Comments on: Rape Is Not a Crime? Who Knew? http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/ Suburban Mom-Employed-Outside-the-Home Gone Bad Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:44:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kathy http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230773 Kathy Thu, 08 May 2008 19:52:28 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230773 Oh, R.E., that is depressing. You'd think we would have made some progress, but instead we're still blaming women when they're assaulted. Oh, R.E., that is depressing. You’d think we would have made some progress, but instead we’re still blaming women when they’re assaulted.

]]> By: R.E. http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230737 R.E. Thu, 08 May 2008 17:38:12 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230737 Rape is not a crime here, either, at least in my county of residence. It works this way: If the victim dares press charges, on the day of the trial 15 to 30 good ole boys (some of whom the victim might know, strictly optional) show up to testify at the courthouse, the DA lets the victim's attorney know, the victim's attorney tells her, and she leaves the courthouse raped again. That's the way they have taken care of women here since long before I was born (I'm a grandmother), that's the way they still take care of women and always will. The system lines up to protect the perpetrators of this horrible crime because "boys will be boys", after all. Are we not lucky to live in such an enlightened state? Rape is not a crime here, either, at least in my county of residence. It works this way: If the victim dares press charges, on the day of the trial 15 to 30 good ole boys (some of whom the victim might know, strictly optional) show up to testify at the courthouse, the DA lets the victim’s attorney know, the victim’s attorney tells her, and she leaves the courthouse raped again. That’s the way they have taken care of women here since long before I was born (I’m a grandmother), that’s the way they still take care of women and always will. The system lines up to protect the perpetrators of this horrible crime because “boys will be boys”, after all. Are we not lucky to live in such an enlightened state?

]]> By: Kathy http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230334 Kathy Wed, 07 May 2008 23:25:36 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230334 Bill, I'm not really sure what she was implying. Can't say she made much sense. She started out questioning the wisdom of a civil suit but wound up saying civil court might be the best place to address the offense. Yeah, right. Civil court for a criminal act. Del, right there with you. Somehow the boys managed to avoid gang rape, premeditated or otherwise ("However did <i>that</i> get in there? I must have tripped, and it just landed inside her. Purely by accident. After her clothes magically disappeared.") GDad, yep. I saw speculation somewhere in my reading that the school administration was more concerned about a possible Duke lacrosse situation than it was about the victim. Wouldn't surprise me, unfortunately. Bill, I’m not really sure what she was implying. Can’t say she made much sense. She started out questioning the wisdom of a civil suit but wound up saying civil court might be the best place to address the offense. Yeah, right. Civil court for a criminal act.

Del, right there with you. Somehow the boys managed to avoid gang rape, premeditated or otherwise (”However did that get in there? I must have tripped, and it just landed inside her. Purely by accident. After her clothes magically disappeared.”)

GDad, yep. I saw speculation somewhere in my reading that the school administration was more concerned about a possible Duke lacrosse situation than it was about the victim. Wouldn’t surprise me, unfortunately.

]]> By: GDad http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230332 GDad Wed, 07 May 2008 23:09:07 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230332 One wonders how the outcome would have been different if the alleged rapists had not been college athletes. I suspect they'd be in jail right now. Damn corrupt colleges. One wonders how the outcome would have been different if the alleged rapists had not been college athletes. I suspect they’d be in jail right now. Damn corrupt colleges.

]]> By: Del http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230329 Del Wed, 07 May 2008 22:58:50 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230329 You know, back in the college days, I got very drunk in the company of boys who were equally drunk. I even, um, erred with some of them. But somehow all of those fellas managed to resist the natural temptation to gang-rape me, or indeed any of the girls I knew. I guess they were just saintly. You know, back in the college days, I got very drunk in the company of boys who were equally drunk. I even, um, erred with some of them. But somehow all of those fellas managed to resist the natural temptation to gang-rape me, or indeed any of the girls I knew. I guess they were just saintly.

]]> By: Bill http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230245 Bill Wed, 07 May 2008 19:00:22 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/05/07/rape-is-not-a-crime-who-knew/#comment-230245 Rape is rape is rape. They are rapists. If she was incapable of saying no, it was not consensual. Bastards. And I am no lawyer, but did the columnist imply that there should no civil damages if there was no crime (or conviction)? Can you spell OJ? Rape is rape is rape. They are rapists. If she was incapable of saying no, it was not consensual. Bastards.

And I am no lawyer, but did the columnist imply that there should no civil damages if there was no crime (or conviction)? Can you spell OJ?

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