Forget the "I didn't know how old she was" defense...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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How about the “I didn’t know rape was wrong” defense, huh?

“There is a very reasonable possibility that given his cultural background and limited insight into laws and sexual behaviour, he didn’t realise that having intercourse with somebody who is unconscious and therefore not consenting is a very serious crime,” Mr Algie told the court.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/7228909/cab-rapist-asks-court-for-mercy/

You gotta be shittin’ me, man. Is there any culture in the world where it’s ok to have sex with an unconscious teenager? What do you think happens to rapists in Iran, where the guy in this case is originally from?

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This guy is 60. He’s old enough to the that girl’s grandfather. If he’s managed to live for over half a century, then he should know what consensual sex is…and what it isn’t. He’s a cab driver, he’s supposed to be a safe person to be with, if someone is sick or injured, they’re supposed to be able to trust him to get them to help.

Gee, I wonder WHY he was such a target?

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Oh, and apparently he’s very remorseful, because of the impact on his family. Not remorseful because he raped someone, but because it’s come back to bite him on his ass.

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The only question that remains: Just how many raped teenagers is the cure for cholera worth?

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With my culture and background I will not know it is considered wrong to set a rapist on fire in this country.

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Now, now – in fairness, he did make amends. He left his victim a jar of honey.

In light of that gesture, i really don’t see how she can continue to claim she’s suffered.

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Is that your only argument for mitigation, counselor? It just looks to me like he knew that he’d done wrong.

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Your sarcasm detector is broken.

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To be fair, he may not have thought it wrong, but something to be compensated for, you know, time and services.

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From everything I’ve read in the news, unless there were 4 male witnesses, the rapist goes scot free and the victim gets stoned for committing adultery.

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I hope you’re not right, that would just be horrible.

But this is Iran we’re talking about here. I guess we shouldn’t expect too much.

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The crime is at the “lower end of the scale”? Really? After she passed out he essentially kidnapped her and raped her, but I guess because, oh, he didn’t force her while she was awake or anything, that makes it more of an inconvenience than an actual crime I guess. Give him a little fine and send him on his way. :smack:

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That might work if you were raping Winnie-the-Pooh…

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This reminds me of when I was going to school in Hawaii. I was doing some volunteer work at the Waikiki Health Center, and the lady who was my supervisor ran a cultural-outreach program for Japanese expats. I still recall her telling them: “When a girl says ‘No’ here, ‘no’ means ‘no’.” Seemed to be news to them!

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I assume this was because, from what I’ve read, in Japan it’s considered polite to decline the first few times when someone offers you something, even if you want it. Not so much, “don’t be a rapist,” as, “don’t assume a girl is just being coy, or you’ll seem persistent and creepy.”

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“Oh, help!” said Pooh. “…Oh, help and bother!”