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How is the lois feldman case rape?
I don't know a lot about this case. From what I can tell from this post, two people in committed relationships got incredibly drunk, cheated by having sex in a public restroom, and got arrested. (And then she gave a fake name.) Am I missing some details that indicate one was taking advantage of the other? I also don't like the defense that she ...
Posted to XX Factor by njuzu on November 28, 2008
Re: McCain and Palin promote RAPE...bear with me......
Also, no comment on the other accusations? McCain did make a rape joke, did criticize Obama for trying to prevent kids from being molested, Palin does advocate banning abortion in cases of INCEST and RAPE (even incest and rape of a child, she specifically answers in regard to a 15 year old girl AND her own daughter). Come on here, am I ...
Posted to Politics by Baalzephon on October 31, 2008
Re: McCain and Palin promote RAPE...bear with me......
Just goes to show what two ill educated individuals are capable of. Barak Obama graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Law. Joe Biden has two Master's degrees and a PhD. They both teach college classes (Obama constitutional law and Biden English). Wheras McCain was in the bottom 1% of his class at the Naval Academy and Sarah Palin went to 5 ...
Posted to Politics by GrimFandango378 on October 30, 2008
McCain and Palin promote RAPE...bear with me......
Ok, I'm sure it's not their actual GOAL intentionally, but look at the facts: 1. McCain and Palin are against a choice of abortion even in cases or rape or incest (even for 15 year old girls raped by their fathers! Palin stated even for her own daughter!). 2. Palin made victims of rape have to pay approximately $1,200 for an exam and rape kit to ...
Posted to Politics by Baalzephon on October 30, 2008
Palin Teenage Pregancy.
What no one is considering here is the possibility that this young girl could have been coerced/pressured by her boyfriend into having unprotected sex. She also could have been raped/incested. And given her mother's zero tolerance stance on abortion, that would mean that the possibility exists that this young girl is being forced by her mother to ...
Posted to Human Nature by michele.lafferty on October 15, 2008
Re: Rape/Incest
The pro-life movement is not about life. It's about forcing a woman to follow someone else's religious convictions instead of her own. That violates the separation of church and state. It's un-American and unpatriotic. Pro-choice supports the separation of church and state, allowing each woman to act according to what she believes. Life is ...
Posted to XX Factor by acampbell on October 3, 2008
Sen. Palin and the Rape Kits
But Palin was the mayor and her city was charging victims for their rape kits. Whether the Alaskan legislature's law against that practice was because of Wasilla is irrelevant. It was her town and she allowed the practice. The 'myth' is not debunked. The elaborations of it are, but the basic 'myth' is fact. Mayor Palin allowed her city to charge ...
Posted to XX Factor by acampbell on October 3, 2008
Troopergate: He was fired for trying to stop sex assaults
If you haven't heard when Sarah Palin was the mayor of Wasilla, the city charged sexual assault victims for the cost of rape kits and forensic examinations. The Violence Against Women Act. Joe Biden's legislation required that state, local, and Indian governments provide the rape exams to victims free of charge as a condition of receiving ...
Posted to Trailhead by Poly on September 17, 2008
Lucy Caldwell's Misogyny
It's extremely disappointing to see that Lucy Caldwell is contributing to Slate. It's especially ironic to see that she's contributing to the XX Factor, since her comments in the past have been so hurtful to women. At best, Lucy Caldwell has been insensitive regarding issues of gender and sexuality. At worst, she has been downright ...
Posted to XX Factor by Hicks House on July 23, 2008
Re: The Nature of the Crime
Fair enough. But if they are meant to represent the constitution, then their rulings must be based in it. Stating that a punishment is cruel and unusual, by citing the difficulties potentially placed on witness's who may testify in those trials, is straying from the point. They are meant then to assess the crime, the punishment, and whether or ...
Posted to The Breakfast Table by Den on June 26, 2008

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