"A marhasimani is someone who goes to the club, buys a woman a few beers, then with his friends, he would take that woman and go away and have sex with her," one young man told the BBC on the understanding of anonymity.
"We can't say it's gang rape because, OK, I know sometimes we have to drug the girl and everything, but it does not happen all the time," says another.
"Most of the time when it does happen, the girl is taking some drinks, but she is quite aware of what is happening."
(source: Nikki Jecks, (July 29, 2009). BBC News. Retrieved at 30th July 2009)
Needless to say I was shocked beyond words with what they've said. To them it is the norm to drug a girl to have sex with. It is normal to force a girl into sex. It is NORMAL to pass on STDs to these poor girls?
So I sat an thought for quite a while.. and thank god that I am not born in Africa where 92% of woman have experienced some form of sexual assault before.
Children as young as 14 are performing sexual assaults to children as young as 8. The family of the rape victim then boycotts the victim because the small little girl has brought about disgrace to their family. The young little girl of eight who don't know how big the world is, probably haven't even mastered the mathematics table yet, probably don't even understand why is the family abandoning her. What is the world coming to now?
I implore to all the people out there, teach your children the right from wrong. If you don't know, ask, ask and ask or better find out through the internet or if you don't have internet...
Touch your heart.. will you want this to happen to you or your children?
if the answer is a NO!!!! Do Something!! since they can't speak for themselves.. I urge you people who have a voice to speak for them!
~A thought brought to you by Shirley Cheok~
To see GOD in action, We must be in ACTION ourselves!
So I sat an thought for quite a while.. and thank god that I am not born in Africa where 92% of woman have experienced some form of sexual assault before.
Children as young as 14 are performing sexual assaults to children as young as 8. The family of the rape victim then boycotts the victim because the small little girl has brought about disgrace to their family. The young little girl of eight who don't know how big the world is, probably haven't even mastered the mathematics table yet, probably don't even understand why is the family abandoning her. What is the world coming to now?
I implore to all the people out there, teach your children the right from wrong. If you don't know, ask, ask and ask or better find out through the internet or if you don't have internet...
Touch your heart.. will you want this to happen to you or your children?
if the answer is a NO!!!! Do Something!! since they can't speak for themselves.. I urge you people who have a voice to speak for them!
~A thought brought to you by Shirley Cheok~
To see GOD in action, We must be in ACTION ourselves!
