Wow. Male rapists get their mug shot up with them looking like hell. Female rapists get sexualized photoshopped images of them spinning silk from their butts.

The story is bad. But I think the really terrible part is that the news source and least one of the men she attacked don't seem to get she's a rapist.

Waiting for Cyberwulf.

Also. . . are you sure this isn't the Russian equivalent of the Weekly World News? Some of the stories they had posted look. . . off. Hang on, wiki'ing.

I can't even see how drugging someone has anything to do with BDSM.

So he's Too Kinky to Torture, Tv Tropes-style?

Um...lucky her?

I disagree in a way. Let me see if I can phrase this well. (Probably not.)

I think there is still the psychological trauma of being raped because even if you do not remember the event, there is still the knowledge that you have had your body used without your consent. Just because there is no memory of it doesn't mean it's not still traumatic.

EDIT: For clarification, that trauma is probably not on the same level, as there is no memory to relive over and over again. But there is still trauma, I would think. Just my two cents.

Russia and its men are a lot more grittier, due to corrupt police, not exactly the most perfect living conditions, higher crime rates. They are jaded, cynical and if wronged, very likely to get angry. So, you're more likely to get a ticked off russian, rather than a traumatized one.

Not all countries cry for their psychologist and reach for their happy pills like U.S., you know :hmm:.

Just because someone is tough and gritty doesn't mean they aren't hurt or traumatized by bad things happening to them. Everyone reacts to traumatic experiences in a different way.

Although, I will agree it's probably "less" traumatic than if they had full recollection of events. This article I'm reading talks about how trauma victims often replay the event in their mind, keeping the memory fresh. There's another argument in there which suggests even if they don't remember, it will be just as bad. To quote:

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Freud wrote that if someone does not recall trauma, it will probably be acted out again: “trauma is not reproduced in the form of a memory, but as an action, behavior.” Freud emphasized that individuals would repeat behaviors unaware of the trauma underneath, and this would be the way how trauma would be recalled.34 DelMonte19,35 also observed that certain traumatic memories may be acted out behaviorally by a compulsion to repeat the abusive experience or engage in other self-destructive behaviors, such as substance abuse and self-mutilation.

Just goes to show you that we still don't understand the human mind. Although I'm rather glad of this discussion--this is a really interesting article. Link.

EDIT: Also, after reading this, Psy might have a bit of a point. Those who are more resilient, psychologically speaking, from having dealt with traumatic events prior have a better chance of, well, dealing with it. Still depends heavily upon the individual; I don't really think we can generalize 'they'll get over it cuz they're Russian' though.