Yahoo Answers (G-Big)

Member Since 08/18/2013

From Florida

  • swolf01 7 years ago on Literally, Why Can't I Say #MeToo?

    While I appreciate you doing research, you are still misguided. These are typically civil complaints, not criminal. Not every lawsuit results in jail time. Prosecution is typically criminal. If you mean legal representation, then by all means you are incorrect. While lawyers are privileged to pick and choose their clients, we would have a pretty cruddy system if lawyers disposed of cases for the simple reason they don’t like the case. Everyone has a RIGHT to an attorney. Even 14-year olds. You are looking at penal codes, which again are criminal. In tort law, the result of an assault is any harmful or offensive contact. This is an objective test of whether a reasonable person would see it offensive. Typically, the courts find a reasonable person to object to unwarranted butt contact, etc;. Even football players or UFC fighters can be successful (and rightfully so) in their claims of battery or assault if the contact was outside the scope of the prescribes rules of the activity. Likewise, even prostitutes can and will be successful in litigation of sexual harassment suits. Your circumstances do NOT provide consent. Thats why intramarital rape is illegal. Consent to a relationship is not consent to assault. If you believe that a case of a 14 year old flirting makes her claims of sexual harassment/assault/battery make her any less credible that any person who had not been flirting means you are of the mind set that she was “asking for it” or “deserved it” and that, my friend, leads to reiterate my last point: It doesn’t matter what you think or what I think (which is that frankly your opinion is ill-advised and sucks) the law is the law and that’s that.

    0
    Log in to reply or vote on comments
  • Someone10 7 years ago on Literally, Why Can't I Say #MeToo?

    This fact that you don’t recognise all of the above as assault makes me so sad. We women have been taught that unless rape or assault happens like it does in the movies it doesn’t count. This not true, it took me a long time to accept my assault for what it was too and it wasn’t my fault, no matter what warped guilt I feel! The flasher was already acting inappropriately so it’s likely your instinct was right, and you went into denial mode. Unless he looked embarrassed or horrified by it, then on the balance of probabilities he did it on purpose, given his previous behaviour. As for the butt touching, he had no right to touch your butt like that if you were just flirting. He should’ve gauged your comfort zone, by leaning in closer first, seeing if you moved away, if you didn’t then he could try to put his arm around you gently and read your face for any discomfort at any time etc. Instead he just went straight for the butt! He was a kid, hopefully hes changed his behaviour, because a man is not entitled to touch you like that straight away, even if you are flirting! Flirting may be misconstrued, flirting could be just for fun etc. It’s not an automatic invitation to touch someone in whatever place you like. It’s a possible invitation to get closer, if someone is ok with the other getting closer then boundaries need to explored / set with delicacy. As for the second it’s rape, you were passing out you were so drunk, he was drunk too but less so, because he knew what he was doing by holding you and comforting you but then ignoring your wish for him to stop. He should’ve stopped if he was conscious enough to have sex with you. A drunk person cannot consent to sex if they are drunk, he shouldn’t have even tried to have sex with someone who was passing out in the first place!. As for the last one, it’s rape too, he had no right to continue when you asked him to stop, he cannot use you for his pleasure. Moreover, you were in pain and he did not care, he even watched you cry in pain and did not care, I’m so sorry. The fact that you don’t feel worthy of recognising these acts for what they were because you don’t think you’ve been affected the stereotypical right amount for a rape survivor makes me really sad. It took me years to accept / understand that what happened to me was something you can definitely describe as rape. Even though I wasn’t really really affected by it, it still was rape. Moreover, it took me even longer to understand that it did affect me, it did take something away from me and it did affect my life in ways I didn’t even recognise (and maybe still don’t). It doesn’t make any weaker though, or means I let him win etc. it just makes me human. It’s ok to admit it hurt you. Moreover, i realised that even if it wasn’t the worst form of rape imaginable, it was rape nonetheless and my feelings and experiences matter !!! Your feelings matter too !!! #metoo

    -1
    Log in to reply or vote on comments
  • Myfanwy71 7 years ago on Literally, Why Can't I Say #MeToo?

    I completely identify with what you wrote. Women are trained from birth that we are overly emotional, make a big deal out of nothing, etc. Look at movies, tv shows, heck, the president. Every rape that is prosecuted is scrutinized not for truth or fabrication but for justification. As in she was drunk so it really wasnt rape. She put herself in that position. Or just look at what she wore. Etc.
    The thing is the “not that bad” is that bad if it is not ok with you. People treat us how we allow them I once heard. I initially found that offensive but it is true if you dont defend yourself a creep will find you and take advantage. Other men often dont get it but we women do. #metoo is we women banding together and fighting back as a team. Whether or not it was “real rape”, “legitimate rape”, “technical rape”, “almost rape”, sexual harrassment, “unwanted flirting”, whatever. If it really happened (and what woman would want to put herself thru what happens when you report a rape for a fabrication) and it was unwanted, i always will stand with a fellow female. I dont want to live in a world anymore where bad men get to do the disgusting things they do with a slap on the wrist.

    0
    Log in to reply or vote on comments
  • kma815 7 years ago on Literally, Why Can't I Say #MeToo?

    You were in bed with a man who repeatedly watched you slip in and out of consciousness but didn’t have the respect enough to sleep on the couch or just leave, but instead had sex with you? I’m sure that qualifies as a #metoo moment.

    1
    Log in to reply or vote on comments