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From: rrb@mtfmt.UUCP (R.BOWDON)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: traditional values
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Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 18:14:09 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 27 18:14:09 1986
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A harmless joke could be made about a person falsely claiming
he/she had been robbed even though (1) robbery is a serious crime, and
(2) most charges of robbery in the real world are correct.

A harmless joke could be made about a person falsely claiming
that someone else had been killed even though (1) murder is a
serious crime, and (2) most (many?) charges of murder in the real
world are correct.

...etc.

Why are we being told that simply because a joke was made about a false
claim of rape, the author was implying that either rape wasn't
serious or that charges of rape in real life are not reliable.

Some people spend energy to become and enjoy being offended.