Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

Intervene to stop sexual violence.

19 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief excerpt, the speaker argues that anyone can and should intervene to stop a sexual assault, even if they do not know the people involved. The central claim is that the failure to label an act as rape prevents intervention; by calling it what it is, bystanders are more likely to act. The speaker frames intervening as a no‑brainer moral choice, emphasizing the humanity of the victim and urging listeners to adopt a proactive stance against sexual violence.

Could I intervene whether I know them or not? Yes. Yes, here's why. You're just telling me you're about to stop a rape. So should this actually be a no-brainer that you would intervene? How many agree that should be the easiest question of the day? Would you stop a rape if you could stop a rape? Yes. Yes, right? The problem is nobody at the party calls it a rape, so nobody stops it. That's the problem. We gotta start calling it what it is. So yeah, I'm gonna intervene for one reason, righty? Aaron's a human being.