Rape is serious and rape is scary. And at Miami University, some sick, sick people are treating rape like a sport.

A flier, aptly and horrifyingly titled “Top Ten Ways To Get Away With Rape” recently circulated in one of the university’s dorms. This isn’t something you’ll hear David Letterman chuckling about, either. The fact that a list like this exists is terrifying enough, but some specific tips were really scary: The list suggests sneaking through unlocked windows and raping women to “teach them not to do it again” (because, obviously, you were asking for it and need to learn), putting drugs in your drinks, taking advantage of the fact that you’re alone, and that “practice makes perfect.” (You can read the rest of this scary stuff here!)

Miami University called a mandatory meeting for male students once the flier was found, and whoever distributed and wrote it is liable for legal and disciplinary action–but some students think the school isn’t doing enough to investigate and deal with the problem.

Apparently Miami U. never told the student body what happened and attempted to sweep the allegations under the rug while they investigated the rape flier origins. That’s never a good thing: Whoever was insane enough to write something like this needs to know that their behavior and attitudes won’t be tolerated, and the women on campus need to know what they’re up against. Because even if the list of rape tips was written as a joke (and a painfully unfunny one at that), there will inevitably be some idiot who takes it seriously and abides by it–and that puts us all in danger.

Women Against Violence and Sexual Assault (WAVE) vice president and Miami University student Kate Von Fossen is taking the school to task for not notifying students of the rape tip list. “It could have been a joke, but the fact of the matter is that those thoughts are crossing someone’s mind. There are girls living in a hall where someone came up with that,” she said. “It’s just disturbing.” She’s right!

It’s even scarier when you consider numbers: 27 sexual assaults were reported on the Oxford campus of Miami University between 2009 and 2011, and 19 of those incidents allegedly went down within dorms. Keep in mind, these are only the reported incidents–a ton of sexual assault and rape cases are never reported, so there are likely plenty more than we know about.

For their part, the University says that the incident appears to be confined to one section of dorms, McBride Hall, and that they’re addressing the issue and taking investigative action. But if knowledge is power, they’re depriving a lot of the student body of the power to protect, defend, and secure themselves in what may well be a dangerous situation.

Does campus rape scare you? Do you think the rape tip list was a joke or something more sinister? What do you think the university should do in regards to the rape list? Tell us in the comments!

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