rape, should women welcome the attention?

@ESKARENA1 (18261)
May 18, 2007 2:36pm CST
a Sixteen years old girl was today told, during the triel of her Thirteen years old rapist, that she was badly over weight and probably appreciated the attention. Is it really any wonder rape has a very low police report rate?
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@derek_a (10874)
19 May 07
Well I feel that is despicable! How can anybody know whether or not somebody else appreciated attention!? I am afraid I am sitting in judgement of that judge at the moment!
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
19 May 07
ive certainly felt like this all day. I think it clearly shows up the big problem with our legal profession. We have a legal elite drawn from an exclusive social group, most of them are interbred over many generations, they can not now be expected to operate at a huigher level. Sadly however, they are allowed to continue in spite of congenital insanity blessed be
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@derek_a (10874)
19 May 07
Oh yes, I couldn't agree more. I think the term "beak" is quite appropriate, perhaps they should precede that by "brainless". Have you ever tried going to court without your lawyer? I have (with my divorce) and they didn't like it because I wasn't paying into the system. It was so obvious. I mean I thought I was speaking plain English, but apparently I wasn't making any sense! I felt as if I was in an episode of Monty Python!
@laridbz (1280)
• China
18 May 07
WTF? This is one of the worst things I've heard recently! Where did it happen? A 13 year old rapist? Being raped might be a very awful and traumatic experience, specially when followed by comments like this. Lawyers...
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
19 May 07
the trial was reported in the British press yesterday, I was shocked blessed be
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@laridbz (1280)
• China
21 May 07
It's really shocking. I have a friend who was raped a few years ago, and she surely didn't "welcome" it. This is ridiculous.
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@jbb316 (1779)
• United States
22 May 07
How awful. The poor girl. She needs sympathy not more criticism. How cruel and mean.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
22 May 07
what the poor girl must have thought is beyond imagination blessed be
• United States
18 May 07
That is horrible, who would say such a thing. You know when I was 22 I was raped by a very handsome man that was friend's with my boyfriend, I was devastrated and when I contacted my divorce attorney, since I was going through a very complicated and long divorce at the time I was told not to press charges since it would make me look bad since a rape case is your word against his. I have regretted ever since taking that man to court, knowing that he probably raped many more after me.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
18 May 07
he almost certainly did, what we know about rapists is that they dont stop until they are caught blessed be
@Foxxee (3651)
• United States
22 May 07
I don't agree with that at all. It doesn't matter if you are overweight or underweight and ugly on top of all that. It doesn't give a person the right to rape someone. And whoever made that comment is ignorant.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
22 May 07
it is certainly ignorent, what i feel most angered by is that it was a member of the legal profession that said it, not a male in a pub blessed be
@rb200406 (1824)
• India
21 May 07
What you have written is really amazing.I mean i could not understand fully.The trial actually said that.Rape is a crime which is difficult to prove & it is reality that is has such a low rate of conviction.It takes all sorts of humilation to prove that you have been raped.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
21 May 07
for sure what you say is true. It was a defence lawyer who said it
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
26 May 07
that was wrong to say to that girl. Just because she is over weight dosnt make it right to sexually abuse her like that. I dont care who you are NO ONE has the right to rape another person for any reason. The reason there is a low report rate is because people dont report it when it happins because they are afraid that they are going to be marked. I know I was raped and not proud of it.
@hezoid (2144)
26 May 07
I am speechless, shocked and outraged. How dare anyone ever say that about rape (of women)? And i suppose if a fat, ugly 16 year old BOY was annally raped he wouldn't be expected to have welcomed the attention would he? No, of course not, he'd get all the sympathy in the world. It seems that it's perfectly ok to rape women these days, that in fact we women are just asking to be raped or should be greatful if someone raped us. I'm truely disgusted by this attitude. What a malicious, nasty, horrible, insensitive thing to say. I hope that person gets excactly what they deserve for saying such a thing (and i hope it's a very nasty thing they get!).
@lonnieN (428)
• United States
18 May 07
that is totally rediculous!! rape is never justified!! the 13 year old needs a lot of punishment and counseling!! and the 16 year old girl needs compassion and respect!!!!!!!!!!!
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
18 May 07
i agree absolutely. Worst of all, it was a highly paid lawyer who said it
@Swtrose (3385)
• Canada
18 May 07
Be it she was over weight or not and appreciated attention from boys that does not justify rape. The thirteen year old committed a crime and should be legally punished. That young girl will be scared for life.
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@JessyBlue (536)
• United States
19 May 07
Rape is a subject that has always saddened me, its something so senseless it should never happen, especially to a child. You're right "no wonder few report rape" they are made to feel shameful, for something that wasn't even their fault, while sometimes the rapists are given props.