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And tell me again WHY musette_sf Jul 2014 #1
Because they can and reinforce one another WhiteTara Jul 2014 #13
That pretty much sums it up! It is stunning that in the 21st century women are still RKP5637 Jul 2014 #29
Not all of us. LoisB Jul 2014 #71
Agree! Well said! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #75
i wonder if that would be said if she beat the rapist w/a baseball bat? roguevalley Jul 2014 #30
They're bigger and meaner. nt valerief Jul 2014 #41
During one of his routines many years ago, Chris Rock said tblue37 Jul 2014 #70
"You simply could not resist" so raped her and this is not so bad? uppityperson Jul 2014 #2
He's only a danger to sleeping strangers BainsBane Jul 2014 #3
In five years Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2014 #35
Was he talking about Julian Assange?... SidDithers Jul 2014 #4
Beat me to it. nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #50
What a piece of shit shenmue Jul 2014 #5
So it wasn't "rape" rape, I guess. Orsino Jul 2014 #6
Classic Mysoginistic Thinking warrant46 Jul 2014 #7
WTF is a "classic" rapist? Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #8
The rapists who, when they rape, misogynists label it "legitimate" or "forcible" rape. nt redqueen Jul 2014 #10
Trench coat and drool. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #26
Nah. That's just Asher Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #27
Chester usually wore a white dress shirt.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #40
Guy hiding in the bushes, raping young white virgin strangers n/t LadyHawkAZ Jul 2014 #38
THIS is what women mean when they talk about "rape culture" guys, in case you didn't get it. bettyellen Jul 2014 #9
^^^This^^^ Gormy Cuss Jul 2014 #16
bingo. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #28
some guys here have expressed the thought it's "people who like rape" - so it doesn't exist, LOL. bettyellen Jul 2014 #31
Please tell me you are kidding? JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #51
Nope- they think it's "rah rah rape" instead of hey look- she's asleep/ drunk/ bettyellen Jul 2014 #56
Pathetic JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #57
Haven't we all been in the place where sex with an unconscious person XemaSab Jul 2014 #44
Exactly. ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #61
+1 Hong Kong Cavalier Jul 2014 #66
WTF?!?! Solly Mack Jul 2014 #11
So, he wasn't a "classic" rapist. 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #12
:facepalm: (nt) jeff47 Jul 2014 #14
What a friggin moron NewJeffCT Jul 2014 #15
How would he feel if HE were sleeping and some guy came along MadrasT Jul 2014 #62
Imagine it was a murder case instead. Would "classic murder" and "lost control of normal restraint" tclambert Jul 2014 #17
So the judge believes men are wild animals with no reasoning capacity? Rather low standards, there. freshwest Jul 2014 #18
None of this sh*t surprises me anymore etherealtruth Jul 2014 #19
That Judge should be unbenched (?) and lose his law license. The end. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #20
Classic rapist, Free-Form Jazz rapist, Alt-Country Indie rapist...STILL A RAPIST! Throd Jul 2014 #21
Beware the angry female alternative pop rapist IronLionZion Jul 2014 #34
"lost control"? rape isn't some stream that's breached its banks, MisterP Jul 2014 #22
He Just Needs to Learn Control Wolf Frankula Jul 2014 #23
This. Times a fucking thousand. nt AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #33
Independence Day should mean being free from idiot judges like this in England kairos12 Jul 2014 #24
I am assuming that by "classic rapist," he is referring to... Lucky Luciano Jul 2014 #25
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #32
Un friggin believable. William769 Jul 2014 #36
How'd Judge Mettyear feel if his daughter or a loved one is just too much for someone to resist! Tikki Jul 2014 #37
Seems he didn't give it much thought. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #49
As I said upthread, how would he feel if HE, HIMSELF is just too much for someone to resist? MadrasT Jul 2014 #63
The judge's name is Michael Mettyear. mbperrin Jul 2014 #39
Well that's a shock. liberalmuse Jul 2014 #42
He didn't have sex with her...he raped her with the full intent to do so. Rex Jul 2014 #43
That leaves me pretty much speechless. R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2014 #45
So, was Bull Connor liberalhistorian Jul 2014 #46
Yeah, she was sure asking for it in her sleep. Snoring is just soooo sexxay, would make anyone... moriah Jul 2014 #47
Geez. What a dumb fuck! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #48
I'm not a classic killer, I just lost control because you were so annoying. Shrike47 Jul 2014 #52
ROTFLMFAO! Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2014 #67
With luck this will go to sentence review intaglio Jul 2014 #53
The crim allegedly has a previous battery conviction from 2009. flvegan Jul 2014 #54
I like how they had to slip in "particularly in the United States" , nice snooper2 Jul 2014 #55
I think the context was nations where you'd expect justice..... bettyellen Jul 2014 #58
You are half correct, you mean nations where laws are there to protect women then one stupid judge snooper2 Jul 2014 #59
We have judges doing the same fucking thing in the USA, in case you hadn't heard bettyellen Jul 2014 #60
but the fact that it is rare is why there is a big story about it every time snooper2 Jul 2014 #64
0 rapes reported in Pakistan this past year! Yeah super quotable asshole judges bettyellen Jul 2014 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #65
That is classic rape. ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #69
This reminds me of "legitimate rape" somehow. nt bemildred Jul 2014 #72
I could see why it would. ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #73
No, I mean "classic rape" reminds me of "legitimate rape". bemildred Jul 2014 #74
Ah. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #76
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