A university has attracted almost universal criticism for defending at least six men who gang raped a fellow student, refusing to report them to police on the grounds that “they might commit suicide”.
The crime in question was perpetrated by six students of a Kyoto university, in their early to mid twenties, all of whom have been identified as sports specialists (including football and American football).
The men took turns raping a highly inebriated19-year-old girl at a drinking party, who had apparently passed out after drinking a large amount of beer. Reportedly, they held the door to the room into which they took the girl shut when a staff member attempted entry, and this aroused suspicions.
The victim reported the rape to the university, which investigated and suspended the perpetrators. It did not bother informing police though.
Police later acted to arrest the six, and all but one denied the crimes, claiming “she wasn’t drunk” and “she consented”. One however admits to the rape and confirms the details established by police.
In addition to the six, several other students are thought to have been present who might have intervened, but did nothing, and police are investigating this.
Whilst the crime itself has been given much coverage by the media, the astonishingly lenient response of the university has attracted equal attention, virtually all condemnatory.
The university first conducted an internal investigation, which concluded that “indecent acts” had indeed taken place. However, they did not report the matter to police, instead opting to merely suspend the rapists.
The university head explained that, had the case been made public, “the perpetrators might be in danger of committing suicide,” and due to these “educational considerations” they were not even expelled, and excused itself further by saying that it was not sure whether a rape had actually taken place, although it did not reveal details of its “investigations”.
He later defended his leniency further to students: “It was a heinous act which trampled on her rights. I wish to raise awareness of human rights, and for you all to reflect on this case. Maybe I’ll be called soft, but we also have a duty to allow these offenders to reform and go out into society at large,” referring to their suspension rather than expulsion.
It seems their victim will be expected to continue attending the same university as her rapists, assuming any of them manage to return to university in timely fashion after serving any ensuing sentences.
The reaction to the case, in particular the handling of the rapists by the university, has been one of outrage, with most observers concerned that the university is more concerned about protecting the perpetrators than it is about what appears to be a very clear example of a crime.
Via Itai News.
Most rape allegations are of course false, but in this case even leaving aside the matter of the confession and the witnesses, there are still the undeniably odd priorities of the university administration…
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Wow the amount of misogyny and victim blaming here is ridiculous. Is it because she wasn't a loli?
It's Japan's way to blame the victim. And even after reading how incidents like this aren't reported to police there are still idiots who will think that Japan has a low crime rate.
That girl is 19 years old. For all intends and purposes she should be considered an adult. She should know how to drink responsibly. I would have had more sympathy for her if she was a 15/16 years old who doesn't know better about alcohol. While those guys' actions are inexcusable, all this would likely have been prevented if she didn't get intoxicated. It doesn't change the fact that she is the victim in this case, but getting drunk wasn't really a smart thing for her to do in that situation.
Finally, a sensible, moderate, well thought-out comment.
+1
You don't know if she wanted to get drunk nor if she was forced or challenged to drink that much. One of them even admited when he could have denied like his friends...
Think about your friends if you have any, what would you think if they rape your sorry ass while you are drunk and thus unable to think clearly or defend yourself ? Would you think, 'i got drunk with a bunch of people who i though were friends, i deserved it' ?
I agree. I think it was a bad decision on her part to get drunk, but that it by no means justifies what the men did to her.
Hmmmmm, I wanna gangrape someone too!!!
A major percentage of rapes are when a women regrets having consensual sex.
Just me that thinks its pretty awesome the 2 rapists sort-off perfectly match the first 2 guys on the right of the picture? :3
The stupidity of this comment thread (especially from those condoning rape and/or condemning reporting it) is pretty damn near maximum (i.e. infinite). Most rape reports are false because most actual rapes go unreported, and I'd like to see how you fucktards feel after getting a 10-incher stuck up your poopers.
Misogynist basement-dwellers like you give plenty of ammo to feminazis to keep portraying all men as pigs, in a neat little vicious circle. Meanwhile the actual issues and actual victims (whether real rape victims or false rapists) get ignored by everybody, and it just gets worse and worse. Oh, and in case you couldn't guess, I think the misandrists are just as bad.
So, to all the wastes of ressources who consider themselves superior to half of humanity just because what's between their legs isn't the same as you, whether male or female: Fuck you. I hope you all die horrendously from an incurable, slow-acting, and painful strain of Ebola. Our world is already shitty enough that we don't need you to make it worse.
Same anon here - oh, and it's when they see and hear the shit you you puke all over which passes for your thoughts and ideas that feminazis choose to attack something to both put you in your place (fat chance considering your Dumbass Quotient), Japan, with its marvelously whacked-out culture, is an easy target compared to the real issues, making a convenient scapegoat. Your bullshit is actually helping those who want to scrap the industry we know and love.
I love you.
Well, if the amount of nerdrage here equals to living in a basement, then you must be living in hell, dear.
While most of what you wrote makes sense, your argument that assumes males and females have only morphological differences between them is incorrect.
Female and male brains have slightly different structure, and while this accounts mostly for behavioral patterns, rather than general intelligence, it does give a solid ground to gender supremacists to stand on, especially combined with the difference in physical capabilities due to hormone effects. I'm not saying they are right, but their false beliefs hold up better than racial supremacists when faced with logic. And we've all seen how easy nazis are convinced. How much easier would be to convince a group of men/women they are superior? *cough* feminazi *cough*
You're just an angry idiot, by the way.
I'm amused on how accurate the OP pic is.. One girl and six men...
Yeah I think this time its 2D=3D, image is quite hot btw (while the story is really fucked up unfortunately...)
What's actually more sad is this is happening in America, too.
We can't just laugh at Japan. They have to learn from somewhere, in fact...
Yea, drunk chicks are very easy to nail in the US, and drunk sex is not bad either. Now only if I can get sober enough to put on the rubber...
"we also have a duty to allow these offenders to reform and go out into society at large”
They are talking about reformation when they cant even admit the crime, or before they even get properly punished?
“the perpetrators might be in danger of committing suicide”
And the girl is not? the girl wasnt traumatized in the worst escenario possible? not once but several times by different subjects? WTF?
Somehow, you tackled all the points I was going to mention. But yeah, amen to that bro. You don't let shitheads that commit a crime of the worst kind out into society without any reformation whatsoever aside from, "You're expelled, think about what you did." That of lenient attitude reinforces the freaking idea and mentality it's okay to do crap like that once, and get away with it. It's setting a bad example, and it's hardly just to the victim.
The fact that they chose to do it in a group obviously reinforces the idea that the entire group were pieces of shits to begin with, so suicide or no suicide, society is sort of better off without rapists on the street. Their intelligence probably isn't worth crying over either considering the location they chose to do it...
If they don't commit suicide, then I'll finish their lives for them.
Oh, and fuckers saying she deserved it? She was UNCONSCIOUS. Couldn't say yes. Dumbasses.
wtf is wrong with some people?
rape in a game is ...sexy, rape in real life is wrong, a crime, that must be punished, whose victim needs compensation even trough she/he ll never forget those traumas. Everytime someone says "she deserved it" or "She didnt say no, so it doesnt counts" ....makes me sick, god
Well of course. I think a death penalty would be most appropriate in this situation. This is just fucking wrong, and she was unconscious. There are most likely pics floating around too, this girls life is pretty much ruined, because she got violated.
im stil expecting to play rapelay 2 xD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_/_Revenge
Waiting for acts II and III.
GOD YOU FUCKING IDIOTS, SHIT LIKE THIS MOTIVATES MORE THE FEMINISTS!!!
STOP THINKING WITH YOUR ASSES CHINKS!
That is totally inappropriate to target a specific ethnic group that is absolutely unrelated to the article in question. Learn how to read and fix your caps lock key or gtfo.
I think they are wearing masks because of the SWINE FLU!
Grow some balls would you?
Ugh, so many of these comments are completely disgusting. Yeah, maybe the girl shouldn't have gotten so drunk, but that's not an excuse to take advantage of her. I'm a chick, and it seems like everytime I start drinking I have guys hovering around just waiting for me to pass some point where it's suddenly ok for them to stuff their hands in my pants. Where did this mindset come from?? Fuck all y'all.
Maybe you should stop drinking then?
Maybe you should stop being a disgusting pig?
People take advantage of drunk guys too. Like make them doing something they will regret later.
I'll stay away from drunk people because i hate them for how they behave. People which think that to party means to get drunk are plain stupid, but because many do this they defend it.
"Herd instinct" comes to my mind...
Aye, all in all I saw never drink around people unless you know at least one person there will have your back.
If you are passed out and a girl and a guy so much as cops a feel, the at least half the shit needs to be beaten out of him by said friend(could be a girl feeling her up too but yeah one thing at a time.)
While a guy is less likely to be flat out raped in the situation( though it can happen) If any of the dumb fuckers who think they are funny shoved something up the guy's ass or some such bullshit. They need ass beating again by said trustworthy friend.
More people in the world need the hell beat out of them because they didn't get the proper discipline and morals growing fucking up it seems.
They should punish it harder, but also punish people that lie about it with the same severity because they can destroy the lifes of others with such lies.
Also these who lie about being raped make it harder for real victims.
Btw, the uni head should be punished for obstruction of justice (hope thats the right term in english for "Strafvereitelung").
ps: Maybe some people will learn from this case, that the sould not trink themselves senseless...
Lack of access to the 2.5D alternative leaves the frustrated looking for action in the 3D world.
Rot in jail for 15 years
These six rapists are students of Kyoto University of Education.
The case has nothing to do with Kyoto University. These two are different Universities.
Hope the entire governing board of that University gets sacked and banned from the profession for life.
Oh and that staff member who discovered them up to no good, deserves either a promotion or a increase in his salary. Least he lived up to his responsibility as an educator and a decent human being.
As for the rapists. The ones who still deny raping the girl can hang as far as I'm concerned (iirc, Japanese death penalty is hanging). The one who admitted the deed and is showing remorse. Well. Prison term and plenty of counseling. There's at least some potential with that one, for seeing him grow into a contributing and non harmful member of society.
Victim. Lots of counseling to help her cope.
nope, promotions!
Wait, they have a problem with them commiting suicide?
got any wind of which uni?
"they might commit sucide?"
If this is really what have happened, let them, in fact, harakiri, together with the board member who made the decision.
Well if they have any shred of guilt left in them, let those fuckers kill themselves.
And what the fuck she was doing out of the kitchen. Serves her right, next time she would know her place.
And what would happen, if they commited suicide? They would have just properly punished themselves for what they had done.
Just wondering, is the girl happened to be named Kuroha Diana Shiratori?
OHSHI-
FUCK THIS! I WILL KILL THEM MYSELF! IF I EVER SEE THEM THERE I WILL KILL THEM! GET READY FUCKING TRAITORS! THIS GIRL WANTED JUST TO BE DRUNK! WHY NOT WALK HER TO HER ROOM AND PUT HER IN HER BED????????? BECAUSE YOU ARE SATAN SOLDIERS AND THEREFORE MUST BE KILLED LITTLE SHIT ASS RAPISTS! I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU!
Probably those guys were from rich families or smthng, 'cuz heck, what about the girl, ffs? >_>
they should be able too reform all right... by thinking about what they did in prison for the next 25 years!!
And having their anuses penetrated by sexually depraved men.
If the perpetrators had been foreigners, then there's no doubt in my mind that they'd have been sentenced to hang.
"Most rape allegations are of course false"
What a disgusting statement!! I know this site is geared towards men, but damn! This is a total bullshit statement, and you're an asshole for typing this.
Since rape is a serious issue, women generally don't lie about being raped. Any woman who lies about being raped is scum of the earth. And it sounds like this woman didn't lie if someone admitted to it.
You need to change your opinion of rape victims from skepticism to support - otherwise you're no better than rapists yourself.
Except a lot of them are.
Before you jump on me, I'm female, not a cootie-filled boy like you think we all are here.
Nobody deserves rape but a lot of my fellow females sadly do make shit up to get back at someone or get attention and it depresses me because then stuff like this isn't taken as seriously as it should be when a real victim does come up. They're manipulative bitches who give me and other girls bad names and label us as liars by others automatically.
I've known people who have been raped; while their lives do go on they do tend to stay as quiet about it as humanly possible because of how grossly humiliating and frightening it is, which is the same reasons a lot of real ones remain unreported.
This is a serious subject and I generally trust Artefact to report only the truth. It's a very sad fact a lot of them are fakers just looking to bite someone in the ass, but it is a fact nonetheless.
Do some homework before crying.
Again, there is NO statistics to back this up.
However, there are statistics to refute this. Showing that the false rape accusations only about for 2% of reported rapes.
This whole "They are lying to ruin a man's reputation. Everyone always believes the girl" mentality is just NOT true. Look at the very comments on this page to see that this mentality is not true.
Most rape cases even when reported do not go to court and do not get persecuted. Because so many people believe that the WOMEN are lying, not the men.
Maybe a lot of rapes reported aren't real but the comments here make it sound like 1 out of every 2000 reported rapes are fake. And it's not like this woman was lying even if she was drunk, is that really an excuse to rape her? Does everyone think "oh lets rape him" when a guy is drunk? Women who fake being raped are disgusting and I know how femnazi's are terrible too but still there's a point where you at least defend other women.
YES THEY DO. A lot of manipulative and uppity bitches lie about getting raped or sexually abused to get back at someone; they know people will hear HER first. These women are the scumbags who you should blame, not Artefact.
Hello there Artefact.
(I asked you some questions about the rape statistics of Japan a while ago.)
Would you mind further covering this case?
I'm really interested in the consequences for the rapists in this article.
They are mostly not included in the articles which I understand since you can't wait half a year to post the news.
But I would appreciate it if you would inform us about this case if there were any news since it would be a good example of how rape is being handled in Japan.
Thank you.
fucking rediculous! both the accused rapist and the ppl who covered it up need to be in court right now.
I don't see a problem here. All girls are only for men's entertainment, men should be protected from this kind of abuse from girls, that's right.
Alessa, you forgot to use your gravatar and nickname!
Silly little you! Be more careful next time, lad!
Trollfag detected.
I hope your kidding
So its ok if your sisters and mother gets raped and abused Mr.Anon?
If my sister and mother were drinking whores, who getting out with random bunch of scumbags, I would gladly get rid of them. Womans stupidity can't be justified.
He never said men could. Don't assume things just because he took the opposite position.
If you look at the previous comment he said girls are only for mens ammusement, so I'm pretty sure thats probably what he thinks
But mans can?
Stupid troll is stupid.
I assume he's already raped his mother and sisters plenty.
Only in his mind that is. MikeUSA's cousin?
Trollfag neutralized.
I guess people are surprised by this but this is nothing new.
Athletes bring in money to the University. University overlooks pretty much anything.
Doesn't make it RIGHT though. I am glad people are outraged, they should be.
You misunderstand. I mean people are surprised this happens, not that people are outraged by the act itself.
What I was saying is that this should not come a a shock to anyone that the University covered it up.
Yes they should be mad, just not surprised it happened.
I knew what you meant, just reiterating that even though it shouldn't come as a surprise it shouldn't be this way either, that's all. You're good dude.
This would have never happened if rape games weren't banned...
Shut the Fuck Up.
my gawd!! these stupid people are just giving "equality now" more ammo/spam to throw around...
Don't be surprised if you see a report of a couple of university students gruesomely murdered and with their cadavers thrown into the campus as a warning sign...
Great.. let's just rape and threaten to suicide if reported.
“the perpetrators might be in danger of committing suicide,”
it's japan, whatever a person does they might be in danger of committing suicide, I don't see why it's even an issue
Besides I thought killing oneself in Japan was considered a viable solution to a major transgression?
Or at least it used to be and it was considered the honorable thing to do.
Anyone know which series or game that first pic is from? Just out of curiosity.
And no, I won't report it to EN. They've pissed me off enough as it is.
This is probably the result of banning rape games.
you're a prick
You dont give up do U?
I guess they wanted to cover up this story to avoid damaging the university's reputation. Obviously, they failed horribly.
(Did it happen in the prestigious Kyoto University or in some unknown college ? Either way it doesn't surprise me that much to see a university head trying to minimize the importance of an incident that might undermine his business)
It happened in the Kyoto University of Education, NOT in the prestigious Kyoto University.
http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4181909/
so real people getting raped is ok while raep game is not, clearly society has changed for the worst. i say they should all suffer horrible consequence, including people covering them.
Feminist groups, and all these other "moral" groups take on easy targets to make people think they're helping, even if they're completely wrong. Helping children in Africa for Example, costs too much money. But, turning the media against Japan is easy. Especially the American Media.
You fail.
Go read a book.
No, he is right. This is why UNICEF is a piece of shit. They spend money on helping anime-children, because it's much harder helping real children.
Maybe you should look over UNICEF's budget spendings.
Most of their money goes to the so called "3rd world". And they have a crapload of volunteers who choose to live in places that don't even have readily available clean water. These people are UNICEF too and they don't deserve your misguided nerdrage.
Great!! Why dont they stay there, and leave the 2D world alone? Oh thats right, they need more money.
I wonder if that has a connection with the ban of rape games?
go ahead and let them commit suicide
Exactly! Isn't that the point of Darwinism. Cleaning the gene-pool one rapist suicide at a time.
No. There is no "point" to evolution by natural selection. It is descriptive not proscriptive. Though removing rape as a viable means of procreation could hypothetically select against those with such proclivities, the cognitive processes that result in rape seeming like a good idea are probably not specialized enough for that to be sufficient. If you wanted to remove rape as a strategy for reproduction in humans, maybe selecting for passivity in males and high degrees of empathy would be more effective. Good luck with trying that without the obvious Nazi comparisons though. However if anti-social duds like the perpetrators want to kill themselves out of a sense of shame, then they have my encouragement.
so true!
that is actually a good deterrent
Something tells me that this university in Japan are run by CANADIANS.
Go fuck yourself!
LOL