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Rape: The Ultimate Injustice Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused. -Freda Adler, Author You probably know at least one of them well. You run into them in your everyday life. They may seem normal to you, but what they could be hiding is one of the scariest experiences any person could ever have. Rape is one of the most horrendous crimes that a person could commit on another, and it is even worse for the victim, because in 21st century America, rape victims are constantly questioned and undermined during trials. Victims of other crimes never have to answer questions like “Where were you? What were you wearing? How much did you have to drink?” (Ruby, Stop Tolerating 37). In fact, it is bad enough that almost 90% of all rapes are never reported, and as a result, 98% of the victims will never see their attackers apprehended, convicted, or incarcerated (37). Rape is a problem that America needs to stop tolerating and accepting, and start to fight. To do this, we need to remove the focus from the victim and require law enforcement officials to assume that the victim is telling the truth, instead of questioning them through the entire process. Part of the problem is a clear definition of what con