“Mum, he gave me orange juice and i fell asleep, and i found myself on his bed when i woke up. I was weak and in pain and I saw blood flowing between my legs”.
I think you have a picture of what I’m about to discuss. This is no longer a news, as children and teenagers are being sexually abused.
“Come on Betty, your uncle cannot do such; he is a good man and has been living here with us since you were 10 years”.
Disclaimer: Betty in this content does not refer to anybody and should only be seen as a means of illustration.
What could make a mother doubt what her daughter said mostly when it comes to rape. Most parents believe the children are telling lies but the truth is ONLY IF SHE KNEW, she would not have acted that way and taken things with levity.
Back to the issue. I have seen and heard many scenario where children and teenagers are being molested and sexually abused both males and females, but the females are mostly the victims of this abuse.
Do you know the trauma most of this victims pass through, or can you imagine the stigma that is attached to them by the public?
Victims of rape become psychologically unstable due to the memory of the event. The eventinvolves several rough handling, beating and injuries. Some victims of rapes contact sexually transmitted disease (STI), some get unwanted pregnancy and get their lives rearranged to the worse for them, a few even die either during the process of raping them or after the incident as a result of being mentally unbalanced.
I was speaking to a young lady two days ago, and she shared her experience about how she was raped when she was 16 years when robbers attacked them. I am not going into much details but I’ll share a little of what she discussed with me.
She said, “I was still young and I was sexually abused by thieves who came after my father. After the event, my fathers’ attitude changed towards me, he stated looking at with scorn”. You can imagine what sexually abused people have to pass through among peers, family, relatives and even in the community.
She went further to say “if it could get opportunity to give a verdict, my judgment would be that any man guilty of rape should be castrated and sent to live imprisonment”.
I do not support rape, and I write this to show love to those who have passed through such circumstance before. I also advice that people stop raping and molesting children and youth
What is your take on the issue of rape?
If you were opportune to write the law, what would be your verdict for raping?
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