RAPE AND ABDUCTION

I am very concerned about all of the reported rapes and abductions on our campuses.  It appears to be a much bigger problem now than it was many years ago when I was in college.  Why?

I am not blaming the victims.  There is no excuse for rape and abduction. I think there is a male backlash against women's rights and that is one reason for these rapes.  The other reason is alcohol. Many of these women have been drinking.  Again, I am not blaming the women, but alcohol is a major problem.  For some reason women seem to think that they should go out and get drunk just like the men do.  They call this equal rights or equality.  I call it stupidity.  I am a first generation feminist.  I don't believe that just because men do stupid things that women should do them also.

Men go out drinking, get drunk, get killed in car accidents or fall in a lake or drown.  They also "celebrate" their 21st birthday, have 21 drinks and drop dead.  I think this is male stupidity.  I don't see any reason for women to emulate it.  Not long ago a woman went out by herself, got drunk, got in a car accident, refused to accept help from strangers because of her confusion, wandered around a neighborhood, and pounded on someone's door. The man in the house also behaved stupidly.  He said that he could not find his cell phone.  But he found his gun.  If he had been smart, he would have realized that he was armed and prepared.  He could then have searched again for his cell phone and sat down facing the door and called the police.  Instead, he opened the door and blindly fired his gun. If  he was afraid of someone breaking in, why would he open the door?  If several people had been there they could have killed him. Both the man and the woman behaved thoughtlessly and both of their lives were destroyed.

The women who go out and get drunk are becoming helpless and putting their lives in the hands of others.  We cannot trust our safety to others in this manner.  If a woman really feels a need to get drunk, she should seek help from AA.  Otherwise, she should buy a bottle of alcohol and drink it at home.  Same goes for men.