Welcome to the dark ages
Unbelievable. I wouldn't even expect this kind of insanity from our own crudely constructed Supreme Court - at least not until they get one more Scalia/Thomas clone on the bench.
Italy's Supreme Court issued a ruling today that essentially created a sliding scale of sexual abuse depending on the sexual experience of the victim. Yes, you read that correctly. The particular case involved a 14 year old girl whose stepfather forced to perform oral sex - after she refused intercourse. The court agreed with the man's claim that since the girl had already engaged in sexual acts (not with him, but in her life), his offense should be at least partially mitigated.
The first thing that popped into my head was the profoundly evil defense lawyer tactic of blaming the victim. It's the "She dressed like a slut so she deserved it/was asking for it/how could my guy have known when she screamed stop that she meant stop - she was wearing a short skirt" defense.
And, as it turns out, the Italian high court has already ruled on that very topic, and others:
The supreme court is no stranger to controversial judgments.
In recent years it has ruled that "an isolated and impulsive" pat on a woman's buttocks at work did not constitute sexual harassment, and returned a verdict that a woman could not have been raped because she was wearing skin-tight jeans.
Sounds like open season on women in Italy. I never thought I'd be grateful for the misogynist, racist, homophobic, corporately sponsored bastards that rule our fine land, but given the alternative...
Italy's Supreme Court issued a ruling today that essentially created a sliding scale of sexual abuse depending on the sexual experience of the victim. Yes, you read that correctly. The particular case involved a 14 year old girl whose stepfather forced to perform oral sex - after she refused intercourse. The court agreed with the man's claim that since the girl had already engaged in sexual acts (not with him, but in her life), his offense should be at least partially mitigated.
The first thing that popped into my head was the profoundly evil defense lawyer tactic of blaming the victim. It's the "She dressed like a slut so she deserved it/was asking for it/how could my guy have known when she screamed stop that she meant stop - she was wearing a short skirt" defense.
And, as it turns out, the Italian high court has already ruled on that very topic, and others:
The supreme court is no stranger to controversial judgments.
In recent years it has ruled that "an isolated and impulsive" pat on a woman's buttocks at work did not constitute sexual harassment, and returned a verdict that a woman could not have been raped because she was wearing skin-tight jeans.
Sounds like open season on women in Italy. I never thought I'd be grateful for the misogynist, racist, homophobic, corporately sponsored bastards that rule our fine land, but given the alternative...
posted by John at 9:21 PM
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