I don't know who he is. I don't know what happened. But I'll say something about rape in general.
What is rape or not according to the courts and laws differs from country to country, and maybe from state to state in the US. They all have their slightly different requirements, as has members of jurys I can imagine.
But for the women that ACTUALLY feels raped my heart bleeds, whatever the ruling are. The thing is that men have sex in very different ways. To some men a certain amount of force and showing of power is required for them to get off. Foreplay and sensibility is not in the equation at all. These men get their sex in their way because the world is full of women that is turned on by their extreme "manlyhood", pior to the shitty sex that follows. This is especially true when that man is also famous and/or rich. These men gets use to being able to have a woman on his own terms. It is not hard to understand that any such man can go to far on occations while beeing drunk or high. Often they probably appologizes later and no rape is reported. Just feelings hurt.
The thing is that these kind of rapes are not proved by screams and claw marks. Any such woman usually turns inwards and gives herself some blame for it. Regardless of if one should give her some blame in poor choosing of men, I feel so sorry for her. I can understand the emotional scars it leaves.
The statement that a famous man do not have to rape is not well thought through. Becoming famous does not change your attitude against women or your sexual preferences. This man amitted to having sex with her and I presume he wanted to. IF he likes it rough she may well have felt raped though he did not intend to or see it as that himself.
It is difficult to have an opinion on these many borderline cases. But my feelings for the genuinly brused women stands clear. Even in cases where I might not have ruled it a rape myself.
How the courts will rule depends on the court that rules.
P.S Guys, read up on foreplay... it pays off!!! :-) D.S.
P.P.S A nice thing about foreplay is that it gives both parties a chance to change their mind before someone gets hurt. If you do not want to give her/him that chance... you're a rapist. D.D.S
Last edited by AxelF; 08-02-2003 at 04:36 AM..
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