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Originally Posted by bigtmac19
Hear Hear! I'm glad she got to have her say - her statement is brilliant. I cannot believe the gall of his father to whine about how their/his lives are ruined. Boo Hoo he doesn't feel like eating a steak anymore.
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The whole thing is just so disgustingly privileged it makes me irate. It's like the kid in California who drove drunk and killed people and got off because "prison is too harsh." Killing people is harsh. Raping people is harsh.
And the whole "but she was drunk and doesn't remember!" thing is so awful.
1) Even if she did consent at some point, that consent is gone the minute she loses consciousness. He was caught in the act of assaulting an unconscious woman. End of story.
2) If you're out with friends and you get wasted and start mocking a guy way bigger than you, and he then beats the crap out of you as result? He's still getting charged for assault. You provoked him, sure, but he still assaulted you.