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Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

without knowing the ins and outs of this case i'll say take these comments in a general sense, not aimed at this woman at all...

but...

what if a woman has drunk so much that they are struggling to stay on their feet?

what if they are so drunk they don't know what they're doing and consent to things that they wouldn't do when sober?

obviously having a drink or two in no way excuses the act of someone raping you, but sorry, you have to accept the consequences of getting so drunk you're not with it, if it's losing your phone, having your bag taken when you pass out, getting raped or even being killed when you stumble accross the road/railway tracks.

her lawyer's argument was that drinking has no effect on someone being raped, which in my view is tosh - if they were so drunk they couldn't resist or shout for help, or even cause them to consent to sex and then decide later they want to call it rape, they have brought the vunerability on themselves by acting in an irresponsible way, and although they didn't cause the attempt of rape to happen (unless the rapist was looking for someone who was an easy target?), their condition aggravated the results

so, flame suit donned, bunker locked - "Submit Reply"...

Good post.


Ben