Something we can be proud of eh?

We have become pretty much the first country in the modern world where more men than women are raped every year.

*According to the Justice Department, there were 216,000 victims of prison rape in 2008. You have to note that that figure refers to the number of victims, and not to the incidents of rape.

Time to stop thinking of rape as a crime that just affects women eh?

I get the impression that US citizens consider prison rape a suitable punishment for criminals.

There were about 2,266,800 prisoners in 2010 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States ) so that gives about 10% chances of being raped if you end up in prison. Assuming the 216,000 were different people and not a single victim raped every =~ 2 and a half minutes for an entire year :P

More like a 10% chance of reporting rape if you end up in prison.

This is just the ones that get reported. Most don't report though as it can cause backlash. The actual incidence rate is much higher.

You are correct that the American public is pleased by prison rape and the possibility that those imprisoned for minor offenses are being raped. If they contract AIDS and die, so much the better, for the Bible commands that the wicked must be punished.

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2010/aug/26/prison-rape-holders-unfinished-business/

> Scott identified some of the gang members who had raped him. The prison authorities not only failed to protect him, they intentionally put him in a holding cell with one of his previous assailants. Because Scott is openly gay, prison officials blamed him for the attacks, saying that as a homosexual he should expect to be targeted by one gang or another.

"Time to stop thinking of rape as a crime that just affects women eh?"

You have a serious problem with contextual thinking, PigPen.


"If they contract AIDS and die, so much the better, for the Bible commands that the wicked must be punished."

Why kill the cheapest source of labour?

TIL that gays are the cheapest source of labor.

I'm told that here a lot. Hahaha

If everyone tells you you're drunk, it's time to go home.

They are not necessarily gay, Idiot: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9
(I'm not sure if all of this applies to American prisons.)

Judging by that Russian link, one conclusion can be derived: Quant / s7h_black also post while under inebriety :P

It's not inebriety, it's Russian alphabet.

I guess the conclusion is that it's advisable to keep clear of Russian prisons too :)

Time to realize that prison terms aren't much of a deterrent.  Shouldn't the high incidence of prison rape prevent most people from committing more crimes? 

The European model of looking at prison as a place of reform instead of punishment is a superior model.

We should only encourage prison rape for prisoners for whom rehabilitation is impossible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States

"The United States has the highest documented incarceration rate in the world (743 per 100,000 population), Russia has the second highest rate (577 per 100,000), followed by Rwanda (561 per 100,000)."

Those pussies in Russia and Rwanda clearly can't beat the US where it counts.