Last Wednesday June 13th, the whole nation (Malaysia) is once again shocked by another sexual related crime. It happened somewhere in Johor Baru and this time a 19 year old girl was raped by three men and best of all, her boyfriend who was also abducted by the group could do nothing to help his girl.
We are called upon to write something on this since sexual related crime has becoming rampant here in Malaysia. Please do not assume that every sexual related crime that happened here would be covered in the news. The frightening truth is that there are more unreported cases of sexual related crimes than reported ones. The government would always deny this but our sources from NGOs especially those fighting for the rights and justice for women have all confirmed that it is true. Frankly speaking, we are not at all surprised!
Almost all of the unreported cases of sexual related crimes here in Malaysia are in the form of date rape. Date rape is still a rape but to put it in better perspective refers to any non consensual sexual activity between couples that knew each other quite well. On most occasions, date rape takes place during actual dates and this is why it is called date rape. This whole thing could either be planned or happened in the heat of the moment spontaneously.
Most victims of date rape never knew its coming since date rape happens while they were unconscious. Concerned parents and young ladies should take note that drugs such as ketamine, GHB and rohypnol that could knock and render people unconscious can be bought easily over the counter in local pharmacies. Instead of using it for medication, perverts and scumbags are using them to take advantage of women especially those who are young and naïve. Unsuspecting ladies going on a date would never notice that their drinks or food on the table are being spiked or laced with drugs. By the time they gain consciousness, it is all ready too late! If you are worried about that, wait till you hear what we have discovered recently. We were tinkering around with a few keywords on major search engines yesterday and the results gave us the shock of our lives! There are a few DIY or How-To websites that openly provides recipes to make your very own home made concoction of date rape drugs! Unbelievable!
The question that every woman especially those who are young and naive should be asking at the moment is how to protect yourself from these unfortunate events. Even though some date rape victims have joined martial arts clubs as part of their curriculum activities during their school and college years, they failed to use that experience for their own good. After leaving school and college, they lost their touch somehow and all those self defense skills are gone for good. For the sake of your own safety, it is highly recommended that women should take the initiative to enroll in any short self defense courses. You can learn simple self defense techniques that would give you the confidence to confront and fend off sexual attacks from any assailants. Please do not look upon this lightly, you may regret your decision for not taking this self defense courses in the future! NGO’s gave us a very disturbing figure on date rapes and we are really worried. You should too!
Other than taking up self defense courses, women should also equip themselves with some self protection or self defense devices such as pepper spray, stun gun, air taser and personal alarm. Some of these self defense devices may require some sort of license but their importance must not be questioned. The least that women could have for their self protection is a pepper spray. It is small, convenient and you can easily hide it inside your handbag. Then again, no matter what type of device you are using for your self protection needs, they are practically useless until you learn how to use them properly and effectively. In the end, it would all point back to the first recommendation. Self defense courses can teach you many techniques that you can apply directly with your self protection device. Mastering the art of self defense is no longer an option, it is becoming a big necessity nowadays and women should take this very seriously indeed.
This article may give some women a rude awakening but it is for your own good in the end. Now that you know what you are up against, do you agree that self defense is important to all women today? Please leave you answer here.
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