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This is a guest post, from Anne Jacoby , an expert in personal safety and a domestic violence survivor....                                                                                                                                                                                                               At ten o’clock that night, Lindsay had checked that her doors were locked, as usual, before shutting the lights off and going to bed. She assumed she was safe within the pro...

The following article appeared on NPR, by Vanessa Romo This spring and summer, scantily-clad women, and some men, are taking to the streets in what are called "SlutWalks." They say they're protesting a culture in which the victim of a sexual assault is blamed, rather than the perpetrator. Hundreds of women in skimpy outfits — plunging necklines and the shortest of shorts — disregarded the overcast 60-degree weather and marched down the streets of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood last weekend. Protester Monica Thomas explained why she came out for the walk. "I don't believe that how a woman dresses dictates whether or not a woman wants to be raped. No one wants to be raped. And no one deserves to be treated like that," she said. SlutWalks began in April when a Toronto police officer suggested women should "avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be victimized." He was talking to a small group of law students, but that comment i...

Rape and Sexual Assault Statistics (From Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Victimization, 2009, National Crime Victimization Survey: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2217) In 2009, there were 125,910 reports of rape and/or sexual assault. More than half of rape and sexual assault crimes take place between 6pm and 6am. Females are more likely to be victims of rape or sexual assault than males. Most victims of rape or sexual assault are females younger than 24 years of age. Most rapes committed against women are committed by an intimate partner (spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend) or someone else they know (friend, family member, acquaintance). Sensei Chris Feldt Samurai Karate Studio Columbia, SC 29229 803-462-9425