Sanchez’s comments jumpstarted an impassioned conversation online that included challenges to her point of view and claims that feminists were unnecessarily “freak[ing] out” in their response. Mary Anne Franks, a law professor at the University of Miami, told HuffPost Live’s Ricky Camilleri that most instances of sexual abuse are perpetrated by someone women wouldn’t think they needed to defend themselves against.

“The problem with sexual assault is … it’s not going to be something that will be recognized as a moment when you have an antagonist,” she said. “People in most sexual assault contexts are dealing with familiar people — acquaintances, loved ones, people you trust, people you allow yourself to be vulnerable with. And the fact of the matter is, that’s not the mindset for self-defense.”

via Sorry, Miss USA: Self-Defense Is Not The Solution To Sexual Assault.

Why is it that some (most) intellectuals have the notion that people are so stupid they are incapable of learning something so basic as self-defense? And I am not talking shooting of judo moves but just a bit of defensive mindset.

“The problem with sexual assault is … it’s not going to be something that will be recognized as a moment when you have an antagonist,”
Well hell, if sexual predators were walking around with a glowing tattoo on their faces indicating their proclivities, women would have a chance to avoiding them before they attack. And also, I think the moment a woman feels somebody hitting her and trying too rip her panties off, she may take that as a prelude of bad things to come.  Then, it is not time to bring out the classes in self-restrain for the sexual predator but to pull out a good defensive weapon and make sure the attacker learns his lesson via losing his bodily fluids, with preference for the one in red.

And for the rest of the commentary, I will allow Blog Brother Sean to have his say. Enjoy!