"If You See a Rape Occurring: CALL 911!!"

 

I’m sure many of us have heard about the sickening incident of the woman in Philly getting raped on a train while people used their phones to FILM it instead of calling for help, or even (Heaven forbid!) PERSONALLY intervening.

ASIDE from the fact that sinful man is depraved and capable of ANYTHING, I had a few other theories regarding how this could ever happen.

These theories will focus not on the sin of COMISSION (the rapist) but the sins of OMISSION (those who did not help the woman).

1.) Women are valued less and less in our society, and this is partly due to the influx of those men from other countries who bring that mentality of rape with them (look up the incident of the Afghan rapist in Montana). This might explain why no one seemed to really try to help the victim.

2.) American society shows too much violence against women on TV, as if it’s “entertainment.” Consequently, when an actual rape is in progress, people reach for their phones to record “Live Entertainment,” as opposed to trying to thwart a crime-in-progress. The viewing of rapes on TV, or video games, desensitizes us to it!!

And....

3.) Our “phones” are no longer phones with cameras, they are CAMERAS with PHONES. Watch the ads for cell phones, most of them emphasize CAMERA upgrades, above all else. They are CALLED cell phones, but they are really HANDY CAMERAS, and so instinctively people think of RECORDING a crime (camera) before they think of REPORTING a crime (phone).

CALL 911, IF YOU SEE A RAPE OCCURRING!! And, consider personally and physically intervening IF you are in condition to do so!!