http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/01/31/why-rape-doesnt-matter/ exciting, informative, snarky, and very likely fabricated tales of life as an american expat in london Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:04:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/01/31/why-rape-doesnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Jen’s Den of Iniquity » more on why rape doesn’t matter Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:26:18 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/?p=866#comment-912 [...] i wrote the other day about how rape is not taken seriously in the u.k. [...] [...] i wrote the other day about how rape is not taken seriously in the u.k. [...]

]]> http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/01/31/why-rape-doesnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-892 Anglofille Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:02:16 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/?p=866#comment-892 when i was living in england, i remember being *shocked* by this. even men who kill their wives don't often receive harsh punishments. i don't understand it. it's not like englishwomen are disenfranchised. why don't they cause a big fuss about this? perhaps our views are shaped by the fact that we are used to american laws. it's not as if american laws regarding rape and other sexual offenses are as good as they should be, but at least this is a constant topic of discussion and debate in american society. it's viewed as an extremely important issue by a rather sizable percentage of the public. when i was living in england, i remember being *shocked* by this. even men who kill their wives don’t often receive harsh punishments. i don’t understand it. it’s not like englishwomen are disenfranchised. why don’t they cause a big fuss about this? perhaps our views are shaped by the fact that we are used to american laws. it’s not as if american laws regarding rape and other sexual offenses are as good as they should be, but at least this is a constant topic of discussion and debate in american society. it’s viewed as an extremely important issue by a rather sizable percentage of the public.

]]> http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/01/31/why-rape-doesnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-891 Amity Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:54:32 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/?p=866#comment-891 It's sickening, isn't it? This infuriates me on a weekly basis. Just last week a friend of mine had her drink spiked at a club and the bouncers, while very kind to her and non-judgemental, didn't make any effort to find the guy. They could've reviewed CCTV footage or called the police but they didn't. They just patted her on the head and told her to stick with her girlfriends for the rest of the evening. It makes me sick to my stomach that she could've been dragged off and raped and no one would've cared. It’s sickening, isn’t it? This infuriates me on a weekly basis. Just last week a friend of mine had her drink spiked at a club and the bouncers, while very kind to her and non-judgemental, didn’t make any effort to find the guy. They could’ve reviewed CCTV footage or called the police but they didn’t. They just patted her on the head and told her to stick with her girlfriends for the rest of the evening. It makes me sick to my stomach that she could’ve been dragged off and raped and no one would’ve cared.

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