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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 05:42 PM Original message |
Nineteen rape convictions in the U.K. last year out of 14,449 allegations? |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. I knew the conviction rate was very poor |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wow, that is scary |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 07:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Unfortunately, DNA only proves that the guy was there |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't like this: |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 07:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I have to disagree. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 07:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Fed? Are women sheep? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 09:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. You miss the point entirely |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 01:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Right. And what if the woman is drunk but the man isn't? |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 07:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. There are predatory men who do rape this way though |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 07:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Ah, but that's a different situation. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 09:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. "laws go far beyond that and penalize ANY guy" Not sure the stats support |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 12:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Hmm, it was Wisconsin or Michigan |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 02:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. If you can provide a link that would be wonderful. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 01:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. "I would rather have ten guilty men walk free" |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Irrelevant. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 04:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. well, in general, I'd agree with your statement, but when it sets |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 07:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. I know |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. well if you were dead passed out you'd call it rape, right? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
7. A couple of US states have laws similar to this proposal |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 07:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Maybe, men shouldn't be encouraged to pick up drunk women |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 07:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. So I ask...why do the women play along? |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 12:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. This implies that women go around throwing out accusations of rape |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 01:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Ah, but the charges may not be entirely false. |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. i got that label slapped on me because of those exact circumstances |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 11:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. And some women |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. no actually it's not uncommon that men fuck women who have passed out |
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