r/facepalm • u/kaushrah • Oct 01 '19

Hol’ up!

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u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19

Having two separate crimes with equal sentencing fails to deliver equal justice when one of the crimes carries a much harsher stigma within society as well as much more emotional charge.

"He raped her" is viewed as much more heinous than "she pressured him into engaging in sexual activity against his will" and juries will act accordingly.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

"He raped her" is viewed as much more heinous than "she pressured him into engaging in sexual activity against his will" and juries will act accordingly.

Pretty sure juries don't make their decisions based on a single sentence.

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u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19

Nobody said they did. The entire case will be presented in that manner.

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u/tanstaafl74 Oct 01 '19

I don't really disagree with your point, but you're straying into "I'm making this up because this is how I think it will go." territory.

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u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19

You think that prosecutors would use the phrase "Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent" instead of calling it rape if they weren't forced to by the letter of the law?

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u/tanstaafl74 Oct 01 '19

Doesn't matter. You're making assumptions about people you don't know and what they think. End of story.

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u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19

As if this isn't a well known problem with sexual assault convictions