First of all, rape is never okay, even if you are in prison and guilty as sin of the crime you were convicted of. It's easy to dehumanize prisoners. If you ever watched "The Dark Knight," a man on the civilian boat during the Joker's twisted social experiment said that "they had their chances; why should we suffer because they screwed them up?" I think it really captures the attitude towards inmates today, as well as homeless people and a few other fringe groups. But I digress.

I'll admit though, I am surprised that male rape victims now outnumber female rape victims. I guess given the vast mess of the U.S. correctional system I shouldn't be. But no matter who you are, you never deserve to be violated like that.

Now, I will admit that that lines becomes more hazy for me when it comes to inmates convicted of sexual crimes, especially of those against children. It's easy to think, "Hey, they raped/assualted others, so they deserve the same treatment." I've felt pretty impersonal to sex crimes committed against convicted sex offenders at times.

But in the end, I know that it's still not right. I would be a hypocrite if I were honestly to claim rape is okay sometimes and not okay at others. That starts a very long, slippery slope on an issue that is very black and white. That's the kind of logic people use when they say "She deserved it; she was dressed like a whore."

You can either violate humans or you can't. I vote that you can't.