In Spain; criminals do not fear their victims can defend themselves

It was the opening day of the traditional Spanish "Running of the Bulls", when a woman was raped by 5 men in a downtown doorway.

The men were arrested and charged with a "lesser offense" than Rape, because ... SPAIN.

Thousands protest for third day in Pamplona over 'wolf pack' gang rape case:

Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Pamplona on Saturday to protest against the acquittal of five men accused of gang raping an 18-year-old woman at the city’s bull-running festival. Demonstrators have filled streets across the country since the court ruling on Thursday, leading Spain’s conservative government to say it will consider changing rape laws. The men were acquitted of sexual assault, which includes rape, and sentenced to nine years for the lesser offence of sexual abuse.

*emphasis added*

I'm not sure what 'sexual abuse" is, but I'm pretty sure the "RAPE" includes a "one women, five men", public assault ...

The men, aged 27 to 29, had been accused of raping the woman at the entrance to an apartment building in Pamplona on July 7, 2016, at the start of the week-long San Fermin festival, which draws tens of thousands of visitors.

The five, all from the southern city of Seville, filmed the incident with their smartphones and then bragged about it on a WhatsApp messaging group where they referred to themselves as "La Manada", or "The Pack" in English. 

In Spain ... ordinary citizens are not allowed to carry firearms for self defense.

When a lone, defenseless woman suffers a sexual attack on the street, and is disallowed by her government to defend herself by force of arms, she is at the mercy of a merciless pack of jackals,

A government which cannot defend its citizens, and will not allow them to defend themselves, is not a government; it is a failed patriarchy.

REMEMBER:  When seconds count, the police are ...  just minutes away  no help at all .   collecting evidence   blaming you for being a victim ...

You're on your own!

[H/T: 357 magnum}