Posted on 03/04/2006 7:23:49 PM PST by wagglebee
But if the guy is drunk...and the girl is drunk...why is it up to the guy to make that decision? I'm talking about real life....Do you really think a young man should be literally put in jail because he didn't realize the woman who was willingly opening her legs didn't really know what she was doing? Give me a break.
I guess if in the video she's the one removing their pants and getting on top of them you would have a point. I haven't seen the video, but what you're saying only makes sense if she's the one taking the lead.
He never should have been acquitted of the child pornography charge.
It was a whole pile of animals who deserved each other.
What a waste of taxpayer dollars.
If she was consenting to both the sex and the taping, you'd have to charge *her* with manufacturing child porn, too.
BTW, was she charged in connection with her underage drinking of alcohol?
I'd have to see the video before I would believe that that's what happened. Maybe it should be a lesser charge, I can't tell. In the article it says that some of the guys were spitting on her after they were done. It sounds to me like she was gang-banged.
FWIW, I have a really hard time believing that she was the taking the leading role here. Common sense just tells me that.
Logic test for your statement:
Would he likewise not be responsible for his behavior since he was also drunk?
Would she have not been responsible if she ran over a person while driving drunk?
I would think that providing alcohol to a minor and videotaping a sex act with a minor would both be prosecutable offenses regardless of any "consent".
Even which statutory rape laws are ignored and "Romeo & Juliet" exceptions within the law permit adults and minors below the age of consent to have sex, it is still criminal to videotape the act.
It is why the porn industry is required to obtain information on the subject when they shoot and retain it on file. Did they make the claim that they believed she was over 18?
At least when Rob Lowe videotaped a sexual encounter with a minor, he met her in a 21+ nightclub.
They're ALL wrong. Charge them all and convict them all. A crime is a crime.
"If she was consenting"? No. That is the whole POINT of "age of consent laws". She is too young to sign a contract or to consent. That is what legal guardians are for.
They don't mention it, but this was the case where last week the judge almost put the girl in jail for contempt, because she refused to view the videotape in open court and answer questions about it. The whole thing is a travesty, and will undoubtedly send a message to young girls to keep their mouths shet.
Considering that the lad in question was 17, you'd have to charge her too, for her role in filming underage boys.
The rapist was only 17 at the time, I have a feeling that there was no way to charge with statuatory rape.
It did mention it in the beginning of the article.
If she was drunk then she couldn't consent.
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Sorry; but she made a really stupid decision but just because she made a stupid decision while drunk does not mean she couldn't consent.
I don't know all the facts of the case and I haven't (and DO NOT WANT TO) seen the video but they article said "she was participating."
Maybe we should teach our daughters to respect themselves and not get so polluted to the point where they will do things that they will regret later.
Don't get me wrong; I do sympathize with her.
I've been hearing this more and more lately. "Consent" is not a defense to statutory rape, but juries seem to ignore that.
We have a winner!
The rapist was only 17 at the time, I have a feeling that statutory rape wasn't an option.
So was the alleged rapist -- only a year older.
yep...strike three....
If I were Supreme Ruler, those jerks would be swinging at the end of a very rough rope.
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