It just doesn't pay to be a rape victim nowadays....

Clodfobble · 06-01-2004, 10:24 PM

The difference is, the person who was mugged was DEFINITELY mugged, we just aren't sure WHO did the mugging--hence the trial for the person they think might have done it. The plaintiff is a victim, regardless of whether the defendant was the one who did it.

In some cases, the person who was raped was NOT definitely raped, it's he-said-she-said whether it was consensual or not.

If we're talking about a woman who was attacked and raped on her way home from work by someone she didn't know, then she is a victim. If we're talking about someone who had sex with someone she knew, then she isn't a victim until it's been proven it wasn't consensual.

06-01-2004, 10:24 PM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	The difference is, the person who was mugged was DEFINITELY mugged, we just aren't sure WHO did the mugging--hence the trial for the person they think might have done it. The plaintiff is a victim, regardless of whether the defendant was the one who did it. In some cases, the person who was raped was NOT definitely raped, it's he-said-she-said whether it was consensual or not. If we're talking about a woman who was attacked and raped on her way home from work by someone she didn't know, then she is a victim. If we're talking about someone who had sex with someone she knew, then she isn't a victim until it's been proven it wasn't consensual.

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