A Time Limit on Rape

[Kirin]

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...584786,00.html

The highest courts of seven states, including Connecticut and Kansas, have ruled that a woman may withdraw her consent at any time, and if the man doesn't stop, he is committing rape. Illinois has become the first state to pass legislation giving a woman that right to change her mind. But in Maryland--as well as in North Carolina--when a woman says yes, she can't take it back once sex has begun--or, at least, she can't call the act rape.

I suppose I can understand where they're coming from. I don't think I could claim that a man raped me if I initially agreed to have sex with him. However, if I ask him to stop for some reason (because it hurts, condom breaks, whatever) and he doesn't, I'd still feel violated and want him charged with some form of sexual assault.

[Kire]

Re: A Time Limit on Rape

If a guy invites you in, and he has a big scoreboard on the wall, RUN!!!

[Caciss]

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Kire speaks from personal experience.

[irate giraffe]

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I always thought when they said 'no' they meant 'yes'.

[IRC]

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What about a MAN withdrawing consent?

[irate giraffe]

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I know--once a girl's on top there's no gettin' her off.

[Alex]

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OH MY GOD STOP SOMEONE HELP AH POLICE AH AHHH ahhhh yeah keep going. Unf.

But seriously, rapists can burn in hell.

[Armored]

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Aye.

And this topic title was misleading.

[tjoris9]

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I always thought when they said 'no' they meant 'yes'.

Actually "Yes", "no", and "maybe" mean "no".

Come to think of it, if they say anything it usually means "no".

I thought this topic was about how many days a woman has to go to the authorities about a rape. Because, as we all know, it's only consentual until she calls the cops.

[jvrlopez]

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"Ya know, I changed my mind..."

"Huh?"

BUSTED

[Blackberry]

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"I like pie."
(translation: NO!!!!!!!)

[Kaahtt]

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yet another reason not to have sex out of wedlock or drunkenness

[irate giraffe]

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I understand what you mean by 'out of wedlock'.

but not so much 'out of drunkenness'?

If 'out of' means 'outside of' which is what I assume you mean since 'out of wedlock' is a common phrase meaning 'outside of wedlock', then you do mean 'outside of drunkenness', right?

But, really, you mean we should only have sex while drunk? I guess it makes sense.

[tjoris9]

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But, really, you mean we should only have sex while drunk? I guess it makes sense.

Works for me.

[DarkwingChuck]

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Being in or out of wedlock wouldn't make a difference. It's still rape in most states if your wife says no and you do it anyway.