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Hortensis

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18. Maybe she could. Or couldn't. Victims remaining mostly silent

Reply to BlackSkimmer (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 9, 2022, 12:36 PM

Feb 2022

during rape happens for a variety of reasons and is not uncommon. Shocking, all right. Bad things aren't supposed to happen in society's safe places. Hopefully investigation will produce good evidence one way or another.

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British passenger arrested on suspicion of raping woman in business class on US flight to Heathrow [View all] marmar Feb 2022 OP

Andrew? lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #1

He likes them much younger n/t malaise Feb 2022 #5

K&R! nt Carlitos Brigante Feb 2022 #2

? milestogo Feb 2022 #4

What is it you don't get about recommending an article? nt Carlitos Brigante Feb 2022 #6

I don't get recommending a rape. milestogo Feb 2022 #13

Oh, I see. You're having an argument with yourself. Carry on. nt Carlitos Brigante Feb 2022 #14

The rec is for the article, not the rape. marmar Feb 2022 #15

Next time I'll have to write "K&R for visibility (Disclaimer: I am kicking and recommending this Carlitos Brigante Feb 2022 #17

Recs are for the post, not for the act. Duh. You never rec'ed an article about a tRump atrocity? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #21

I can't imagine anyone doing such a stupid thing. MineralMan Feb 2022 #3

People do stupid things all the time. COL Mustard Feb 2022 #16

How is this even possible. zaj Feb 2022 #7

Business Class Seating unweird Feb 2022 #9

I've flown first class. How is it that she couldn't have yelled for cabin crew? Or pressed the call BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #8

Any number of reasons. She may not have felt safe doing so. People are conditioned to not WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #10

Yes, I can imagine some of that. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #25

Maybe she could. Or couldn't. Victims remaining mostly silent Hortensis Feb 2022 #18

Business class is certainly more private than economy, but it's still strange that this Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #11

They may have thought it was consensual. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #12

Flight attendants see lots of things. MineralMan Feb 2022 #20

Masks enid602 Feb 2022 #19

Where were the flight attendents? iemanja Feb 2022 #22

They may have thought it was consensual. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #23

On a long flight TuxedoKat Feb 2022 #24