Rape - Whose Fault Is It?

~~butthead aka 216~~ · 07-05-2013, 08:32 AM

The only way it can be the 'victims' fault I'd say would be in some individual cases where you have a 16ish year old having consensual sex with someone a few years older since that is technically rape. I am sure this topic will be filled with the same type of comments. I dont think hardly anyone in the western, civilized world would blame a rape victim for 'asking for it' because of the clothes they wear or whatever.

There's probably a good amount of drunk sex that goes on that gets reported as rape which i think is bull****.

I'm not sure legally of how rape is defined, but I do remember years ago in a college course a professor explaining the different meanings of rape. I believe if someone says 'no' at any point in the evening and sex occurs later it could be rape. Like a women saying no then changing her mind with her husband or something. Maybe that was an extreme example he was tying to make at the time.

Not to go too off-topic but there is definitely a big problem with the legality (or maybe it's common courtesy) of publishing names of victims and accusers. It has always been surprising to me that everyone would like the victim's name protected, yet I see accused rapists names all over the paper although they haven't been convicted of anything. I feel like false reports should carry a heavy sentence as well.

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07-05-2013, 08:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
~~butthead aka 216~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: freely swimmin thru the waters of glory much like a majestic bald eagle soars thru the skies Posts: 1,463	The only way it can be the 'victims' fault I'd say would be in some individual cases where you have a 16ish year old having consensual sex with someone a few years older since that is technically rape. I am sure this topic will be filled with the same type of comments. I dont think hardly anyone in the western, civilized world would blame a rape victim for 'asking for it' because of the clothes they wear or whatever. There's probably a good amount of drunk sex that goes on that gets reported as rape which i think is bull****. I'm not sure legally of how rape is defined, but I do remember years ago in a college course a professor explaining the different meanings of rape. I believe if someone says 'no' at any point in the evening and sex occurs later it could be rape. Like a women saying no then changing her mind with her husband or something. Maybe that was an extreme example he was tying to make at the time. Not to go too off-topic but there is definitely a big problem with the legality (or maybe it's common courtesy) of publishing names of victims and accusers. It has always been surprising to me that everyone would like the victim's name protected, yet I see accused rapists names all over the paper although they haven't been convicted of anything. I feel like false reports should carry a heavy sentence as well.