SciFi Chick wrote:Somethings needs to be done about the impunity with which someone's life can be ruined online.
Gullible Jones wrote:Inebriated sex is (legally) rape.
I would also point out that
a) The old reasoning used to be that, if a woman just "gave in" and did not attempt to fight off an assailant, she'd be more likely to avoid serious injury. IIRC this turns out to be incorrect (might have to do with most rapists being sadistic cowards). In any case there has historically been a lot of pressure on women to avoid making a scene.
b) People sometimes lock up under extreme stress.
c) People tend to avoid interfering even when they can and damn well should. (c.f. the Kitty Genovese case.) Especially when they feel they might put themselves in danger.
Between such factors I would have no trouble believing a rape might be committed in broad daylight, in front of eyewitnesses.
Gullible Jones wrote:Inebriated sex is (legally) rape.
The Supreme Canuck wrote:Of course, in this case, I really disagree with FZ. I see no reason to think that this woman was not sexually assaulted.
GJ wrote:FZ: you're right, I didn't watch the video. I figured that starting my day by viewing a recording of a violent crime just might be a little unhealthy.
The Supreme Canuck wrote:Gullible Jones wrote:Of course, in this case, I really disagree with FZ. I see no reason to think that this woman was not sexually assaulted.
SciFi Chick wrote:Did you watch the video? She was clearly enjoying herself. And the cops have not, nor do they intend to, bring any charges.
Rommie wrote:Yeah, if having sex when you're drunk is rape, then I and a few of my partners might be in trouble.![]()
That said, this ties into two big articles I saw passed around recently online, an online columnist who dared to tell college women that getting blackout drunk might have consequences (the headline is alas trolling), and a look into the "men's rights" movement. Conclusions I gathered from both is a. a lot of folks don't get that (for an analogy) if a guy walks down a dark alley at 2am and gets mugged the mugging is not his fault but he was putting himself in a situation where it was more likely to happen, and b. men's rights movements have good points but a lot of that is drowned out by how their members are assholes. Like the guy in the first article.
But just ignore me, I'm just adding fuel to the fire while I ready my popcorn.
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