Its sad. People don’t understand the concept of statutory rape. It means that no matter how much both parties wanted to have sex, irregardless of whatever consequences, the person or persons who commit this sexual act or even allow it to be committed are guilty of rape. How come then so many are falling into this “Trap”? Well, for one, I disagree with the word trap. It has a continuation that the person is free from guilt and dissolved of any wrong doing, I rather use the word “Crime”. I think the main reason this type of crime is rampant is lack of education. How often do we address Sex to the children and youth? When I was in school, the matter was taboo. People kept saying, if you teach them about it, you encourage them to have it. Well, perhaps there would have been fewer shot gun marriages if Sex education was a class. “Sex Education” is not about “How to have sex” or “How to use the correct prevention methods”, rather its to teach kids “The Laws and social impact of it”. They should also be thought on how to Respect women, and not treat them as Objects of Desire. Maybe then less MP’s would have sexist remarks in Parliament. Maybe even Models who come to our country won’t be blown to bits. Maybe.

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Ignorant male students falling into ‘rape’ trap

KUALA TERENGGANU: Many students are falling into the “rape” trap. They believe they have willing sex partners – until the girl lodges a report.

Many do not understand the consequences of their behaviour, said Deputy Education Minister Datuk Noh Omar.

“When I interviewed some of the students who are facing rape charges, they posed me one common question, what is rape. They say they did not force their partners to have sex,” he said.

“Therefore, why should they be charged with rape although both suka sama suka (had consented) before engaging in sexual intercourse?” he said at a Colloquium On Crime Prevention here on Wednesday.

Noh said these students failed to understand that even if there was mutual consent, it was a crime to have sex with underage girls.

He said the matter had reached an alarming stage and school authorities at all levels should be aware of it.

He said the ministry was using the holistic approach to address the issue by getting several government agencies and non-governmental organisations to help.

“Prevention is better than cure so the ministry is advocating that every school set up crime prevention clubs,” he said.

He noted that disciplinary problems in schools dropped last year compared to 2005.

Cases of students given temporary suspension dropped from 0.9% to 0.4%, those expelled from 0.4% to 0.2%, those caned from 3.8% to 1.4% and bullying cases from 0.03% in 2005 to 0.02% last year.

On another matter, Noh said six school principals have been issued with show-cause letters for sweeping disciplinary problems under the carpet this year.

“We have our way of getting details on delinquency cases even if the principals attempt to conceal information,” he said.

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