DSK = Dominique Strauss-Kahn
I can understand all the uses of election/erection and all the none to subtle references to French maids and role playing games.
Since the grand jury has found enough evidence to proceed with the charges of sexual assault it is hardly a game.
Then we had a senior UK minister [British Justice Secretary Ken Clarke] chiming in about rape
Serious rape, I don’t think many judges give five years for a forcible rape — frankly, the tariff is longer than that. A serious rape with violence and an unwilling woman — the tariff is longer than that,” he told BBC radio.
When the interviewer interjected, saying “Rape is rape, with respect,” he said: “No, it’s not.”
He went on to say that “date rape can be as serious as the worst rapes but date rapes … in my very old experience of being in trials … they do vary extraordinarily one from another, and in the end the judge has to decide on the circumstances.
Is it any wonder that rape is so seldom reported?
Plus the hounding and slighting of the victim that so often goes hand in hand with the so called reporting of high profile sexual assault cases. Here in France it is estimated that only 2% of rapists are actually convicted of the crime. A History of Rape: Sexual Violence in France by Georges Vigarello is worth reading.
Let's get one thing straight
Rape is one of the worst crimes possible; it is both the subjugation of the identity of the victim and can lead to a form of psychic death.
Then we have the constant barrage "she was asking for it" because of the way she dressed, thankfully this has lead to a global movement to rebut this absurdity. Which of course lead to drivel like this in the Spectator
The Slut Walk movement began in Canada when a chief of police suggested women should avoid dressing like “sluts” if they wished to avoid being sexually assaulted by men. This provoked the usual irrational and foam-flecked fury, with hordes of women screeching that they have a right to dress however they wish without being attacked.
Demean and degrade the victim by joking about the crime, ___ing typical.
So, I'm not laughing.