DATE RAPE

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Date Rape is the act of forcing sex on a date. Date Rape remains a serious offense in today's uneducated society. It can happen to anyone, with the motive of having sexual intentions with someone who rejects the advance, or is unclear of the motive of the perpetrator's advances that lead up to the initial theme, in our case date rape. Date Rape happens for four main reasons, which are misread signals and expectations fueled by alcohol and drug use, uncontrollable sexual desires, stress and typical stereotypes of pushy males and passive females. One of the most common and probably the main cause of date rape occurs in relationships such as boyfriends, dates, and even in loving unions such as marriage. Date Rape usely occurs when a woman or man requests, or states that he or she does not want to have sex. Most of the time the situation is resolved by saying no, but for the unfortunate few either give in or get taken advantage of.

Study's show that most cases of date rape within close or long term relationships result because the partner does not want to anger the other, does not set sexual boundaries, or misinterpret body language or behavior.

Date Rapes more immediate danger can occur from the misusage or intentional usage of certain drugs to alter the awareness of the date. Such drugs as alcohol play a significant role in date rape due to the fact that most of its users either put themselves in a situation where alcohol is being used or use too much themselves. A more serious drug not to be intended in the date scenes are drugs that incapacitates their date such as a common drug known as (ROHYPOL) a ruffy. Most of the time a person can be too...