Rape Watched?

[undercoverbrother]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...#ixzz2huQFxmRT

A university student photographed while appearing to be engaging in a public sex act near Ohio University's Athens campus tells police she was being raped as fellow students watched and uploaded pictures.
As many as 10 people watched and tweeted pictures and even a video of the act while describing both their shock and humor of the scene unfolding, according to students who broadcast the scene on Twitter.
The couple, described as being in their early 20s, is seen in several shots leaning against a Chase Bank window on Court Street - just a block from the Athens police station - as the man has oral sex with her.

[normtwofinger]

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[Erick Estrada]

That's kind of a new one in that he was giving her oral sex and she's accusing him of rape. I'm sure it's possible although wouldn't she push his head away and someone watching catch that things weren't consensual? I would be pretty disappointed if not a single person out of 10 wouldn't come to her aid if she looked like she was in trouble.

[Flames89]

Is regret the same thing as rape?

[Temporary_User]

The article makes it sound consenual. Probably just an embarrassed girl who didn't know what to do to save face.

[Ark2]

It says that both parties posed for pictures with onlookers after they were finished. Yeah... don't think she was raped.

[RyZ]

Definately sounds like a girl that regrets the decision after the pics showed up all over the internet and is trying to save face. Can he charge her for a false rape accusation if that is what it actually turns out to be?

[jhunt223]

The video is on worldstar. If this girl doesn't get charged with some sort of crime it would be a travesty.

[Hevishot]

Classy Lassy. Her parents should be so proud of her! She is on her way to becoming a new internet sensation!

[nik-]

Yeah, if it's not legit, that girl should be charged with something serious. Rape is not a joke and false accusations are not a joke either.

[octothorp]

Moral of the story is that if you see two people having seemingly consensual sex in public, make sure you get some pics of it just in case it later turns out to be a rape case and the police need evidence. Be a hero and increase your instagram likes at once!
And easy with the filters; Sutro might obscure important evidence around the corners, Toaster might wash out facial expressions, and Mayfair is boring. Hefe's probably the best filter for capturing important evidence but still looking rather hipster.

[MaDMaN_26]

Originally Posted by jhunt223

The video is on worldstar. If this girl doesn't get charged with some sort of crime it would be a travesty.

You say this like everyone has "worldstar" as a home page... I can't google this at work. On my phone I googled worldstar but I just got hip hop results.

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[nik-]

world star hip hop is a video site pretty much, lots of random stuff there

[jhunt223]

Originally Posted by MaDMaN_26

You say this like everyone has "worldstar" as a home page... I can't google this at work. On my phone I googled worldstar but I just got hip hop results.

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http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/ and then scroll down a bit to where it says October 18, 2013. Its the video in the 2nd row, 2nd column.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by nik-

Yeah, if it's not legit, that girl should be charged with something serious. Rape is not a joke and false accusations are not a joke either.

False accusation of rape?

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[Erick Estrada]

Okay so after watching the video if that dude gets charged for rape it will be a pretty sad as she's definitely a willing participant running her fingers through his hair while he's going down on her, flipping her hair back and gyrating, kissing him. I get that he's probably really embarrassed but there were people right there watching and not once does she object to what's going on or reach out for help.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

False accusation of rape?

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

wut?

[polak]

False Rape accusations are the same level of rape, except the victim could possibly go to jail on top of it yet its not treated with nearly the same level of seriousness.

Its actually disgusting when you think about it.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by polak

False Rape accusations are the same level of rape, except the victim could possibly go to jail on top of it yet its not treated with nearly the same level of seriousness.

Its actually disgusting when you think about it.

From past reactions, I find people to be generally very protective of women when it comes to rape. Understandably so, but still the reaction when it comes out that a girl was lying, tends to be a sheepish "okay, let's just move on, no need to berate the poor girl, she was probably feeling regretful and confused and acted poorly in the moment because it was all she could think of to do".

Ummm, yeah, and she almost ruined a guys life in the process. That's too bad she felt scared or regretful and resorted to falsely accusing a guy of rape, but you know what else sucks, when guys life is turned upside down because of that desperate claim to avoid embarrassment, which often leads to things like lost employment, depression, and suicide when the lie is successful.

You lie about sexual harassment/rape, you need to be charged, because it's just as serious as sexual harassment/rape. Both cases = lives ruined/damaged.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by flameswin

You lie about sexual harassment/rape, you need to be charged, because it's just as serious as sexual harassment/rape. Both cases = lives ruined/damaged.

So is falsely accusing someone of murder equivalent to actually murdering someone and should be dealt with just as harshly?