POLITICS: Ann Coulter on rape

This isn't Ann Coulter's best work, but she does a good job of demolishing some rape myths. I've always been annoyed with women who say a stranger is no more likely to rape them than a trusted friend.

Feminists often point out that most rapes are committed by acquantainces, not strangers. What they apparently don't realize is that most women don't put themselves in situations where they can be raped by men they're not comfortable with. For most women, "acquantainceship" is a prerequisite for a rape opportunity, so few strangers have the chance to inflict harm. It's not that predators aren't out there. The statistic is not a license to get drunk and go home with some random guy - such behavior really does increase your chances of getting hurt.

So, the World Health Organization is wrong when it says "women are at greatest risk of violence from men they know." Rather, women are most at risk of violence from men they're around. If you're regularly alone with strangers, you interact with more men, and it's more likely one will be a psychopath. If women spent 50 percent of their one-on-one time with people they knew, and the other 50 percent with strangers, acquantaince-versus-stranger rape statistics would look a lot different.