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As with all urban myths, it's believable.
It can actually happen, and there are even isolated cases of the
problem. But when dozens of cases suddenly get reported, and especially from
sexual abuse zealots like Lorraine Jans, one may have hoped that a little
skepticism may be displayed from the start.
Sadly that did not happen in December 2006:
Drug-Rape scare in
Taranaki; December 2006
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Dec 7 2006
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Lorraine Jans starts a panic in New Plymouth
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Dec 8 2006
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Rape Crisis reporting more cases
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Dec 8 2006
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peterellis.org.nz
first to express public scepticism
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Dec 9-10 2006
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Drug Rape Trust adds comment
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Dec 12 2006
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Lorraine Jans explains why no police complaints
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Dec 14 2006
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Rape Crisis talking of nationwide problem
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Dec 14 2006
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"Urban
myth" suggested
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Dec 15 2006
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Some last reports
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Mar 22 2007
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Police
find no evidence of date-rape drugs
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Promoting Drug-rape myth: Lorraine Jans, Louise Carroll,
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Some better explanations: Andy King, Greg Newbold
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Some Papers
Discussing the myth of Drug-rape
from "Spiked" (UK) and the ABC (Australia)
"We've basically
declared it [drug spiking] an urban myth," Mr Hanson says. "We
believe it's just an excuse to hide abhorrent behaviour or inexperienced
drinking, as a way of explaining, or trying to explain away, what young
people were doing when they shouldn't be."
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