tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post113284999843648966..comments2023-08-14T16:35:49.756+01:00Comments on Cruella-blog: A lot in the news about rape prosecutionsCruellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1132932577518304322005-11-25T15:29:00.000+00:002005-11-25T15:29:00.000+00:001) A lot of women are raped while they're very dru...1) A lot of women are raped while they're very drunk. Personally though I've never been raped I've been in a state where I've forgotten parts some of what happened the night before. Particularly when I was a student. Getting that drunk is kindof part of being a student. You try these things out, I don't think the fourth or fifth beer constitutes open season for rape though! She very sensibly asked someone she knew to help her home. Then things went wrong.<BR/><BR/>2) Even if she did have a previous conviction. Just because someone's been caught shoplifting fifteen years ago, I think they still deserve the chance to take their case to trial.<BR/><BR/>3) The same way hundreds of others do... We've seen the documentaries on racism in the force and we've seen lots of cases of female police officers claiming the environment is deeply misogynist. Checks that are made are a farce and one group covers up for another. Senior people recruit juniors who agree with their own unpleasant views.<BR/><BR/>4) I have enormous sympathy with women who don't go to the police. Firstly it'll take up a huge chunk of your life. Secondly it will with 94% certainty lead to no conviction. Plus there is the shame involved. You won't be believed. And if you're crying rape and no-one believes you, the implication must be that you WANTED and CONSENTED to sex with someone you hate. It's a horrible process to go through. Add in other factors, like religious parents, a jealous partner, fears about AIDS and STDs... I can well imagine women choosing not to report. Statistics suggest that 75% of women who are raped in this country do not report.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the situation is way out of hand and a lot more than just a smattering of government rhetoric and setting up a couple of witness shelters is needed. A change of attitude across the media would help too.Cruellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1132874674623601172005-11-24T23:24:00.000+00:002005-11-24T23:24:00.000+00:00I think these are difficult subjects to comment on...I think these are difficult subjects to comment on.<BR/><BR/>Re: Case#1 - what was the woman doing getting so drunk she can't remember what happened? How many women are raped whilst in this state?<BR/><BR/>case#2 - what on earth was with the 'previous conviction' comment? Shoddy work.<BR/><BR/>case#3 - how did they become policemen in the first place??<BR/><BR/>case#4 - the decision was made not to go to the police...thereby making things worse...i.e. nothing being done.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think rapists should be dropped on like a ton of bricks...but it depends on the reports being made, and a duty to investigate the facts. Otherwise things will either remain as they are, or indeed get worse.MuppetLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949457281673492388noreply@blogger.com