Well, Leonard, You've hit the nail on the head. He's innocent until proven guilty. And the State has to prove it's case against him "beyond a reasonable doubt" (not beyond a shadow of a doubt - commone mistake <g>). Hard to know what the guy did or didn't do, or what the girl did or didn't agree to, from a brief newspaper story.
As for the issue of the woman's consent, I actually carry around "consent forms" with me, so that I can get any partner to sign a written consent ahead of time, just in the case of such little problems. Been carrying them around for about 5 years now. Haven't had the opportunity to use one yet... <vbg> ciao, frank Leonard Paris wrote: > This reminds me of a story I heard recently. It goes like this: > > A girl goes to the police station and reports that she was raped. The desk > sergeant asks when it happened. She says, "Two weeks ago". The desk > sergeant asks, "When did you realize that you had been violated? She says, > "When the check bounced". > > It seems a bit outrageous but, in some places, consensual sex can turn into > rape if the woman (not the man) decides she didn't want to do it, even days > after she consented. Bob Shell should not have to prove that he "didn't > help her get there". The state needs to prove that he did, beyond the > shadow of doubt. > > Len > --- > -- "What a senseless waste of human life" -The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch
