Dan Hindman and Brian Jara's column "Rape Cards won't imply victimization" presents some very interesting statistics. It says that less than 15 percent of total rapes are stranger rapes. They add that a large portion of those raped are younger than 21 and have also got themselves drunk.

I feel that a lot of discussion on the issue of rape has centered on blaming rapists and providing more and more comforts to the rape victims.

But the above statistics imply that we should take a more long-term view of the issue and try to change the way the females perceive this problem.

If more than 85 percent off rapes are acquaintance rapes then it definitely means that women should be careful about whom they are letting get close to them.

Women should go out with only those guys whom they are comfortable with. If on a date the women does not trust her guy enough to feel secure with him, then is that date even worth going on?

When 21 is fixed as the age of drinking, the kids should consider it not only their legal responsibility but also their moral responsibility to abide by it.

You cannot go against all legal, moral and social norms and expect society to help you get out of the mess you have put yourself in.

Most importantly, it should be understood that if a drunken women is not in a position to allow or refuse consent, then it is illogical to expect an equally drunken man to be in perfect control of his emotions, feelings and urges. Nobody would disagree with a harsh sentence for a man who forcibly rapes a completely unwilling person but we should try to find a better solution to cases where the women "invites" a rapist, willingly or unwillingly.