Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Demeter
The unfortunate part is that the accuser isn't going to be stating she was forced into intercourse against her will. She will only be able to answer a barrage of questions where she will have to pick her words carefully. The defense could strategically frame questions where her lack of ability to use certain words may hamper her credibility.
|
In a he said/she said trial such as this, credibility is key. If she wants to accuse a man of rape, and have him put in jail for it, she damn sure better be able to tell her side of the story without saying the word "rape".
I mean really, the word "rape" is only useful in one sentence, "he raped me". That's it. The entire rest of her testimony will be about the events that transpired and her opinion of what happened. That one word will change nothing in the way she presents herself. Even if she's the biggest moron on the face of the planet, her legal counsel will still be able to tell her, "just say sexual assault". It's not a difficult switch-up. HER thing is trying to get the guy in jail over her opinion of the events... she's just pissed because now she can't bat her eyes and issue an emotional appeal like "he raped me" to try and sway (sym)pathetic jurors.
Rape is a horrible, horrible crime... but if you're a person who gets drunk when you go out, and you know you get sloppy and make decisions you may later regret,
don't get drunk by yourself. I have a friend who behaves like this... she lives downtown, gets hammered, then wakes up the next morning with some dude in her bed because when she's drunk, she gets horny and forward, and advantage-taking guys take her drunk-as-hell ass back to her place because she practically begs them, in no uncertain terms, to go plow her. I've witnessed it first-hand and had to pry one guy off of her. The next day, she had no recollection of any of it. Have some personal responsibility.