To: Tax-chick
I phrased myself hastily in my first post
Understandable, I suppose.
I don't think you're one of them, but there are ladies on this forum who would think the kid had it coming, though. I've had enough problems with relationships without being in a position where I don't feel like I can trust anyone of the fairer sex. Maybe it's not quite as bad for me, since I think pre-marital sex is an affront before God, and thus I won't be engaging it, but even if I'm a perfect gentlemen an accusation would still land me in jail, then a courtroom, and then if I don't prove my innocence, a jail cell (and yes, in this day and time with these accusations you are guilty until proven innocent).
I'm aware that the chance of something like that happening to me is low, but the consequences are so high that I'm not sure that even that very minimal risk is justified. After being accused of something like that your reputation is permanently ruined. Getting a job gets to be much more difficult.
Basically, if I date a girl, I have little choice but to assume that she has it out for me until she can demonstrate otherwise. And even then, you can never quite be 100% sure. It's a shame. I really want to have a family someday, but this makes it all that much more difficult.
22 posted on
05/03/2006 7:37:10 AM PDT by
JamesP81
To: JamesP81
I don't think you're one of them, but there are ladies on this forum who would think the kid had it coming, though.No, I do not take that position. IF the facts in the article are accurate, the outcome is massively out of proportion to the young man's actions.
24 posted on
05/03/2006 7:52:52 AM PDT by
Tax-chick
(Dump the 1967 Outer Space Treaty! I'll weigh 50% less on Mars!)
To: JamesP81
I'm aware that the chance of something like that happening to me is low, but the consequences are so high that I'm not sure that even that very minimal risk is justified.It's improbable that a rape charge could proceed without physical evidence. There are occasions, of course, such as the Duke lacross team accusation, but that's extremely political.
25 posted on
05/03/2006 7:55:14 AM PDT by
Tax-chick
(Dump the 1967 Outer Space Treaty! I'll weigh 50% less on Mars!)
To: JamesP81
American males' biggest mistake: marrying American females.
So many American women are women-libbers that it's playing Russian Roulette messing with them.
Visit a 3rd world country (for me it was China) and find a traditional values, family-oriented village (not big city) woman there, marry and bring her back here.
When dating here, I got my fill of libbers and female wack jobs.
32 posted on
05/03/2006 10:31:51 AM PDT by
OldArmy52
(China & India: Doing jobs Americans don't want to do (manuf., engineering, accounting, etc))
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