But is there a "rape culture"? I mean there are criminals that commit rape. But what are the reasons to call it a culture. As far as I know, the rape, at least in the western world, is perceived as a terrible thing and is punished by law.
I’m not American. I just hear the term bandied about a lot (including by my equally-foreign, US-college educated fiancée, who has regaled me with several horror stories relating to young women on her campus).
No, certainly not. The threat of serious legal reprisal deters criminals of all sorts, including rapists.
Most rape trials fail to secure a conviction though, and that's when it's actually reported, majority of cases are not.
>The threat of serious legal reprisal deters criminals of all sorts