this (female) reporter thinks you cant rape a prostitute.

[mopinko]

it's only "theft of services"

I’m not one of those women who believe rape victims are at fault because they dressed too provocatively or misled some randy guy into thinking it was his lucky night.

But when you agree to meet a strange man in a strange place for the purpose of having strange sex for money, you are putting yourself at risk for harm.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/952556/charges-send-mixed-messages-prostitution

wtff?

[shenmue]

1. Oh good Lord

[Phantomaz]

2. Did he pull out the gun before or after the sex act?

It makes a difference.

[mopinko]

3. before.

[hunter]

4. No, it doesn't.

Anything not agreed to beforehand by both parties is rape.

Prostitutes are frequently raped, sometimes murdered.

The more fucked up, misogynistic, and sexually repressed a society is, the greater the dangers prostitutes face.

[Oneironaut]

8. It's irrelevant. All that matters is whether or not she was forced to have sex.

It doesn't matter if she was a prostitute, or was paid. If she was unwilling, it is rape.

[gollygee]

10. Why would that make a difference? n/t

[mythology]

5. If she had stopped at saying that it was risky, I'd agree with her

That doesn't excuse anybody who does rape, and most rapes aren't committed by random strangers. But much like locking your house can lessen the odds of people stealing your stuff, not going to have sex with random strangers is a solid safeguard to avoid the fact that some people are criminals.

[Rex]

6. I doubt the reporter believes her own line of bullshit and just wants ratings.

Rape and consensual sex are the opposite of each other. Every John that pays money, is having consensual sex. It is mystifying these folks that keep pretending there is some golden ticket for rape. NO. WRONG.

[Shandris]

7. theft of services

I...really can't say I'm surprised, but I'm still terribly disgusted. It seems that some people have simply begun to value the pain of others even less, and I'm not sure why but it's been happening a while. It's truly reprehensible.

[vankuria]

9. So if you're putting yourself at risk or harm

then rape is the victim's fault? Many times women put themselves at increased risk, whether it's walking alone late at night, having too much to drink, meeting up with a stranger and realistically being a female no matter how cautious, puts you at risk. No matter what situation a woman finds herself in, rape is a crime and the victim should never be blamed for an illegal act against her.

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. just wants to make a name for herself by posting provactive opinions

[AngryAmish]

12. She has been a nutter for years.

Ignore her.

[yardwork]

13. A lot of people believe this. They're wrong.

Wives can also be raped by their husbands, but it took a long time to get those laws on the books.