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To: libertylover
Actually, I'm pretty skeptical of date rape charges.

There's plenty of room for healthy skeptism, since some date rap charges seem to be the result more of buyer's remorse than any actual physical coercion. But it does happen. If I was on a jury and it was a case of he-said/she-said, I'd have to let the guy off. (I remember one case in New Hampshire where a guy was serving time for rape when the woman recanted.) If there is physical evidence, say bruising or drugs in the victim however, that's a different ballgame. The take away message is that women need to be careful whom they go out with (you knew that). That doesn't mean you can never prove rape, just that it's very hard to prove.

53 posted on 06/12/2003 8:16:29 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ("ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS, WE PRINT")
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To: arasina; Liz
I didn't say date rape doesn't happen. I said I'm skeptical, meaning, show me the evidence before sending someone to prison.
68 posted on 06/12/2003 3:19:37 PM PDT by libertylover (A conservative can read Miss Hillary's book and find BOTH true statements.)
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