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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.legal
Subject: Re: Rape in  Ontario
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Date: Thu, 1-Dec-83 18:58:54 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  1 18:58:54 1983
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I don't think the facts of this case matter (except to the people
directly concerned). What matters is that the woman is perceived
as a martyr to unfeeling justice and incompetent police, and therefore
other women might well avoid reporting rape. It is quite possible
that the full facts would support the justice of the sentence and
the competence of the police, but that wouldn't change the situation
at all.
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Martin Taylor
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