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By 'it' do you mean raping someone?
No I don't. Because by that definition, rape could be classed as 'a drunken mistake'.
I thought this was pretty good as a tongue in cheek campaign. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AAvaRJUytZI/TqaY02nTiiI/AAAAAAAAAEs/m0qarRsx7gg/s1600/poster+1.jpg
Please note that your phrase "rape could be classed as 'a drunken mistake'" implies that ALL rapes could be classed as that. Is that seriously what you meant?
No, my personal opinion is that drunk or sober there is still enough awareness of what is going on when someone commits an act like that. I can understand why people disagree with my viewpoint though. An example is when a man gets angry and hits his wife when he is drunk. It's my opinion that being drunk hasn't suddenly 'turned him into a monster'. A decent person drunk or sober just doesn't do these things, in my opinion.
It's still a fact though that, monster or not, if he hadn't been drunk he wouldn't have hit his wife. Isn't that good enough a reason to prevent him getting drunk?
There's a difference between not descent and criminal though. A person may be able to remain non-criminal with some distinctly non-decent attitude sober. Getting drunk releases the inhibition.
Ahh I see
I think I agree with you on that example but also think it's a bad idea to put that message in a campaign without explanation where it could be interpreted as an excuse for rape or to use words such as 'drunken mistake' or 'regret'.
This campaign is really good.
Men and women are more vulnerable and more likely to be a victim of crime including assault, sexual assault and rape if you have been drinking.
Both men and women are also generally more likely to commit a crime of any type if you've been drinking to excess and drinking is no excuse.
This is common sense, but its not commonly practiced.
I think it's probably worth having a two pronged approach. Men and women separately orient adverts on keeping themselves safe on the one hand, and on the other, the attitudes of men towards women out, drinking and dressed to impress.
I, for the record, frequently tease a friend saying she looks like a high end prostitute because very little is left to any imagination. That doesn't mean she's up for anything.
Agree
Yeah I like that campaign.
The option isn't one or the other.
And I stand by my moronic comment. There are young women out there who seem to be genuinely under the impression that they can go out, get so drunk that they don't remember what they're doing, do things they'd never do sober and don't know how they got home and somehow think that's ok and that they're not putting themselves at risk.
It's not ok. It's not safe. It's exactly the same principle as kids talking to strangers, crossing the road without looking or not wearing a seat belt.