(makes mental note)
First thing you said I could agree with.
Now we’re back on track.
On the off chance that you’re serious, you need to get some real fuckin clarity on this RIGHT NOW. In small part because if you believe it’s true, you risk exposing yourself to prison via the bad legal advice somebody gave you. In medium part because if you’re willing to use your Asperger’s as a defense for poor behavior, you’re going to act like an asshole and everyone will hate you for it. In large part because if you believe the bit about its being a defense against rape, you risk becoming a terrible monster.
Aspergers and other mental illnesses can explain bad behavior, but plenty of folks with Aspergers are decent people who treat others well. Those people I’ve known who have mental illness and use it as a defense for their bad behavior are horrible people.
People with Asperges can get away with rape or a lesser charge. People with aspergers can’t always read facial expressions. So they can’t tell if someone wants something or doesn’t want something. Therefore “rape” happens.
Does it cause you to not understand “Stop raping me?”
Did someone tell you this, or did you just conclude it? Because I’m certain it’s wrong.
There has never been a rape charge in history based on the evidence “but she was making an unhappy face!” That’s not how rape charges work.
And if you know that you can’t read facial expressions, that doesn’t mean you can act like an asshole. That means you need to go out of your way to get extra clarification from people about whether they’re okay wtih things.
Again: if you use your condition as a defense, YOU ARE BEING AN ASSHOLE. Your condition does not allow you to be an asshole to others. It requires you to check with them to see if they’re consenting to your behavior in a way that you can understand.
Do you think that non-English speakers can use their lack of English as a defense against rape? Because they’re far more limited in their communication than you are.
WTeverlovingF?! That’s one of the most ignorant things I’ve ever read. Possibly THE most ignorant.
Someone tried raping me once. I’m sure he wasn’t even paying attention to my facial expression, what with all the SCREAMING FOR HELP, PLEADING WITH HIM TO STOP, AND STRUGGLING TO GET HIM OFF ME. Yup, made my “doesn’t want” pretty crystal clear to him, whether he had Aspberger’s or anything else.
:rolleyes:
Ya it don’t but its a defense none the less. There was an article somewhere on the internet talking about aspergers and rape.
Oh, well, if it was on the internet on a site you can’t remember the name of, it must be legit.
oh for fucks sake.
it’s a pity they can’t lock you up permanently for your own safety and the safety of others.
This is comedy GOLD.
And here in PA you can only buy alcohol at state run liquor stores.
I’m thinking of asking this thread to marry me. What does everyone think of dark brownish-green bridesmaid’s dresses?
…you know, because it’s the color of Asperges.
:snerk!:
Oh, yeah - the quote marks. I thought they made the OP seem very “intelligent” and “insightful” - didn’t you?
To be fair to the OP, Aspergers has been used as a defense in criminal trials. Including rape trials. Too my knowledge it has never been used successfully, but it has been used. Not nearly as effective as the Chewbacca defense.
Oh, sure, but what about “rape” trials? 
Seriously, according to his logic (unable to process facial expression), the blind should all be walking around with free passes to rape as they please.
I know it’s been used, but it’s gotta take a special mixture of desperate and dumb to actually consider trying it. Especially for the OP’s alleged crime of DUI. Did the beer can give him a “don’t drink me” expression that he misunderstood?
The Chewbacca defense is clearly the better way to go. I’m sure his defense attorney will be saying “It does not make sense” often enough as it is - might as well say it to a judge!
Okay, sure, it’s a defense. So is being profoundly stupid. It’s not a good defense, it’s not an ethical defense, it’s not a defense that’ll work. But if you want to hang your hat on the fact that a rapist is physically capable of saying, “But I have Asperger’s!” I won’t stop you.
It has been used in rape trials but not in “rape” trials. Or rape “trials”.
Yeah, it’s sad ogional is so hard to understand that I don’t even really have the ability to sort through a lot of his stuff. Maybe he read that stuff like Asperger’s can be brought up in the sentencing phase of a criminal trial and can reduce your potential sentence. That much is definitely true, a judge or sentencing jury may factor in any number of things in deciding on a flexible sentence structure. But that just means maybe you won’t do the maximum sentence, it certainly doesn’t mean you have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting an acquittal.
Having yourself declared mentally incompetent to the point of not being responsible for your actions criminally is an extremely high bar. Something like 2% of all cases the defendant tries to use the insanity defense and it is unsuccessful 75% of the time, so your statistical chances of any insanity defense working is very low.
It’s also a relatively simple matter of law that if you are impaired driving under the influence of drugs, having a prescription for those drugs is no real defense. Was the OP even actually charged with DUI? Because it sounds like he was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, and had those charges dismissed when he produced a prescription–which makes sense.
You’re right - it was the Xanax. I think. I just re-read the OP (which proves once and for all that I really need to get a life). I think he’s being charged with DUI because he failed the field sobriety test, and his prescription says he is to take one Xanax twice per day, but the officer is alleging the OP told him he had taken two pills that morning. Nothing about the charge being dropped due to the validity of the prescription. I think.
Is it Aspergers’ Week already?