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[Sirus]

Heard of things like those before. Not quite sure what to think of them.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

That's been around for a while.

[kaijyuu]

Not a new invention. I'm not totally sure of its effectiveness, either; it doesn't seem like a good deterrent since any potential rapist could just remove it beforehand if they know about it.

[sluissa]

If someone wants to put something inside of themselves... to keep things from being put inside of themselves, I suppose that's their choice. I see this potentially causing a lot more problems than it would solve though. If someone or something is attacking you, you don't jab at them with a thumb tack. No matter how sensitive of an area you hit, that's just going to piss them off, and if you're already in a position of power imbalance, then it's not going to end well for the person wielding the tiny plastic spikes. You need something capable of incapacitating the attacker.

I also don't see how that would require emergency room care to remove. Unless you were exceedingly forceful at removing it, it looks more like a scissors and a bandage type thing.

[kaijyuu]

Honestly, if it works, I'm pretty sure it'd be rather incapacitating

I'm just not sure it'd work.

[SalmonGod]

I also don't see how that would require emergency room care to remove. Unless you were exceedingly forceful at removing it, it looks more like a scissors and a bandage type thing.

Junk bleeds... a lot.  I've heard testimony from an apartheid political prisoner that they killed one of his friends by nailing his penis to a table and letting him bleed to death.

Anyway... the device has a snopes page.

[da_nang]

At least it's not Teeth.

In any case, inducing bodily harm solves nothing. If it becomes common knowledge, what prevents them from removing it before the act?

[penguinofhonor]

I don't see how it's different than any other form of self defense. Is it suddenly wrong to harm someone who's attacking you if you're harming their penis? The internet as a whole seems to think so.

I'm not exactly sure how a typical violent rape goes down, but I'm hoping that causing a rapist to have to check for one of these would open windows for the woman to fight back or escape.

[Darvi]

However you see it, fact is that it's a dick move.

Oh, the puns.

[kaijyuu]

The way I see it, it's sort of like people using razor wire to protect their home from burglars. It's overkill that can seriously harm someone; that they're doing something bad (or horrific, in this case) doesn't change that.

I don't see it quite as bad as the razor wire thing though. Ultimately I'd probably find it acceptable if all the other good practices for rape prevention are in place and it's just an added layer of protection. I'm still doubtful of its usefulness, though.

[da_nang]

I don't see how it's different than any other form of self defense. Is it suddenly wrong to harm someone who's attacking you if you're harming their penis? The internet as a whole seems to think so.

I'm not exactly sure how a typical violent rape goes down, but I'm hoping that causing a rapist to have to check for one of these would open windows for the woman to fight back or escape.

It's not the self defense part I'm arguing about. It's about curing the symptoms, not the cause. Another problem this device has is that once the trap is triggered, the rapist might get aggravated and turn the situation from rape to assault.

[Sirus]

I dunno. I think I'd be more concerned with the thing shredding my (stereotypical male mode gooo...) most important body part to try and attack the woman I had just attempted to rape. That thing looks quite painful (assuming it, y'know, actually works) and that's a sensitive area.

[da_nang]

Hence "might". Pain threshold is individual.

[Criptfeind]

The way I see it, it's sort of like people using razor wire to protect their home from burglars. It's overkill that can seriously harm someone; that they're doing something bad (or horrific, in this case) doesn't change that.

You think it is a bad thing because people who throw themselves into it might get hurt? I mean I can understand doubts about how effect it really it, we will have to let history see. But if it is effective at stopping more harm to victims then it causes, who cares how much harm it does to the aggressor?

[kaijyuu]

I don't care much for retribution.