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irisblue

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22. Ohio lawmaker seeks change: In some cases 'it's legal to rape your spouse'
Tue Apr 16, 2019, 03:17 PM
Apr 2019

Poppycockps://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/ohio-lawmaker-seeks-change-some-cases-legal-rape-your-spouse/018BAlvzhXIxI8BmyA6ZKJ/


snip--But Ohio has an exemption that treats certain encounters between spouses differently than if two people were unmarried. For example, if a husband drugs his wife and then rapes her, it would not fall under the state’s marital rape statute.

snip--Boggs, D-Columbus, and state Rep. Laura Lanese, R-Grove City, introduced the legislation Monday.{Added to remove that portion of the law}


snip--Prosecutors take all allegations of rape with the utmost seriousness, but these cases present particular problems regarding proof because it happens between a husband and wife in private and there is often little or no evidence,” Louis Tobin, the group’s executive director, said in an email to this news organization.

Lanese said she believes such fears of he-said/she-said are “poppycock.”


More at article. Since the 'Heartbeat Bill was signed last week, I am honestly not sure this was removed from Ohio statute

Only to people who have a "GOD Complex." Which still makes it a crime. TheBlackAdder Apr 2019 #1
If I kicked his ass for saying that, would it be the will of God, The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #2
Yes it is!! atreides1 Apr 2019 #31
In this instance "God" equals "White Male Patriarchy" ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #3
To be clear, he's saying that a ... Whiskeytide Apr 2019 #4
Most of the people who use this kind of language Bettie Apr 2019 #6
Agreed. He probably does believe ... Whiskeytide Apr 2019 #7
We need to jump up and down and scream this out. Lochloosa Apr 2019 #9
But scream it correctly. What he said is ... Whiskeytide Apr 2019 #11
I'm reasonbly certain he's one of those "man can't rape his wife" types... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #15
To be clear he actually DID say rape is the will of "god" Maru Kitteh Apr 2019 #10
You need to understand that ... Whiskeytide Apr 2019 #14
I am merely correcting your assertion that he did not say rape is the will of god. It's exactly what Maru Kitteh Apr 2019 #17
I'll agree that his words said it that way. And ... Whiskeytide Apr 2019 #37
Agree with you that it is not necessary to hit people over the head with hyperbole. . . Collimator Apr 2019 #24
If a pregnancy is the will of God, then so is the act that caused it. Crunchy Frog Apr 2019 #13
Plus he actually DID say the "activity" of rape IS the will of god. Maru Kitteh Apr 2019 #18
I hold that his god does not "will" half the world's god-given free will to submit to another's. ancianita Apr 2019 #28
Will of god Traildogbob Apr 2019 #34
Never mind Texas Traildogbob Apr 2019 #35
This is from March 2017... NewDayOranges Apr 2019 #5
This article is 2 years old OKNancy Apr 2019 #8
Is he gone? Because if he's not, he's still a danger. Maru Kitteh Apr 2019 #12
He's been gone for six years. nt Mrs. Ted Nancy Apr 2019 #25
Rape is an assault upon a Ilsa Apr 2019 #16
Self deleted. marble falls Apr 2019 #19
Then a woman who murders her rapist, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #20
It's a "Reality" snort Apr 2019 #21
Ohio lawmaker seeks change: In some cases 'it's legal to rape your spouse' irisblue Apr 2019 #22
The Slippery Slope Of Christianity DallasNE Apr 2019 #23
So the guy below charged with 100 counts is blessed, right? rzemanfl Apr 2019 #26
Something tells me this ass has never read the Bible, he has others interpret it for him Freethinker65 Apr 2019 #27
There is no way I BillyBobBrilliant Apr 2019 #29
It is sad that this POS has two sons and a daughter. What a scumbag! IrishEyes Apr 2019 #30
This is 'classic Calvinist predestination'. Ie, everything that happens is pre-planned by bobbieinok Apr 2019 #32
Translation: this fucknut is guilty of rape. nt Lucky Luciano Apr 2019 #33
Once again, here's the Christian teaching: the Father/God/Source doesn't leave its Karadeniz Apr 2019 #36
Ah, the expert witness who eluded the Crosby trial . . . . . . no_hypocrisy Apr 2019 #38
So, who exactly is an example of how well forcing a woman to carry her rapists beby world wide wally Apr 2019 #39
Which god would that be, *hole? Certainly not mine. Hekate Apr 2019 #40
Rick Santorum to Rape Victims: Make the Best out of a Bad Situation IcyPeas Apr 2019 #41
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