Monday, December 05, 2011

[ldijkpnq] Purposely wearing a giant sign that says "rape me"

Consider a woman who credibly publicly announces that, in general, she will never press charges for rape or sexual assault.

This voluntary announcement, surprising at first, is actually a fully thought-out strategic decision to attempt to gain an advantage in a most important game: courtship.  More males approach her without fear that a misunderstanding will land them in prison and permanently labeled a sexual predator.  This increases her selection pool, making it more likely to encounter a desirable mate, and to her is worth the short-term unpleasantness of potential additional sexual assault.

Feminists likely mourn the announcement, as it sets back all of their efforts in making the crimes illegal and punished.

She keeps in her arsenal of defense charging regular assault or battery, which often occurs in sexual assault anyway, and is likely easier to prove.

I speculate that this is already happening.  But if not, why not?  One obstacle could be the inability to credibly make such an announcement.  Could the lack of credibility be because the state may prosecute without the victim's cooperation?  If so, we have the most unusual case of "keep your laws off my body", as those very laws designed to improve a woman's quality of life are degrading it.

Does such an announcement spark a "race to the bottom" in which all women feel they must make such an announcement in order to have chance at finding a good mate?  Are there game-theoretic social mechanisms going on to thwart such an announcement?

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