Italian court: No rape happened since woman didn't scream

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Italian court: No rape happened since woman didn't scream
Updated 4:31 pm, Thursday, March 23, 2017


ROME (AP) — Italy's justice minister has reportedly asked officials to look into a case in which a court acquitted a man of raping a woman because she didn't scream.

The Italian news agency ANSA said Thursday that Minister Andrea Orlandohas asked ministry inspectors to begin checking into the case.

ANSA said a court in Turin had ruled last month that the woman's saying "Enough!" to her colleague who allegedly raped her constituted too weak a reaction to prove that she was sexually attacked. The ruling specified she didn't scream or ask for help.

Center-right Forza Italia opposition lawmaker Annagrazia Calabria decried the ruling, saying, "Certainly, you cannot punish the personal reaction of a woman terrified by what is happening to her."

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Italian-court-No-rape-happened-since-woman-11023776.php

[shenmue]

1. Evil

[Deuce]

2. I agree...

[keithbvadu2]

3. Republicans question if it is legitimate rape.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/us/politics/rep-todd-akin-legitimate-rape-statement-and-reaction.html

Republicans question if it is legitimate rape.

[Grizzled Ol Granddad]

4. THIS is European Socialism?

[lostnfound]

6. Italy isn't socialist. Italian misogyny. Goes along with fascism. Nt

[tenorly]

11. And anyone who doubts that can ask Trump's biggest Italian fanboy, Silvio Berlusconi.

[Submariner]

5. My sister and her friend visited Italy many years ago

and said the Italian men were constantly grabbing/pinching their butts and coming on to them in public.

Evidently Italian men are major league assh*les.

[VWolf]

16. As an Italian American male,

I have you say, you're pretty correct in your assessment. We're obviously not all pigs, but there are plenty about, especially in Rome.

If you're accompanied by a man, no problem. But if you're alone or with other women, look out.

[Aristus]

7. "If you scream, I'll kill you!"

No one thought of that?

[sakabatou]

8. Apparently not!

[Judi Lynn]

10. Oh, they should scream, anyway, in case the monster is just bluffing!

Seems more people would grasp the thought if someone is determined enough to attack a woman, he isn't going to be shy about killing her, too, in his fit of violence.

[JudyM]

9. Wonder how much it would take to make that initial Judge scream?

[left-of-center2012]

12. Wasn't there a judge who asked a rape victim ...

"Why didn't you just keep your knees together?"

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. That question has been asked more than once.

Invariably, as far as too many men are concerned, rape is entirely the woman's fault.

As are all the abortions and children born out of wedlock, apparently.

[LakeArenal]

14. Is this 2017?

Acquiescing rape victims?
Rapist paternal rights?
Pussy grabbing Presidents?
Human trafficking everywhere?
Employees told to dress like "ladies"?

Superman must have turned time back again..

[forgotmylogin]

15. Tracey Ullman did a sly reversal

"What were you wearing?" "Did you even scream?"