Unfairly painting all boys as rapists is alienating them Unfairly painting all boys as rapists or potential rapists will put them offside at this critical time when we need to bring people together. Opinion by Susie O’Brien Premium Content Subscriber only Most perpetrators of violence are males, but of course this doesn't mean most males are violent. This is why singling out random 16-year-old boys and making them pay for the sins of violent men is no way educate boys about respect. I am not surprised there is widespread outrage about the behaviour of a Kingston City Council worker who called boys at Parkdale Secondary College "oppressors" for being white, male and Christian.