Today, I went to some event with bunch of my friends. That event was discussion sex assault what is called the raping. It was tough to listen. It is difficult to say something here. It is too serious to state my opinion. Whether or not this is good, I will try to write something what I thought. Unfortunately, English is not my native language. I feel frustrated to write my feeling using foreign language.
Firstly, I am so surprised to hear statistics for the raping in the U.S. and university in the U.S. I do not remember the numbers, but there are quite a few cases here. At this event, there are the case that male student raped female student, female raped by male friend, raped by boyfriend, by relatives, and so many. I can not imagine, why are there so many cases. Sometimes they drunk too much, sometimes that happened in hopeless situations.
I could not listen all speaker’s talk but these speaker talked about their experience when they faced with raping and also after the incident. It was tough to listen. Speakers were students in University of Virginia and it’s alumni. Talking their experience in public must be tough for them. Also it must be very very tinny effect but that may help the process of healing. Sharing their story should give them something. And almost all speaker express their deepest gratitude for dear supporters, like closest friends, family, boy friend.
Why so many the cases here in the U.S.? Because of different culture? race? self discipline? We recently hear the news about the raping in India. In Indian case, the part of the reason are that the penalty is not strict for rapers and also it is difficult for women to win a lawsuit. Hopeless. I do not have vocabulary to express this hopelessness.
Has similar case happened in Japan or other Asia? I did not think so but, that is because only I do not know? I remember there are some events like this event also in Japan, I did not have a chance to attend.
Also I admire the student in the U.S. I believe this event was held by students. The discussion might be too serious to handle, but I have never seen Japanese university student hold this kind of event in Japan. I believe this is cultural and educational difference. Japanese student rarely act as a leader at these kind of event. Student in the U.S. take actions more spontaneously than Japanese student. I believe.
What should I learn from this event? This event surely left me something. But I need time what it is. Thank you for reading. Maybe I will write something about this subject later. It is too hard to digest today.