Short skirts risk rape comment from UK lawmaker draws widespread condemnation - Tampa Bay Crime | Examiner.com: One lawmaker in the UK is under fire right now after suggesting women who wear high heals, and short skirts put themselves at a higher risk of being raped. The short skirts risk rape comment has brought "widespread condemnation" according to a report posted today at the Huffington Post.
The article says "Conservative Party lawmaker Richard Graham, of Gloucester" said in a statement to his local newspaper if women are "blind drunk and wearing those clothes how able are [they] to get away?" His comments have sparked outrage from anti-rape activists, who say Graham's short skirts risk rape comment basically blamed rape victims for having been assaulted.
The article says "Conservative Party lawmaker Richard Graham, of Gloucester" said in a statement to his local newspaper if women are "blind drunk and wearing those clothes how able are [they] to get away?" His comments have sparked outrage from anti-rape activists, who say Graham's short skirts risk rape comment basically blamed rape victims for having been assaulted.
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