View original postthis is why passing "yes means yes" laws are so important, because otherwise it's up to the victim to prove they said "no". it's the victim's decision to pursue rape charges. and it's up to the accused to prove they did not rape the victim. if a victim says they were raped, they should be believed until it can be proven that they were not raped. end of story.
In a situation where both parties were inebriated, how exactly do you prove you did not rape someone?
Would: "He/She never said 'No'" work?
How about: "He/She moaned and made other pleasurable noises throughout"?
If going in a jury has to assume the accused did indeed rape the accuser, I doubt that would be good enough. What sort of defense do you use when the obligation of proving your innocence lies on you? You wouldn't be a defendant at that point, you would be on offense.
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- 03/03/2015 03:32:30 PM
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Shouldn't the manner of getting hammered factor in ?
- 03/03/2015 05:31:48 PM
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I think it is sort of like guys getting drunk as an excuse to sleep with ugly girls
- 03/03/2015 07:00:54 PM
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It's worth reading the BBC and Telegraph articles your article links to.
- 03/03/2015 06:23:32 PM
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I am more interested in the trend in general and not this specific law
- 03/03/2015 07:10:20 PM
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A lot of those studies are based on adjusting the goalposts for rape
- 04/03/2015 12:58:06 AM
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[citation needed]
- 04/03/2015 10:13:38 PM
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As opposed to all those articles you link which argue against your point?
- 04/03/2015 11:52:34 PM
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They'd better enforce it equally *NM*
- 03/03/2015 06:28:38 PM
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*NM*
it's pretty simple actually: don't take advantage of someone who isn't in their right state of mind
- 03/03/2015 11:21:54 PM
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But they are making it complicated
- 04/03/2015 12:12:27 AM
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no, it's actually turning the burden of proof onto the accused as it should be
- 04/03/2015 10:09:59 PM
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Re: no, it's actually turning the burden of proof onto the accused as it should be
- 04/03/2015 11:29:00 PM
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Why are women having sex the only people immune from bad decisions while intoxicate?
- 04/03/2015 03:59:31 PM
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who are you to decide what is rape and what is not?
- 04/03/2015 09:55:35 PM
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That really does set the normal criminal justice system on its head.
- 04/03/2015 11:41:04 PM
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He isn't giving some far left rant but simply stating the policy of the Obama adminstartion.
- 09/03/2015 03:14:13 PM
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The only rational one the in this conversation by all appearances.
- 05/03/2015 02:39:56 AM
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So you're guilty until proven innocent??
- 06/03/2015 01:52:47 AM
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They get around all that proof stuff by keeping it out of the courts
- 09/03/2015 04:34:21 PM
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When you break the big laws, you don't get freedom or even anarchy, you get the small laws.
- 04/03/2015 12:46:41 AM
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wow, what a quaint world you pine for
- 04/03/2015 10:23:43 PM
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Your posts are valuable; each time I read one, I realize I'd forgotten how dumb you are.
- 04/03/2015 11:44:26 PM
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