Maker of Rape-aXe Dr. Sonnet Ehlers will be giving away the female condom with jagged teeth in an attempt to cut down on sexual culprits in South Africa, a nation with one of the worst rape rates in the world. Ehlers, who is sick and tired of seeing numbers of rape victims pouring in, has chosen to give away thousands of the “condom with teeth” devices in cities close to where the World Cup games are taking place</p>
Sexual crimes in South Africa
CIET Africa, a non-governmental organization, conducted a survey ten years ago that revealed the shocking truth about rape crimes in South Africa. In the survey, about 4,000 women were questioned, and one in 3 said they had been a victim of rape over the past year. More than 50,000 cases are reported to authorities each year, as outlined by BBC News. That number, nevertheless, is only a fraction of the actual figure of assaults made against women.
The female condom with teeth
According to CNN, the latex condom with teeth is inserted by women like tampons. Inside the device are lined rows of jagged teeth-like hooks that latch on to a man’s penis during penetration. According to Dr. Ehlers, only a doctor can remove it once the machine is tightly hooked on. She is hoping it will help reduce the number of sex crimes in the nation.
“It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it’s on,” said Ehlers. “If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter… however, it doesn’t break the skin, and there’s no danger of fluid exposure.”
An try to cut down on sex crimes
Dr. Sonnet Ehlers will be distributing 30,000 of the female condoms with teeth, Rape-aXe, free of charge. Once the trial period is over, the latex machine can be sold for $ 2 apiece. Also a mother of two, Ehlers said she even went to a number of penitentiaries to speak to convicted rapists to discover out whether the teeth-gripping device would have made them reassess their actions. A good number of them said yes.
Further reading
CNN
cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/06/20/south.africa.female.condom/index.html
