U.S. Sailor Acquitted of Rape, Despite Admission of Physical Force
Filed Under Australia, International, courts, misogyny, patriarchy, rape and sexual assault, sex work, violence against women and girls | Posted by Cara |In Sydney, a U.S. sailor has been acquitted on charges of raping a sex worker who told him to stop — even though he admitted, in court, to using a “lock down maneuver” to pin her to the bed.
Yes this ugly misogynistic story clearly demonstrates once again rape is always defined by men for men's advantage. Even though this male rapist admitted he raped a prostituted woman he was still acquitted. Even though this male rapist admitted using physical violence against this prostituted women in order to gratify his sexual desires, he was acquitted. Why? Because the jury decided this male rapist committed no crime since raping and committing physical violence against a prostituted woman is not a crime.
ReplyDeleteApparently heterosexual males can never commit rape and/or physical violence against women involved in prostitution because such women are not human and hence supposedly exempt from any legal (male-defined) protection.
Indeed, Jennifer.
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutely disgusting how women and girls (and boys) in systems of prostitution are not regarded AT ALL as human beings with full human rights.
It's beyond disgusting. It's a classist, racist, misogynistic atrocity unto itself. And gynocidal too.