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From: mom@sftri.UUCP (Mark Modig)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: rape and abused females
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Date: Sun, 16-Jun-85 00:08:43 EDT
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> > Another observation of
> > his was that women jurors were often much harsher on the
> > victim than men were, and were much more likely to believe
> > claims that the womanwas"asking for it".
> > 
> > If this is true, it is pretty sad.
> > -- 
> > Sophie Quigley
> 
> SOPHIE,
> You know that a lot of women are asking for it.  I mean look during the
> summer, tight shorts, no bras, big brown nipples showing.  SHEEEEEIT.
> (at least in california)
> 
> Most of the time, the woman is unconsciously asking to be raped.
> She takes no precautions, ie. walks alone in the night, and wears
> provocative clothing.
> 
> Larry G. Kim

Oh, please!! Is this for real?  This sort of garbage gets me so
worked up I don't know whether to get angry or weep.  Look, buddy, nobody
has any right to do anything to someone else against their will, and
that's the bottom line, precautions or lack thereof notwithstanding.
That's what it comes down to.  You don't have to prove you took precautions
to get a conviction for robbery or theft or other assault.  This is
no different.  If you left your keys in the car, door unlocked and engine
running, it would still be theft if someone came and took it without
your consent. ggggrrrrrrrr... why am I wasting my time banging on
the door when no-one is home?

Mark Modig
ihnp4!sftri!mom

P.S.  Postings like this are a primary reason why I have been
curtailing my exposure to certain newsgroups.  I'm slowly coming to
realise that trying to discuss things in a forum like this is
ridiculous (Hey, hit me over the head a few hundred times with the
obvious-- I might notice.)