Prjoect (REV)

During class on Monday, we had a speaker come in and talk to us about Project REV specifically domestic violence and sexual assault. It was extremely interesting and shocking to hear some of the statistics. One of the topics she discussed was, violence against women in four different areas. These include dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. As we talked about sexual assault and alarming statistics was proven in our class. One in four women will be sexual assaulted in their lifetime. There were twenty-five people in my class and three mentioned they had already been a victim and survivor of sexual assault. I just couldn't believe that the statistic was true, three people in just my one class, and that's the only the women that feel open enough to discuss it. Another thing that the speaker talked about that caught my attention, was the rape information and stats. Most rapes are planned and are by someone you already know. Wow, to me this was shocking, I always thought, before this class, that the majority of rapes were stranger-rapes. This is not the case. The alarming fact makes it even more difficult to understand. Why is it that the people you think you can trust can turn out to be your rapists? Statistics say that between the age of 16-24 is the highest level to be sexually assaulted. Who would have thought that the person you met at the supermarket, or in class, or a gym class could be your rapist?