“That thing that got posted today” was what happens in the real world, and if you’re angry about seeing it in a chat page about the real world, you should consider trying to help make sure it doesn’t happen again; not shushing up those who are in pain and need people to help them with it.

As I said, I really hope I misinterpreted your post. “LOL” would be a crazy response to what happened to Karen’s sister. “LOL,” indeed. “LOL” has no place whatever in the list of acceptable responses to rape (unless one is contemplating what should have happened to the rapist, several well-placed shots in his aorta and forehead, after his willie and the two bits under it were shot off.

(When I took my wife out for a little quick target practice with a small .22 automatic I picked up as a protection gun, our patterns on the “silhouette” target differed slightly.

My shots were in what’s called the “ten ring,” an area in the center of the target, where they would have (if the target had been a real person) cut the large blood vessel bringing blood from the heart to the rest of the body and killed the person being shot.

On my wife’s first target, she tended to over-compensate for muzzle climb and her shots were about a foot and a half lower than mine, but still well-grouped. If her target had been a real-life person, he might not have died, but he would have been completely incapable of rape. We still have that target somewhere – it’s a great conversation piece.

A good friend of ours decided to stop living in fear, and I was honored to help her. She signed up for gun safety classes, purchased a pistol and began practicing with it; I helped her sight in her pistol and taught her some fundamental marksmanship skills at the pistol range.

She just went for her concealed weapons permit not long ago… now she’s a rapist’s worst nightmare – an armed woman who is trained in how to put her shots in the middle of the target. Hardly took her any time at all, either, she’s a quick study.

Rape is one of the strongest arguments against gun control I can think of – when Samuel Colt called his revolver “the great equalizer,” he wasn’t just writing ad copy.

Like it or not, our society is sliding toward anarchy because our politicians don’t have the guts to stand up to the worst special interest group there is – the people who punch out CDs that glorify rape and other subjugation of women and the weak and make millions from them. They are literally knocking the foundations out from under our society. We can’t let people get rich from glorifying violent crimes and expect nothing bad to happen.

Worst thing is, the same folks who are protecting filth like this as “free speech” have a real thing against the Second Amendment. Fine. They want to be victimized, they can go for it, but they shouldn’t try to prevent other people from protecting themselves. Until the police demonstrate they can and will not only respond to things like what happened to Karen’s sister, but go into “the hood” and prevent them, gun control should be recognized as what it is – another way for the big and powerful to keep the poor and weak down.

That’s why George Mason and Thomas Jefferson put the right to keep and bear arms in the Bill or Rights in the first place – because when we limit the power to protect to the government, it will be reserved for the people who usually benefit from the government – the rich and the powerful.

End of rant. I’m sorry, Karen. Wish I could help.

Sorry.

When a woman is raped, she needs to get to UC Hospital immedeately and have a rape examination. Vital evidence can be obtained this way, and the woman will also be put in touch with police and victim’s advocacy groups.

And why is my comment awaiting moderation? This is new! Is this CityBeat’s doing? Not cool!

You need to fight. Don’t let that scum get away with it. Here are some resources, maybe you can find some help here:

http://helpandhealing.org/LegalInformation.htm

http://www.notguiltyadams.com/CM/FSDP/PracticePage/Criminal-Law/Sex-Offenses.asp

http://www.uc.edu/ucwc/Sexual_FAQ.html

http://www.lilithfair.com/charities/charities_org/womenhelpwomen.html

http://www.helpandhealing.org/