In which case, it would be legitimate for any living organism to strive to preserve itself, such that self defence, in order to attain self preservation, becomes something worthwhile to do. We should, therefore, expect that this same reasoning would colour the perception of girls and women claiming to be acting in self defence against male sexual assaulters and killing the assaulters in the process. Rather, obstacles would still be put in the path of girls and women toward realising what should ordinarily be available to them as humans. The world and its societies and the authorities are simply not interested in girls and women as bonafide humans deserving of all human dignity. We must get girls and women to actively internalise the fact that self-defence is and cannot be a crime and that they have a responsibility to defend themselves against sexual assaulters and attackers.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 28, 2022 02:02 UTC