Quick question with regards to the law

The question is whether the victim in question was in a possition of being able to consent. This is left to the jury.

For guidance, in the leading case a woman went out with two men, vommed all over her own hair, which one of the men cleaned, then 'gained conciousness' whilst having sex, but didn't resist at this point. The man was declared not guilty of rape, despite her claiming she was too drunk to be able to consent. Therefore, guidance seems to be that being very drunk is not good enough to land a rape claim.

Furthermore, just because somebody doesn't say "no" or resist, doesn't stop it from being rape either.

I can confirm with confidence that this is how the law stands today. Obviously each case is decided on it's individual facts, which may seem neglible to the non-lawyer.
 
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This happened to guy in halls when I was at uni, on the very first day no less!

He got himself a night in a cell, but nothing more. Turns out the lass had a boyfriend that found out that night etc etc, you get the idea.
 
Rainmaker said:
Don't worry von, this is a computer nerd's forum. He'd probably not know what to do with her anyway. :o :D
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You stick your finger in their ear, right?:confused::(

Moses99p said:
(a)he intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person (B) with his penis,
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Taken from, http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/part/1 (Stuff like "consent" is further explained in this).

http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/prosecution/rapepolicy.html

Etc.

Fill your boots.

I'll be studying this next year... that'll be fun :\.



Let's not try and take the edge off... that'd be rape fo' sho', not "taking advantage".
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How often do people accidently penetrate something with their penis? So there really is a legal case for the "whoops, I slipped!"?:p
 
jp_bl_68 said:
A couple of years ago there was talk of changing the law to make it possible for a woman to accuse a man of rape if she was deemed too drunk to be able to consent to having sex. Some quick googling threw up a few old newspaper articles but nothing more concrete. Does anyone know where the law stands on this?
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Look, your Mum wanted it OK? She told me :p
 
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