Eve Ensler on the passivity of men

[Warren DeMontague]

135. So your assertion is that the stats are manipulated *more than* they were 30 years ago.

That what is a statistical decrease which parallels the well-established decrease in violent crimes across the board, is actually an increase, which means that whatever underreporting or under-prosecuting of rape crime which took place in '92 (personally, i suspect there used to be more of it, not less) has increased enough to not only keep the numbers steady, but to make them look like they go down when in actuality, unlike all other forms of violent crime, they've gone up.

Just so we're clear.

You're describing a statistical, broad-based conspiracy that would have to include a helluva lot more law enforcement than just the police departments of a couple East Coast cities like Baltimore and Philadelphia. As well as the FBI itself.

We agree on one point, I suspect, and that is that even one rape is too many, and they should all be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. And when local officials, like the mother of one of the Steubenville accused who happens to be the local prosecutor, is alleged to downplay the crime or encourage the victim not to press charges, that official should be prosecuted as well.