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Bill Kincaid (L-R), Antonio Ayala, Robert Barrientos, and Chuy Jimenez share a bench while wearing women's high heels during the 10th annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes to raise awareness against sexual violence in Plaza De Cesar Chavez in San Jose, California April 18, 2012. According to the Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey, an average of 207,754 cases, or one victim every two minutes, of rape and sexual assault were reported between 2006-2010.
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200,000 assaults. That's a really big number. It might be more helpful if you would put in terms that might mean something, like number of assaults per 10,000 people per year, which would be more like one to two women per 10,000 people per year.
one victim of rape and sexual assault every two minutes for four years
What difference does it make how many victims per 10,000 people? Is there a ratio of victims to people that makes sexual assault okay with you?
I thank these men for taking the time to speak up for violence against women and stand in women's shoes.
The shoes themselves are an assault.