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Many people perceive rape as a disgrace. Because of
this perception, rape victims usually feel ashamed after what happened to them.
This is one of the psychological impacts of rape. Moreover, after the incident,
the victims tend to blame themselves, feel guilty for being raped and causing
family disgrace.
Rape is a crime in which people tend to doubt the
victims and re-victimize them. All of these occurred because of the existence
of rape myths in the society. The myths say that women ask for being raped by
showing certain attitude and appearance, men rape women because they are
provoked sexually by women’s dress, women enjoy rape, and so on.
Related to legal process, rape victims usually get bad
experiences when they reported the incidents. Police officers tend to doubt the
victims and re-victimize them, too. Furthermore, they often suggest the
perpetrator to marry the victim as a form of responsibility. Even if the
perpetrators are proven to rape the victims, they usually get low penalty.
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