Comments on: “A Complete Travesty of Justice”

By: When a Man is the Victim: A Second Study in Rape Apology at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:39:19 +0000

[...] be called rape by the majority of the viewing public. As argued partially above, the tactics of rape apologism shift as need be — but with only a few extreme and/or notable exceptions, the intensity varies [...]

By: When a Man is the Victim: A Second Study in Rape Apology : The Curvature

When a Man is the Victim: A Second Study in Rape Apology : The Curvature — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:31:30 +0000

By: StrongLady

StrongLady — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:14:45 +0000

The DA uses “insufficient evidence” as an excuse to not pursue any case which is not an easy win. A jury and a courtroom is not really given the chance to decide upon the evidence because it does not make it there. There can be a lot of evidence but when the DA feels that jury prejudice against the victim because she was drinking or dressed sexy will make it more challenging, they don’t even try.

By: What does it take? : The Curvature

What does it take? : The Curvature — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:43:14 +0000

[...] so it’s also about gender. As I’ve argued before, rape apologism shifts to suit the needs of the case at hand. And essentially, the goal of every rape apologist is to make [...]

By: Scotty

Scotty — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:06:45 +0000

I’m stuck for words on this one, Cara. The excuse list you displayed is compelling and after following this one for a while, I felt sure the young lady in question would surely see justice; how can justice be served when eye witness testimony isn’t even allowed? It boggles the mind.

By: SunlessNick

SunlessNick — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:14 +0000

that someone would try to prevent intervention

What he apparently said at the time was that she (the victim) wanted to be in there. Crap – if that were the case, he’d have no reason to keep the three women out – the only reason to do that was complicity.

By: mary

mary — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:59:24 +0000

you are so, so right about the shifts in rape apology.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:09:48 +0000

This is coming from the same state’s attorney who convicted my husband (when he was a kid (18), with absolutely no priors or anything even close) of “illegal sex with a minor” for consensual intercourse so that he has to register here for the rest of his life.

I’m sorry but I cant let this stand. This is bullshit. On one hand you decry the De Anza case, yet in the same breath you defend statutory rape as “consensual intercourse”

Thats bullshit. An 18 year old having sex with someone under age is fucking RAPE.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:50:40 +0000

Cara, that’d be a big fat YES. There’s no distinction in my mind – that someone would try to prevent intervention, and then that the someones “in charge” in a greater sense of the phrase would choose to look the other way? You’ve GOT to be kidding me.

Really.

By: Cara

Cara — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:47:40 +0000

Rachel — is the anger over the fact that they didn’t press charges against this guy, or the fact that he tried to prevent them from entering the room (or both)? Just wondering.