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i still think this is a bit too harsh, even for the Kobes around the world.
South African doctor invents female condoms with 'teeth' to fight rape
Dr. Sonnet Ehlers shows a ed female condom, whose hooks she says stick on a man during rape.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Doctor distributes anti-rape female condom during World Cup
* Jagged rows of teeth-like hooks attach on man's penis
* Device can only be removed by a doctor
* "It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on," doctor says
(CNN) -- South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers was on call one night four decades ago when a devastated rape victim walked in. Her eyes were lifeless; she was like a breathing corpse.
"She looked at me and said, 'If only I had teeth down there,'" recalled Ehlers, who was a 20-year-old medical researcher at the time. "I promised her I'd do something to help people like her one day."
Forty years later, Rape-aXe was born.
Ehlers is distributing the female condoms in the various South African cities where the World Cup soccer games are taking place.
The woman inserts the latex condom like a tampon. Jagged rows of teeth-like hooks line its inside and attach on a man's penis during penetration, Ehlers said.
Once it lodges, only a doctor can remove it -- a procedure Ehlers hopes will be done with authorities on standby to make an arrest.
"It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on," she said. "If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter... however, it doesn't break the skin, and there's no danger of fluid exposure."
Ehlers said she sold her house and car to launch the project, and she planned to distribute 30,000 free devices under supervision during the World Cup period.
Video: Rape-fighting condom has 'teeth'
"I consulted engineers, gynecologists and psychologists to help in the design and make sure it was safe," she said.
After the trial period, they'll be available for about $2 a piece. She hopes the women will report back to her.
"The ideal situation would be for a woman to wear this when she's going out on some kind of blind date ... or to an area she's not comfortable with," she said.
The mother of two daughters said she visited prisons and talked to convicted rapists to find out whether such a device would have made them rethink their actions.
Some said it would have, Ehlers said.
Critics say the female condom is not a long-term solution and makes women vulnerable to more violence from men trapped by the device.
It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on. If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter
--Dr Sonnet Ehlers
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* Sexual Offenses
* South Africa
It's also a form of "enslavement," said Victoria Kajja, a fellow for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the east African country of Uganda. "The fears surrounding the victim, the act of wearing the condom in anticipation of being assaulted all represent enslavement that no woman should be subjected to."
Kajja said the device constantly reminds women of their vulnerability.
"It not only presents the victim with a false sense of security, but psychological trauma," she added. "It also does not help with the psychological problems that manifest after assaults."
However, its one advantage is it allows justice to be served, she said.
Various rights organizations that work in South Africa declined to comment, including Human Rights Watch and Care International.
South Africa has one of the highest rape rates in the world, Human Rights Watch says on its website. A 2009 report by the nation's Medical Research Council found that 28 percent of men surveyed had raped a woman or girl, with one in 20 saying they had raped in the past year, according to Human Rights Watch.
In most African countries, rape convictions are not common. Affected women don't get immediate access to medical care, and DNA tests to provide evidence are unaffordable.
"Women and girls who experience these violations are denied justice, factors that contribute to the normalization of rape and violence in South African society," Human Rights Watch says.
Women take drastic measures to prevent rape in South Africa, Ehlers said, with some wearing extra tight biker shorts and others inserting razor blades wrapped in sponges in their private parts.
Critics have accused her of developing a medieval device to fight rape.
"Yes, my device may be a medieval, but it's for a medieval deed that has been around for decades," she said. "I believe something's got to be done ... and this will make some men rethink before they assault a woman."
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa...dom/index.html
i still think this is a bit too harsh, even for the Kobes around the world.
Holy WTF!!!!!
The woman inserts the latex condom like a tampon. Jagged rows of teeth-like hooks line its inside and attach on a man's penis during penetration, Ehlers said.
Once it lodges, only a doctor can remove it -- a procedure Ehlers hopes will be done with authorities on standby to make an arrest.
"It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on," she said. "If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter... however, it doesn't break the skin, and there's no danger of fluid exposure."
Fyi, kobe rapes assholes. This is meant to be inserted in the vagina.
Why does rocket fan suck at trolling so much?
Doctor doctor, give me the news
There's a black mamba in the building and he's no showing no signs of mercy
Give me an umbrella, MAKING IT RAIN!
wouldn't that just make the rapist really mad?
Miami/Chris bump DPG LnG and Poonsie need to get one of these
i be rapin there asses all day on these forums
certainly bad news for kobe
or knock on Kobe's hotel room door"The ideal situation would be for a woman to wear this when she's going out on some kind of blind date ... or to an area she's not comfortable with,"
ouch .....
That's the controversy of it. It could easily turn some rapes into murders.
Anyway, it's not a funny thread at all.
Weak.
Rape is a crime of violence, so it most definitely can escalate into murder...bad idea here. Just wait till it gets into the hands (or nether regions) of vindictive girlfriends/ex-girlfriends, then we'll all be in for a treat
I agree that this is too risky..
Pieces of like Kobe will always be around, there's nothing that can really be done, just have to watch out..for a guy like Kobe, there is literally nothing you can do if it's a "he said/she said" situation, because he buys his way out..
Rape is disgusting, but unfortunately, there will always be s bags like that around..
god you're ing stupid.....
This reminds me of the Vietnam-era movie where the pros ute had razor blades in her snatch...man, the name of the movie escapes me...
I know a Vietnam vet and there were several people in his division who had the top of their sliced through because they went out desperate as looking for pussy, some of them were so stupid they didn't even bring a gun when they went out at night there.
the fact that we have All spurs talk folks posting crap like this ...just brings EVEN MORE credibility to the awards ... LMAO
Seriously i you want to slam Kobe post those pics some more (with even more creative photoshop creations there was some REALLY good ones)
or
Post his Game 7 shooting stats from last week ...
But this type of reaching is just pathetic and sad even from som eof the losers that post on here.
We HAVE to be better than that ...
the kobe stopper model---
will have the lower jaw extension option
This won't stop Kobe. He likes the dookie chute.
Last edited by The Franchise; 06-22-2010 at 09:31 PM.
ok--you probably have a point
but what about those asshole laker trolls who post bull day and night
day in and day out
assholes like culburn,lakaluva,gayseppie---they are ALL laker trolls who do nothing but talk every in two seconds
NOW--you find something offensive....funny how sensitive you are now.
I smell skunk.
anal sex
Maybe. The Suns did get your mud on their turtle a couple months back.
But, it's definitely skunk I smell.
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