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nomorenomore08

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38. +1
Mon Dec 16, 2013, 09:36 AM
Dec 2013

For the record, I agree with both you and Warren. The key here is consensual - consensual sex while drinking is consensual sex, rape while drinking is rape, no less than if the victim were sober. Problem is some people seem to think drunk rape is a lesser crime, even not a crime at all.

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Is it rape if the guy is drunk? Major Nikon Dec 2013 #1
Do you think there is a problem with rape in our society? Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #2
Yes, I do. nt Bonobo Dec 2013 #5
Do you think being drunk meets the legal standard of inability to consent? Major Nikon Dec 2013 #10
In some circumstances it is highly problematic. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #11
What about in other circumstances Major Nikon Dec 2013 #12
Do you agree that there is a state of intoxication where consent is not possible? Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #14
I asked you first Major Nikon Dec 2013 #16
How about when both people are equally drunk and both say yes? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2013 #26
I thought I said yes to it. RiffRandell Dec 2013 #29
+1 nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #38
I'll answer. RiffRandell Dec 2013 #23
I'd say no Major Nikon Dec 2013 #25
That's clearly and unambiguously correct. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #33
+1 nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #37
Probably be a good idea to get consent prior to intoxication. malthaussen Dec 2013 #3
The linked post says that's still rape Doctor_J Dec 2013 #6
I'd object to that at least from a legal standpoint Major Nikon Dec 2013 #13
The first sentence in that post is quite definitive Doctor_J Dec 2013 #4
Being drunk does not meet the legal standard in any state Major Nikon Dec 2013 #7
Forgetting even the legal definition... Bonobo Dec 2013 #8
Certainly if it reaches the point of mental or physical incapacity Major Nikon Dec 2013 #9
So just short of passed out, anything goes? Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #15
That wasn't what was asked Major Nikon Dec 2013 #17
huh? I'm asking where the limit is. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #18
Then your answer is "no" Major Nikon Dec 2013 #19
I have no idea what "no" means to an "or" question. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #21
I was answering post #15 Major Nikon Dec 2013 #31
Exactly. RiffRandell Dec 2013 #24
It's well known that even a little alcohol... TreasonousBastard Dec 2013 #20
Throw other drugs into the mix and the issue becomes even more complicated Major Nikon Dec 2013 #22
There can't be a clear-cut definition in these circumstances LadyHawkAZ Dec 2013 #28
Here's a list of the state laws Major Nikon Dec 2013 #30
State-level laws are made to Calvinball rules, yes LadyHawkAZ Dec 2013 #32
College campuses are where the worst of it is for women Major Nikon Dec 2013 #34
If they can get away with it once, LadyHawkAZ Dec 2013 #35
Good post. There is some ambiguity there, but arguably there shouldn't be - when in doubt, don't. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #39
Don't expect to get any straight answers, that's for sure ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2013 #27
well, that post is referring to someone so drunk they don't know what they did or didn't consent to fishwax Dec 2013 #36
I'm not so sure Major Nikon Dec 2013 #41
I was only referring to the post in question and general principle, not fishwax Dec 2013 #42
I guess it depends, in part, on what you mean by "drunk," but generally I would say yes. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #40
Of course. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #43
In my drinking days ... I did get drunk and have sex. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #44
People get nervous and do that to loosen up a bit sometimes. Bonobo Dec 2013 #45
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