a death involved here. There is no question of the girl agreeing or not, she's
dead that is not an option of consent, not in any jurisdiction I'm aware of.
At 08:40 PM 6/15/03 -0400, you wrote:
Well, Leonard,
You've hit the nail on the head. He's innocent until proven guilty. And the
State has to prove it's case against him "beyond a reasonable doubt" (not beyond
a shadow of a doubt - commone mistake <g>). Hard to know what the guy did or
didn't do, or what the girl did or didn't agree to, from a brief newspaper
story.
As for the issue of the woman's consent, I actually carry around "consent forms"
with me, so that I can get any partner to sign a written consent ahead of time,
just in the case of such little problems. Been carrying them around for about 5
years now. Haven't had the opportunity to use one yet... <vbg>
ciao, frank
Leonard Paris wrote:
> This reminds me of a story I heard recently. It goes like this: > > A girl goes to the police station and reports that she was raped. The desk > sergeant asks when it happened. She says, "Two weeks ago". The desk > sergeant asks, "When did you realize that you had been violated? She says, > "When the check bounced". > > It seems a bit outrageous but, in some places, consensual sex can turn into > rape if the woman (not the man) decides she didn't want to do it, even days > after she consented. Bob Shell should not have to prove that he "didn't > help her get there". The state needs to prove that he did, beyond the > shadow of doubt. > > Len > --- >
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