Assault in Central Park

@Uptowngirl: I read somewhere that crime is on the increase in many areas of the city, not just one or two places. I'll bet the high cost of living and the weakened economy here in the city has put so much pressure on people that they just snap. They commit crimes just to get what they need for their families.

This one didn't exactly sound like anyone was trying to provide for his family, sorry.

@Uraniumfish: I did not mean this one incident was geared in that way. I mean that overall, those who commit crimes do it for various reasons, including feeding their families.

As for this incident, it appears the woman was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Plus she was intoxicated. Although the area she was in had been rather quiet. But no one in their right mind would be out that late at night. It appears she was a victim of circumstances. No matter what the reason for being there, the bottom line is it is tragic what happened. I hope the men who did it get caught to prevent them from repeating the offense on someone else.

Oftentimes it can be really ambiguous - so that a woman might not even "know" if she's rape.
Example - a girl gets really drunk at a party and sleeps with a stranger. Is she raped? What if the stranger was completely sober? What if he was just as drunk or drunker than she was? What if she got roofied by a third party and the stranger wasn't aware of this and thought she was interested in him? "Rape" isn't black and white, and the definitions are vague (indeed, for centuries, "spousal rape" wasn't considered rape. Not to say it isn't - I of course believe it is - but to show how ideas of what is/is not rape are constantly in flux)

I can understand that part of the subject. And I agree as well. For me, what makes an issue of debate, is one of personal experience. It has to do with spousal rape. This is deeply personal, and hard for me to talk about. My ex husband wanted sex pretty much every day. I lost interest once he began forcing the matter and he would even verbally abuse me for objecting. This was one of many things on my list of reasons to leave him. I wouldn't always have called it rape because I'd comply just to have him stop calling me names. Also, my current husbandwas accused of this with his ex girlfriend (mother of two of his kids). Problem ws, I had evidence to support the fact that he hadn't committed the crime. For one, I had dated picture evidence of im being at my apartment the night and time that it happened. Te judge through out the case when it was presented. Instead he opted for restraining order on both parties for one year. The only part that left my husband unhappy was that he couldn't see his other kids.

But as I said. I do understand that part of the subject @jaded. I have no arguements there.

@DBlack I think that guy is retired now...

@NeverSleeps: Stats claim NYC is safe, but I read somewhere else that crime in NYC is on the increase. And if cops are going to be corrupt like that article in the Village Voice stated, we will need all the help we can get. Some towns have a neighborhood crime watch. A few people get together and for a couple of hours a night, they go through certain neighborhoods and keep watch, so that nothing happens.

@Uptowngirl: That's not enough. Doormen can only do so much. There needs to be a team of people, literally walking the beat. Going down streets. Looking around. Having walkies talkies in their hands, along with cell phones. This way, if someone should see something, they radio for help and then call 911 for assistance.

I remember this happened in a couple of towns near me back in the '70s. This was shortly after the race riots. People were walking down the streets with flashlights. It is because of the neighborhood town watch that the area where I lived then, and the areas outside of the town I lived in were kept safe.