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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:02 PM
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South Africa anti-rape condom aims to stop attacks
...the "rapex" hooks onto the rapist's skin, allowing the victim time to escape and helping to identify perpetrators.

"He will obviously be too pre-occupied at this stage," she told reporters in Kleinmond, a small holiday village about 100km (60 miles) east of Cape Town. "I promise you he is going to be too sore. He will go straight to hospital."

The device, made of latex and held firm by shafts of sharp barbs, can only be removed from the man through surgery which will alert hospital staff, and ultimately, the police, she said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050831/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_safrica_rape
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muwriter Donating Member (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:03 PM
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1. Ow
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jim3775 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:05 PM
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2. In a country struggling with AIDS...
this sounds like the exact opposite of what should be happening.
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Qibing Zero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:07 PM
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3. Awesome, that owns. nt
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youngdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:16 PM
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4. Okay stupid question..
How does the victim get this on the attacker? And perhaps all of the would be rapist have heard about this and will be on "alert"?
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muwriter Donating Member (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:17 PM
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5. Victim wears it inside of her, attacker takes care of the "getting on"
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youngdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:23 PM
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6. Okay, that makes sense. Thank you
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