20th October 2012

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(TRIGGER WARNING: rape) "Women are assumed to be in a constant state of consent unless they explicitly state otherwise, says Connecticut supreme court"

thepoliticalfreakshow:

“The state Supreme Court Monday threw out the conviction of a city man found guilty of sexually assaulting a severely handicapped woman.

In a 4-3 decision, the high court ruled that despite evidence the 26-year-old woman cannot speak and has little body movement, there was no evidence she could not communicate her refusal to have sex with the defendant, Richard Fourtin Jr. As a result of the ruling, Fourtin goes free and cannot be tried for the case again.”

READ THE FULL ARTICLE - “Supreme Court sets accused rapist free”

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Tags: rape culture
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  2. aprivatesanctuary reblogged this from malefeminist and added:
    Consent is given, not assumed.
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  7. queenofsecrets2 reblogged this from adventuresofcomicbookgirl and added:
    Now adding Connecticut to my ever-growing list of states never to move too when I grow up. At this rate, I might as well...
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  15. nameihateforever reblogged this from bethany2296 and added:
    Wow… I can’t even… SERIOUSLY? Not being physically able to say “no” is now an automatic “yes”??? Fuck off with that…
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  18. dalekiantime-lord reblogged this from loop-zoop-poop and added:
    …I have lost faith in humanity entirely
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  24. journeysofbabysteps reblogged this from metotherescuee and added:
    Why am I not surprised? At all, anymore?
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  31. elphias-doge reblogged this from thepoliticalfreakshow and added:
    I wish I could say that I found it unbelievable too. It’s terrible beyond words, but it doesn’t surprise me.
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  34. theheartsfriend reblogged this from suntbone and added:
    Connecticut Supreme Court, you make me fucking SICK. I hope the ruling gets appealed.
  35. suntbone reblogged this from alexgnauden and added:
    And even if you DO say no, if you were drunk, you must not have really meant it! I HATE EVERYONE.
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