RAPE CULTUR AND JUSTICE

She was 19 when Eno got gang raped by 3 teenage boys, and was murdered subsequently. The murder was so brutal you cant even imagine how this such of thing could happen. The news spread like a wildfire it’s pratically sparks the anger of Indonesian feminist. Eno was died immediately when the rapist inserted a 60 cm hoe into hergenital. The rapist whom still in middle school, was under arrest immediatly after the corpse were found. The case obviously take all the media attention, including online news forum where people can post their comment on the site. The comment posted by some people stated that all of this was the victimfault. This is why I think that as an Indonesian, we have a rape culture problem, but we pretending that we dont, and this is the reason why we should eliminate rape culture.

Rape is rape, no matter how much you blame the victim that they wear too racy outfit or how they act to get raped or even murdered. The fact that our education system is a huge mess when it comes to sex education. There is literally no sex education is our curriculum, not even in high school level of education. If you reading this and instantly thinking that sex were too taboo to taught to the young people, then no wonder why the youngsters usually confused or dont know how to react when it comes to certain “sex” topic. Some of us even laugh or get shame when the biology class start to teach us about reproduction system. There’s nothing to be ashame of, as long as you act the way your religion taught you and that you understand your boundaries when it comes to the opposite sex friend of yours, just stay in your lane.

Secondly, you have to understand the words “no”. In Eno’s case, one of the rapist is actually dating her and the othertwo were actually trying to hit on her (hit as in dating slang) but ignored by Eno. The guy whom was her boyfriend actually force Eno to have sex with him, in wich case Eno declined. The rejection cause anger of the rapist and it ended with Eno getting gang raped and murdered. If you tell a girl how they should be careful about what they wear, how they wear, and whom you talk with, and if she didn’t follow all these rules, well its her faut if she get raped? Even if she says no? This is why people have to understand the word no. No means no, she dont want it, she dont feel like doing it, or maybe it’s against her beliefs.

Thirdly our law enforcement suck. Quoting from medium.com (source below) Indonesia’s law system requires that if you wan to press charges, you would need phisical evidence and at least 2 witnesses. The Indonesian penal code does not regognise material rape, it was only integrated later to even make a press charge? What happen if the victim make a press charge or tell the police a couple month violence. The rapist will get away with it an possibly do another crime.

Lastly, stop the blaming game, the victim has going trough a lot alredy, they dont need your judgement they need your help, they need your protection and to people with the lack ability of understanding the word “no” I repeat, to say in your lane. Because in the story of an immoral Lothario, a tale wich begins with sexual violence and ends with divine justice.

https://medium.com/life-tips/indonesia-you-have-a-rape-culture-problem-stop-pretending-that-you-dont-63d301bb021#.dlygpab2q

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