Reply #238: I Think Otherwise [View All]

[novalib]

I think, first of all, that EACH case of alleged rape should be heard on its merits.

And I think a judgment made, on the basis of the facts in each case, should be made by reasonable women -- or by men who use a "reasonable woman" standard.

And I think that men should NOT be presumed innocent of rape simply because the woman may have "consented" to have sex.

The very question of whether or not consent was or was not given should be made by the jury or the judge -- based om the FACTS of each case.

Otherwise, many men who coerce a "yes" from a woman will get away with rape -- simply because the woman said "yes".