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Upton

(9,709 posts)

13. Rapists like other vioilent criminals should be jailed..

Reply to caraher (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 09:27 AM

Dec 2012

since rapes have been declining and even the dodgy piece you linked to admits it's a small number of repeat offenders, I reject the notion that there's some kind of "rape culture"...

I also reject the idea that if we don't go around in real life word policing fellow males, we're somehow emboldening rapists..

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Sex with a sleeping drunk woman IS rape. [View all] Bonobo Nov 2012 OP

Agreed, on all counts. opiate69 Nov 2012 #1

Yes. 100%. Without question, without exception, every time. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #2

Personal anecdote to add that IN NO WAY MINIMIZES THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE TOPIC Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #3

The rat bastard creeps in question need prosecution, not orientation. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #4

redqueen linked to a very good blog post in GD caraher Nov 2012 #5

The best way of making it a socially unpleasant as possible is to prosecute them. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #6

True caraher Nov 2012 #7

Question: How do these sociological explanations gel with the statistical decrease in rape numbers? Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #10

I honestly don't know caraher Dec 2012 #12

Absolutely. One is too many. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #15

Rapists like other vioilent criminals should be jailed.. Upton Dec 2012 #13

I didn't see a call for "word policing" there caraher Dec 2012 #14

There aren't many people in society more despised than rapists Major Nikon Dec 2012 #16

No doubt about it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #8

Speaking as the father of a university coed, ... radicalliberal Nov 2012 #9

Yes, it is. n/t ElboRuum Nov 2012 #11

Rape is Rape Gore1FL Dec 2012 #17

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #18

What does your screen name mean? Bonobo Dec 2012 #19