Yes, that includes murder. Twice last week, it appeared on the front page of the Daily, and not in a positive sense. The fact that this newspaper is giving the topic so much ink is both positive and horrifying. It's positive because the problem of rape in society and in the ISU community needs more attention, action and public awareness. But it is a sad commentary on society and the community that the problem needs such attention.
Rape is the result of dehumanization, to see someone as an object or beneath simple human dignity.
And apparently, more than a few men in this supposedly advanced society see women in that light. The presence of Rohypnol is proof of that. It causes unconsciousness, paralysis and memory loss. Rohypnol makes its victims into little more than puppets for an attacker. To even consider giving this drug to a woman in order to take away her consciousness, physical capabilities and even her memory is dehumanizing in the extreme.