[Discuss] Could you remove the rape option?

[Josiah Allen]

On 8/31/06, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Bringing up the issue of "they deserved it" or "they're a whore" only
> > reinforces the false myth that is rape is "ok" and the woman's fault.
>
> The "it's the woman's fault" idea is fairly modern. Under medieval
> law, rape is a crime against the woman's husband, not the woman. If
> the woman's husband has been killed first (which was often the case),
> there is no victim - the woman doesn't count. It doesn't matter who's
> fault it is, there's barely been any crime committed. Raping an
> unmarried woman was probably illegal, but I don't think it was usually
> enforced - in fact, I think it was common for the woman to be forced
> to marry the rapist (assuming he hung around long enough), especially
> if she became pregnant.
>
> (DISCLAIMER: I'm not an expert on medieval rape, it's possible my
> sources are unreliable, and I may be thinking about the completely
> wrong part of history. If anyone has more reliable information, please
> correct any mistakes I've made.)
>
>
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You see, population number refers to happy worker bunnies, and they
don't die, they just move out to the country, and raping is slang for
petting, and burning means giving a hair cut, and ...
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