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OUR LIFE MONTHLY, published by Ukrainian ational Womens League of America Vol. XXXIII May 1976 No. 5 Editor Marta Baczynsky Equality... Although in principle, equality passes as a straight line through all the people, in reality we find that many feel they are more equal or superior to others. History bears witness to thousands of bloody struggles originating from the seeming lack of equality or its abuse. However, equality is not the acceptance of an equal, nor its acknowledgement in another, but the respect and tolerance for the difference found. Like the common cold the feeling of superiority is for ever present in our society on a greater or lesser scale. And like the common cold, it is a useless, irritating and negative phenomenon. The scale or measuring stick used for the "superiority climbers" is short of ridiculous - places of origin, family background, membership in organizations, church affiliations, children's achievements, etc., the list can go on and on. In other words, every facet of life is used negatively to be one up on ones neighbor. The beauty of life lies in its variety. The exquisite lushness of a rose cannot in any way be compared to the delicate dainty loveliness of a violet, and who can say which excels. Both are flowers, both equal in the individual expressions. They do not compete, nor are they jealous of each other. Each glories in its being, basking in the warmth of the spring sun. We are all equal in the eyes of the Almighty. But among people equality fails because we lack tolerance, understanding and above all - brotherly love. WOMEN AND CRIME One of the most distressing realities of modern-day life is the rising rate of criminality and violence in our society. The crime-wave which began in the early 1960's continues to swell without cresting. Not only is the crime rate increasing at a frightening rate, the rate of increase is inccreasing. An even more alarming feature of this situation is that rape has grown more rapidly than any other type of violent crime. For example, during the period 1960 to 1971 the number of reported rapes rose by 146%, growing another 11% in 1972. Crime in general in 1972 rose by only 1%. According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, the incidence of rape was up by 222.4% between 1960 and 1974. The FBI's Crime Clock for 1974 shows that a rape was committed once every ten minutes; 51 persons per 100,000 inhabitants in the United States were raped in 1974 alone. Reported rapes constituted 6% of all violent crimes durinq the year 1974. It is important to underscore the fact that these statistics are based on rapes reported, not on the number of rapes committed. According to the FBI and independent criminologists, the figures must be multiplied by at least a factor of ten to approach accuracy. It is unfortunately true that most rapes are not reported. If they were, it would become patently clear MOTRIA KUSHNIR that rape occurs far more frequently than either homicide or aggravated assault. The FBI's two other classes of violent crime. Two questions must be raised in connection with this deplorable state of affairs.The first is: why do so many rapes occur? The second relevant question is: why are so few rapes reported to the authorities? The answers to these queries tend to be one and the same, bringing into sharp focus the comlex of forces which contribute to the problem. Undoubtedly the most influential factor contrib uting to the current crisis is that rapists can comfort ably assume they will not be punished for their crime. Even when the rape is reported and an arrest made, many offenders are not prosecuted . When brought to trial, few rapists are convicted. Translated into statis tics and figures, the breakdown for the year 1974 app ears as follows: 1) 51% of cases reported were cleared by arrest that is, the suspect was apprehended and taken into police custody; 2) 60% of cases cleared were prosecuted, that is, brought to trial; 3) only 35% of the defendents prosecuted for forcible rape were found guilty of forcible rape, 22 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ, ТРАВЕНЬ, 1976 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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