Calle Hale Research Paper

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Calle Hales went on date with a man she did not identify. Between there first and second date, he would text her, asking specifics about what she does at the Women’s Clinic she works at. On the second date, Calle knew something was different with him. Later that evening, her date raped her in her car. He wrapped the seatbelt around her neck, and bit her. He said things like, “you deserve this,” and “you should have expected this.” He called her a murder.
A few days later, she visited an emergency room and was seen by a SANE (sexual assault nurse examiner). She didn’t want to press charges because “I didn't know if I could survive the mental and emotional trauma of a court case at the time.” Not long later, she began receiving messages and …show more content…

She changes her outfits, hair, wears colored contacts one day and glasses the next, and continues to change her look daily so she isn’t easily recognizable.
It’s sad that women are raped daily. But, this attacker didn’t just leave it at that one night. He continued to harass this woman after it was over. Calle was emotionally abused as well as physically. You can’t help but feel so sorry for her after reading this article.
But, let’s not miss the issue that lead up to this attack: women’s rights. I’m going to be honest, I am pro-choice. I think it’s a women’s choice what she does to her body. Men don’t have to push a baby out of them and carry a life inside of them for 9 months. It isn’t fair for them to judge women because of their choices. This man is crazy for thinking raping women is the same as an abortion. Rape is often what leads women to get an abortion. Ironic? How many single mothers are out there compared to single fathers? Yeah, it’s pretty easy to say that a lot of men run when life gets hard, especially when they aren’t tied down by legal contracts, like a marriage license. I’m sure many of those male protestors have had unprotected sex with women and never gave it a second thought about what would have happened if she became

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