Urinating on your rapist, Colorado's HB 1226, and the #LiberalTips2AvoidRape trend
On Tuesday, #LiberalTips2AvoidRape began trending on Twitter.
Urinating on your rapist, Colorado's HB 1226, and the #LiberalTips2AvoidRape trend
Mike Bertha
On Tuesday, #LiberalTips2AvoidRape began trending on Twitter. Here's the backstory:
On Monday, Colorado's House voted to pass HB 1226, which would prevent anyone—including people with permits—to carry concealed weapons on campuses of public universities. State Rep. Joe Salazar came under fire for statements he made during the debate over the bill, which indicated that he felt that fear of rape on campus should not be the motivating factor for the House to vote against the bill.
“It’s why we have call boxes, it’s why we have safe zones, it’s why we have the whistles," Salazar said. "Because you just don’t know who you’re gonna be shooting at. And you don’t know if you feel like you’re gonna be raped, or if you feel like someone’s been following you around or if you feel like you’re in trouble when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you pop -- pop around at somebody.”
The bill passed 34-31. Three Democrats broke rank and voted against it. The University of Colorado message went up. Cue social media backlash.
Then, a few hours after the bill passed, a message was posted to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs website advising its female students on possible ways to help protect themselves from potential sexual assault. The tips include:
6. Tell your attacker that you have a disease or are menstruating.
7. Vomiting or urinating may also convince the attacker to leave you alone.
UCCS started to take some heat on social media sites. Then, conservatives began to chime in on Twitter using the hashtag #LiberalTips2AvoidRape, turning the advisory message into a punch line.
Now, it's the typical liberal vs. conservative split on Twitter, with GOP supporters tweeting #LiberalTips2AvoidRape jokes and calling out State Rep. Joe Salazar while Democrats condemn conservatives for using the hashtag in the first place. [International Business Times]
The full message from UCCS is posted below.
Updated message from February 18, 2013 at 6:30pm from the Department of Public Safety:
The ten points of information below were used in a context supplemented with additional information during the in-class training covered in the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class. The R.A.D. class is offered free of charge as a public service to women who are part of the greater UCCS community.
Rape Aggression Defense Systems (RAD Systems) is a hands-on, women only self defense and risk reduction education program designed to teach women realistic ways to defend and protect oneself from sexual and abductive assaults. RAD is an international organization of certified law enforcement instructors.
For more information regarding the RAD class, classes scheduled for the spring semester, or any other crime prevention programs, please visit the following pages:
http://www.uccs.edu/pusafety/police/prevention/spring-2013.html
http://www.uccs.edu/pusafety/police/prevention/rape-aggression-defense-program-.html
http://www.coloradoconnection.com/m/news/story?id=849357#.USLUUaWvN8F
What To Do If You Are Attacked
These tips are designed to help you protect yourself on campus, in town, at your home, or while you travel. These are preventative tips and are designed to instruct you in crime prevention tactics.
- Be realistic about your ability to protect yourself.
- Your instinct may be to scream, go ahead! It may startle your attacker and give you an opportunity to run away.
- Kick off your shoes if you have time and can't run in them.
- Don't take time to look back; just get away.
- If your life is in danger, passive resistance may be your best defense.
- Tell your attacker that you have a disease or are menstruating.
- Vomiting or urinating may also convince the attacker to leave you alone.
- Yelling, hitting or biting may give you a chance to escape, do it!
- Understand that some actions on your part might lead to more harm.
- Remember, every emergency situation is different. Only you can decide which action is most appropriate.
The reality is that the majority of rapes that occur on campus are date rapes and in such cases, a gun would be as worthless as the tips provided by UCCS.
But, as always, the gun nuts are gonna focus on the boogeyman scenario to scare up an argument for why female coed should be packing heat because, it is after all, the only way they can truly be safe.
And for the record, I'm a gun owner who supports the 2nd amendment.— Rokit- Tell the victims to produce that enzyme which prevents conception. Perhaps they can produce an enzyme that poisons their attacker during the act? Poison lipstick like in James Bond era novels? I still say a gun is the best deterrent.— ricciaje
I do not understand why so many commentators here stick the label "liberal," as a pejorative, on anyone who questions the wisdom of our current national firearms policies. These policies -- or rather, lack of policy -- have created a situation where our country contains as many guns as people, and "boasts" one of the highest murder-and-suicide gun rates in the developed world. Should not every thoughtful American, conservative or liberal or in-between, be worried?- philasportsfan.....You my liberal friend are a dope! It still is what the founding father intended to prevent with the 2nd amendment. And only cowards like yourself would turn there weapon against a fellow citizen who would be in defense of their constitutional rights! And your a idiot if you think americans are armed only with peashooters.— edith bunker
- Ladies, just carry a very sharp, serrated, easy opening, and locking, two or two and a half inch pocket knife. When attacked, use it to slash whatever body part of your attacker seems most vulnerable and run like hell. He will be too busy tending his wound to continue attacking you. Don't forget to call an ambulance for the would-be rapist.— eekeekeek
- I say carry that piece with you anyway! It's better to have a shot rapist than to be raped. You can explain it all later and hopefully you will get a jury trial with people who understand (not liberals!) and rule in self defense!— vietnamvet14
Or schools could do a thing like Penn State- have a group that female students can call to get an escort back to the dorm. It's been 15 years, but back then you could call and a couple of people would walk you home. Volunteer group. (And keep the stupid jokes to yourself.)— verve- How about good old fashioned pepper spray? Or stay in safe zones. I'm a big dude but I am not about to roll up into North Philly after dark.
Besides if a dude wants to bump uglies with a women he doesn't know (and probably never talked to) I don't think VD will be a deterrent.— Phils_World_Champs - The shootings in Co, and Newtown and VA Tech were all in gun free safe zones, so what does that tell you? That criminals don't concern themselves with safe zones, they will commit their crimes anywhere they please. But keep telling yourself that safe zones work, I'll keep ensuring that I have my firearm on me at all times. — Taxpaying Voter
- holy moly. seriously running in the red here fellows. dial it down a notch. your crazy is showing.— high water
- Edith Bunker - your specious argument about the 2nd Amendment allowing arms to protect you against the government is beyond ridiculous! Whatever peashooter you may own will hardly protect you against what the US military can bring to bear on whatever hole you happen to be hiding in. That silence you'll hear just before the really loud buzz and then the big noise you won't hear will be from the rocket fired from the drone 3 miles over your not-so-good hiding place. That argument is the stupidest defense of the 2nd Amendment! And don't think the military will be on your side, either. I know. I was one of the people who raised our right hands and swore "...to preserve, protect and defend THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...". We didn't, and don't, swear to preserve, protect and defend, you, the President, Congress, the Supreme Court, or any other person, place or thing. Try fighting the military and you'll find yourself in the same situation as David Koresh. Google that name if you've never heard it, or don't remember who he was.— philasportsfan
- Hey, Democrats urinate all over the Constitution every day. Urinating on rapists is just a natural offshoot. It also describes their idea of foreign policy but in that case, they are usually urinating all over themselves at the fear of confrontation.— hawk
- Oh yes, Republicans really care about women. These same republicans would force a rape victim to have the baby, and also grant the rapist parental rights.
Dopes, no change!— The Fundamentals of the Economy are Fine - Worst part was the politicians passed this even though the majority of Colorodians said they did not agree with it. The politicians don't even listen to the people they work for.— dcn
- Nothing new here. Typical Liberal hypocrite. Compared to Obama's all male administration (and golf partners) or Al Gore, he's small potatoes.— Beethoven987
- Master Dreamz sounds like he is a rapist and is afraid of getting capped while doing his dirty work.— MilesLong1
- Here's the solution, dont go to college in Colorado. You have the right to carry your firearm does not supercede my safety or my well being. That is what gun owners need to think about. I am sorry, your need to feel safe is no greater than mine. Keep your gun in your home.— Master Dreamz
- Actually it does...its a constitutionally protected inalienable right. I don't believe your well being is. — Mottz
- Your right to live in fansasy land does not supercede my right to carry my legally obtained and permitted firearm in a very dangerous real world. I will continue to carry and you liberals can pee your pants and throw up all over yourselves hoping your attacker will walk away. what dopes! — edith bunker
- Everyone settle down. It's not like any of these women are getting pregnant. I mean, scientifically speaking your body can't produce a child when it's the result of rape. DUH!— CaptAwesome
- Laws (and the constitution) are made to be changed. The Constitution was made to be a living document. The fact is the 2nd amendment was written to guarantee Americans can obtain guns in the case of a war to form militias. There has been one foreign war here since the constitution and that was in 1812. The fact is we have a standing army and reserves to prevent the need for untrained individuals to take up arms. Why can't we be smart enough as a society to understand that (much like the Bible) the Constitution was written by people years ago when many of the issues we face today didn't exist. We need to stop using these little scenarios to justify guns, when in almost every scenario untrained individuas with guns would cause more life loss than just controlling guns. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are really the true rights afforded to us by this country, and the fact is untrained people with guns threaten my right to live.— ConverseB24
- Then go through the correct process to amend the Constitution. If it fails that process, you don't get your change.
- Your a dope! Evil people are the only thing that threaten your right to live. I truely feel sorry for dopes like yourself. The second amendment is to protect each citizen from the tyranny of goverment. You know....the founding fathers and the revolution over England. Read a history book dope! Typical liberal! — edith bunker
- I think a .45 will deter a rapist a little better then getting pissed on. Liberals are a strange breed of human.— juicy@34
- @ juicy - That or a concealed 9mm with 124 gr. P JHP and a highly trained user.
— Professor1982 - Obviously these tips aren't great, but just having a gun does not make you an expert at using a gun. Would you really want a drunk 18 year old brandishing a gun at 3 am on a college campus. One time I was walking home from a basketball trip at 3 am at Penn and a drunk girl tried to pepper spray me because she though I was going to attack her because my shoes made a lot of noise behind her and scared her. I am tired of people without any intelligence saying that we should give everyone guns without examining how we can make guns safer or how much training an average person needs to operate a gun. I just want to know how so many americans have self esteem so low that they need a gun to make themselves more secure when every independent study that has ever come out about guns has said more gun control and fewer guns lead to less violence.— ConverseB24
- How much training do you think cops get? 99% of them only practice with their gun once a year when it's time for qualifications. Most gun owners I know practice monthly if not weekly. I'd trust a citizen with a gun more then I would most cops. Here is a perfect example, look at the cop in western PA who shot his partner 3 times with his assualt rifle, or the TRAINING OFFICER in Baltimore who shot a cadet in the head while PLAYING around with his firearm. — Taxpaying Voter
- What studies are you referring to Converse? — Mottz
- This comment has been deleted. — bi,ll atki,ns
- When should she pull the gun? When someone US following to close? When a guy looks scary? When he startled her? When he speaks to her?
As far as u know, these guys dont exactly give a warning. And if she can't win the struggle in the first place, how is she going to win the struggle over the gun?
Now what? She gets shot and the guy has a weapon for next time?
As much as gun lovers cling to the whole protection theory, it only works when you are given enough time, which is rarely ever, in any crime.
But yea. Mr. Noble man, how about you take a bullet to the gut, and then you can declare how was worth because she was strong and independent.
Cause, you know....according to you, a woman needs a gun to be strong and independent. I think maybe you laid the worst insult to women out, no?
— MFPhils - This comment has been deleted.— Philadelphia Cricket Club
- Is the Phila Cricket Club a rebublican club? only right wing people accepted in? I was thinking about checking it out, but was not sure. Thanks. — pennyrobinson
- And it will get worse until conservative start taking the fight to the liberal wackos. — Professor1982
- All I can say is WOW. Instead of being allowed to actually protect yourself with a firearm, they give you 10 feel good things that won't stop a rapist. Typical Libs.— Taxpaying Voter
- Rotating yuor head 360 degrees might also dissuade an attacker, but I prefer a gun!— ricciaje
- can't wait until the MSM buries this.— palmyra21
Comment removed.- This comment has been deleted. — ahab
- Ahab - U R a joke. Typical human hating liberal. — Professor1982
- Isn't it amazing how short sighted and myopic they are?!?
They claim to be for the individual, but nothing could be further from the truth.— Professor1982 - Myopic AND shortsighted. Wow, that's bad. Just like the hate libs won the election AND you lost it.
Keep commenting multiple times on every article describing the world you hate and that hates you back, sad little loser.— ahab - Um, Myopia and nearsightedness (or farsightedness, for that matter) are two different things. Proving once again that there's no arguing with a liberal who "knows" everything. — jahpdq
- Um, they may be different in the teaparty but not in dictionaries and thesauri.
Why the scare quotes around "'knows'"? Do you even "know" why you did it.
"D'oh," says jahpdq.
— ahab
