drug. they were also all convicted of manslaughter which carries a  sentence up to 15 years in prison, the penalty for the poisoning convictions was immediately cleared which i don't agree on if you want my opinion. 

(GHB) is a colorless and oderless drug that can cause the victim to become unconscious and non responsive within 20 minutes the victims frequently have no memory or recall what happened. this drug is very difficult to trace , it usually leaves the body within 24 hours. in 1990 the (FDA) banned this drug for public sale and in 1998 Michigan law made possessing the drug as a felony. the attorneys for Brayman and Holtschlag have constantly argues that their clients were unaware that GHB was present . 

        I'm gonna give my opinion on this case, i think that they knew what they were doing , it's just when you get really wasted you have no idea what you do, that's why you gotta watch how much you drink or how fast you drink it. my heart goes out to the family members of samantha that girl was so young and could've had a longer life ahead ., but 4 sick mindless guys had to ruin it for her which is beyond messed up i hope they got what was coming to them and that they fry in jail for their mistakes. and to melanie all the nightmares she probably has thinking about it, the best advice i could give is if your out at a party please keep and eye on your drink don't ever turn away, dont ever share drinks with anyone and always have a buddy with you that isn't as drunk so you can be safe and protected, i hope that everyone listens to this advice and stays safe..... 

 

Date rape drugs what they are and how they affect you

                 Date Rape drugs what are date rape drugs? well generally speaking they are substances that make you incapable or saying no or asserting yourself. also your needs can be used for date rape , these needs include, alcohol , marijuana or lots of other street drugs that can be very harmful to you.

 what kinds of rape drugs are used ? one of the kinds of dape rape drugs are (GHB) also know as Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate - (GHB) has a few forms , white powdery substance, and pill,. This can make your drink taste a little salty  if you mix it with a sweet drink such as fruit juice. this drug can take about 10-15 minutes to kick into your system. and it's lost about 4 hours later. A very small can have a very big effect on you.

                  (GHB) can cause some of these problems like, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, sweating, tremors and so on, you can easily overdose on this drug. Most (GHB) is made by people in street "labs" or even at home. So you won't really know what's in it or how it will affect you. Another type of date rape drug is Rohypnol , which is a trade  name for Forflunitrazepam (FLOO-neye-TRAZ-uh-pam) it is a pill that disolves in liquid.  Some are small, round and white. Some of the newer pills are oval or green and gray in color. When on of these pills slipped in a drink the dye in these newer pills turn clear liquids blue.  They may also be ground up into powder, the effects or Rohypnol take effect within 30 minutes of being drugged and can last for several hours. 

                Some of the problems that this pill can cause is, muscle relaxation  or even loss of muscle control , stomach problems, low blood pressure, nausea, or even death. Rohypnol is also known as , forget pill, lunch money, , rib or roach. so how can we stop date rape drug from being used? well first if your at a party or bar don't ever look away from your drink or move it , cause right there is someone the opportunity to drug you. Don't ever share drinks, open containers yourself, have a non drinking friend with you to make sure nothing happens to you. I feel alot of people should listen to this and stay safe, that's my opinion.

What is Date Rape

             Date Rape, What is date rape? , Date rape is someone you know socially (but not family) makes you have sex with them when you don't want to. it could be some random person you met at a party, or someone you love and trust, including your boyfriend. They may use verbal or physical threats on you, or even try to blackmail you, or use alchohol or drugs to to try and force you to have sex with them. it's not just sexual intercourse, it can also be oral or some other type of sex. or you may even agree to have sex with this person then decide it's not what you want and tell them to stop and they won't.  

            Date Rape is often a bigger problem in abusive relationships. abuse in a relationship occurs when one partner tries to hurt or control their partner. it a repetative pattern, not just a one time occurence, it happens over and over again, And each time it happens it gets worse. There are 3 main types of abuse in a relationship, the first one is Emotional abuse, like putting you down , calling you rude ignorant names, blackmailing you, and controlling who you hang out with. Second one is Physical abuse, hitting, punching , kicking, or smashing stuff. 3rd and main one is Sexual abuse,Which is of course forcing you to have sexual intercourse against your will.

            There are a lot of helpful organizations Date rape or even just rape, i will list 3 helpful orginizations and briefly explain how what each one is for. The first one is (SOAR) Speaking out about rape- runs a national awareness and prevention program to empower survivors of sexual violence and enhance the public understanding and acceptence of rape victims. The second one is (NSVRC) The National Sexual Violence Resource Center- is a national sexual violence resource center. It is a comprehensive collection center for information, research, and emerging policy on sexual violence prevention and intervention. And the 3rd one is RAINN- in cooperation with more then 600 rape crisis centers around the country. It operates a free , 24 hour hotline for survivors of Sexual Assault.  

           Here are some ways to avoid a date rape situation, Don't ever use alchohol or drugs, never put yourself in a secluded area always surround yourself with friends, never leave your drink unattended at a party or social event, if you do not like how someone is touching you speak up and say no or stop, don't let them continue to do it, beware of potential signs of abusers. Some signs of potential rapist or abusers are, extreme case of jealousy, drug or alcohol abuse, past experiences with violence, exteme mood swings ( loses their temper very easily). Date rape to me is a very sick and sadistic crime, and no one should ever have to go through that experience ever.