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You know, I’ve been having the problem lately of justifying the opinions that have been posted on this site.

First of all, some of what I say in rants is just talking out of my ass. Second of all, the person in me wants everyone to agree. The intellect though wants argument. I’m only going to advance and be a better person from someone giving me other viewpoints. I was having a conversation with a friend one time where she was talking about feminism and how more people need to understand. I asked if I was a bad person, and when she replied no, I reminded her that while I believe in equality (except for those fucking protestants), I’m not about to jump around rallying for all the various minority causes. I said what she should do is take my incorrect perceptions and “beat them the fuck out of my head.” Basically, my point was that good people exist who don’t necessarily understand other viewpoints, and need to hear them. I doubt my friend understood the plight of the residents of French Polynesia. I’m sure she would benefit from hearing their veiwpoint. I’d even be willing to hear what excuse the protestants would like to give for their existence. My point is, we all need to HEAR other views. Whether or not we agree with them, well, that’s up to us. And any viewpoint where you need to be violent to express, well, 99% of the time you’re dead wrong in thinking violence is the answer.

This week, there was a protest in Washington D.C. Most of the protestors were decrying capitalism, sweatshops, and the razing of forests. Most of these protestors were white males. A bunch of white guys sitting around talking about sweatshops (which I’m sure no one they know has worked in), and making a big fuss and pretending they’re so fucking important. See? See what I did right there? I criticized someone for an action. Criticism. It’s a good thing to an extent. It’s not nice to constantly criticize your friends. But I’m a perfect stranger. Feel free. My point is, I wanna hear someone talk. Whether you agree or disagree, speak up. We all need to hear.

From crimelibrary.com, your major categories of rapists are these:

Power-reassurance: That’s what law enforcement calls the “gentleman rapist.” He has a complex fantasy of a consensual relationship with a woman.

Power-assertive: That’s the individual who believes that he is entitled to do whatever he wants to women. They’re to be used for his gratification. His fantasies are minimal.

Anger-retaliatory: This person assaults because he’s motivated by anger and he’s getting even with women for real or imagined wrongs. He has almost no fantasy. He simply strikes.

Anger-excitation: He’s a sexual sadist. He’s punishing women because he believes them to be evil and powerful, so he’s trying to take away that power. He has deep and complex fantasies.

Opportunistic: He’s there to commit another crime like robbery or burglary. The victim is there and he simply seizes the opportunity. He’s frequently under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If he starts robbing and raping repeatedly, he gets classified into one of the major categories.

Gang rape: This involves three or more offenders and you always have a leader and a reluctant participant. Those are extremely violent, and what you find is that they’re playing for each other’s approval. It gets into a pack mentality and can be horrendous.

Opinion: Having read a little bit about a few serial rapists/killers, it’s obvious to me that they have severe psychological problems. This does not in any way exonerate them from responsibility in any crime they commit, but it is clear nonetheless that many of them are more or less mentally ill. A person who feels compelled to wash his hand ten times an hour and lock all the doors six times before bed is termed a person with compulsions, and if these compulsions are severe enough, he may be diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Shouldn’t there also be a disorder for people who feel compelled to force sex on others?

My questions: Should someone be doing psychological testing on these criminals? Should there be diagnostic categories for them in psychology and psychiatry (currently there are not)?

If there were such categories, would that minimize the criminality of such behavior and allow rapists to say “oh, but I have paraphilic rape disorder, I can’t help it,” and would they then get off on an insanity defense or be treated less harshly in terms of incarceration time? Where should the line be drawn between a common ordinary rapist (say it happened on a date and he just kept going after she said no) and a mentally ill rapist?