Uber Rape Cases

Rape is one of the world’s most horrific crimes committed in the world today. One in every sixth women in the world has been raped, sexual assaulted, or have attempted in contact with sexual assault. Most rape cases involve between the ages of twelve and older. In a report, just in 2014, there have been approximately 35 percent cases of sexual battery within the United States. Almost half of these rape crimes have occurred just in the victim’s home themselves. About twenty-two percent of rapes involved gang rapes. Most of the rape cases that do occur in the world have been underreporting’s.

In India, just in 2014, there have been over thirteen thousand recorded reports of rape cases on minors. Just in New Delhi, one thousand of these thirteen

Because of the crime that was committed, Uber has now added new features of safety that include a panic button and deep background checks. Also, the taxi service has gathered a Response Team incase needed. The Uber taxi app allows you to have a total of five family members or friends that can see where you’re going and where you are. The man that has been accused of this crime has pleaded guilty, but has been previously been charged with rape, carrying illegal weapons, disorderly behavior, and has been arrested on charges of molestation in 2003. According to resources, Shiv Kumar Yadav was found guilty of raping the twenty-five year old when she had returned home from being out with her friends on December 5th. Yadav, on October 23rd, will be sentenced after being convicted of the crimes. According to certain sources, Yadav has been convicted a total of four charges which include rape, abduction, causing harm to others, and intimidation. Facts from officials state that in 2013, Yadav was involved in a gang rape of a student on a bus in Delhi. This crime lite up nationwide protesters about India’s treatment of

Women have worked hard to maintain equality with men. I hate the fact that men think they have greater power over women just because they can be stronger and more dominant. Since women now have the same rights, freedom, and equality that men have, men feel that that’s not good enough. They still need to have the power over the women. That’s when rape crimes come in—they feel that when they take something so delicate and important to a woman and ripe it to shreds, it will destroy her. It will honestly destroy her. The fact that men can take advantage of women for their power is selfish and disgusting. I think that India emperor’s and its Supreme Court needs to lay down their foot with the rights of women. Women, especially in other countries, do not deserve to be tormented and treated the way they do. Everyone in the world deserves to be treated with freedom, equality, and dignity—men and women