Sexual violence includes the criminal act of rape; however it appears that many related cases arise from various encounters with alcohol. In Emily Yoffe's article "College Women Stop Getting Drunk," she links both the victim and the offender to alcohol. How can this cause be changed? Performing rape accidentally or knowingly I agree with Yoffe's statement "Let's be totally clear: the perpetrators are responsible for committing their crimes." In Yoffe's article he deals with both the perpetrator and the victim, but devotes more time to the latter. I feel like maybe we'll figure out if it really is a majority rule, where rapists patrol the streets preying on unsuspecting women. According to Amanda Hess' article “To Prevent Rape on College Campuses, Focus on the Rapist, Not the Victim,” rapists drink, so they can find their next victim! After all, wherever one person can get drunk, another can join them too. I may be a guy, but don't girls' nights usually mean a "group of friends" and not just a single girl on a bar stool after her boyfriend dumps her? Apparently humans have gone so far beyond the edge that no one has friends anymore. Yoffe's article states that some of the victim's friends saw her stumbling out of the bar. I thought a friend would watch over a person who couldn't handle himself, apparently I'm wrong. I've learned that friends are there to help and support you, not to laugh at a drunk as you leave the bar. Hess states that "drinking is a social problem, not a self-help issue." I can agree with the first part of this statement, and considering that drinking is a social problem, however going back to Yoffe, you state something along the lines of understanding limits and that a little...... middle of paper .... ..a useful survival skill. Try joining people you know and ask your friends for help, that's what they're there for. Works CitedFriedman, Ann. “College men: Stop getting drunk.” The cut. The Cut, October 16, 2013. Web. February 11, 2014. Hess, Amanda. “To prevent rape on college campuses, focus on the rapists, not the victims.” Slate Magazine. Slate Magazine, October 16, 2013. Web. February 12, 2014. Yoffe, Emily. “The Best Rape Prevention: Tell College Women to Stop Getting So Drunk.” Slate Magazine. Slate Magazine, October 15, 2013. Web. February 13. 2014. .