Yes I know... And the article goes on back up this argument by saying that the victim was overweight at the time of the attack. Evidently rapists are getting picky these days.
Now you sort-of can't really blame the lawyer because it is her job to get the guys (three of them in this case) off the hook, although personally I don't think I could live with myself if I said things like that in a court of law and a case like this. However what sort of a newspaper takes such ridiculous comments and reprints them as "news"?
Oh hang on - THIS sort of paper. Page 2 features Dita Von Teese in only a thong and a couple of pasties. Page 3 features entrants in the send-in-a-photo-of-yourself-in-swimwear contest. And by page 23 they are asking readers to phone in to a premium rate number and vote for which woman should receive the top prize of ... wait for it ... a modelling contract. And, for those of you who live outside London, this paper is distributed aggressively for free on all major train, bus and commuter routes, to the point where by 7pm my bus is literally carpetted with copies people have glanced through and dropped. Your free misogynist handout every day. If by any weird chance you don't think The London Paper is the best thing to happen to London in years, the good news is they would love to hear from you (apparently). Contact
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I'm an infrequent visitor to London and wondered what kind of place I was in when the guy opposite me was reading a newspaper with the headline "Lesbian sailor 'drank 9 pints and hit lover'". Made me laugh actually - that's the kind of spoof OTT headline that "The Onion" do so well.
I was shocked by the headline you mention - but would direct my anger at the lady lawyer for saying it, rather than the grubby rag for reporting it.
btw I'm sure you'll be tickled to know that the barrister in question has made a fair chunk of her money defending David Sullivan's sleazy businesses from the Obscene Publications Act.
http://www.9lif.co.uk/pages/barristers/sheilagh_davies.htm
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