And he went to court and was convicted. A funny thing happened on the way to the slammer, however. The jurors in the case had not been told to consider the possibility that the poor misunderstood bastard might have thought he had the woman's consent.
You see, earlier in the night she had twice rejected his advances, but now that she was passed out, why, she was no longer rejecting him. Cool, huh?
The conviction was set aside and a new trial has been ordered. Jurors will be instructed to consider the possibility that the woman's lack of resistance (due to being unconscious) was interpreted by the poor misunderstood bastard as consent.
Rape is one of the most horrible and invasive crimes imaginable. For those involved in law enforcement, it must be very difficult and time-consuming to deal with. Hopefully, by manipulating technicalities in this case and forcing her to publicly relive her rape twice, more women will get the message and not come forward. Right?
Jesus fucking christ.
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Published on June 18, 2011 05:05