All action defined as criminal in a free society are actions involving force- and only such actions are answered by force. Do not be misled by the sloppy expressions such as “A murderer commits a crime against society.” It is not society that is a murderer murders, but an individual man. It is not a social right he brakes but an individual right. He is not punished for hurting a collective - he has hurt one man. If a criminal robs 10 men it is still not “society “ that he has robbed but 10 individuals. There are no ‘crimes against society’ - all crimes are committed against specific men against individuals. And it is precisely the duty of a proper social system and of a proper government to protect individuals against criminal attack - against force.


Perhaps it is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused and in reality she must prove her good reputation, her mental soundness, and her impeccable propriety.

In South Africa a women or girl is raped every four minutes. In many cases the rapist is never caught and when the case does go to court more often than not the plaintiff feels like the accused. Although I agree that these crimes are perpetrated against an individual it is our duty as a society to cry out against these crimes and to get justice and safer conditions. By not letting the individual struggle alone with getting justice for crimes against those who violated them. I think when we do say it is a crime against society the intent is that each individual member of society, and in this case specifically the women, are potential victims and because we live in fear of being attacked it becomes a more collective crime.