It's a condom with "teeth" that South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers is distributing at the World Cup games. It's called Rape-aXe and it leaves the rapist in pain.
Dr. Ehlers has invented Rape-aXe, a device with jagged hooks that women can wear that latches onto a man's penis during penetration.
"It hurts. He cannot pee and walk when it's on. If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter."
The Human Rights Watch reports that South Africa has one of the highest rape rates in the world. It is also believed that because of this, 16 percent of the population is infected with HIV.
Rape-aXe is inserted into the woman much like a tampon, but when it becomes stuck to a man the device can only be removed by a doctor. It's a procedure Ehlers hopes will be done with authorities on standby to make an arrest. The device works because jagged rows of teeth-like hooks attach onto the man's penis, making him very likely to leave the woman and go off on his own or to the nearest doctor.
At the moment South African women take extreme measures like placing razor blades in their nether regions to prevent being raped.
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