"...for the Commonwealth to meet its burden of proof on the complainant's nonconsent by establishing that she was incapable of consenting, the Commonwealth must show not simply that she lacked sobriety or was intoxicated, but that as a result of the alcohol and drugs she consumed, the complainant's physical or mental condition was so impaired that she could not consent."
~Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Blache
Welcome to the law, buddy. Pretty vague, ain't it? Better hope those girls don't press charges.
~Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Blache
Welcome to the law, buddy. Pretty vague, ain't it? Better hope those girls don't press charges.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla
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~Camilla
Ghavrel is Ghavrel is Ghavrel
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Roman Polanski arrested in Switzerland on U.S. Arrest Warrant
- 27/09/2009 12:47:16 PM
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Very good
- 27/09/2009 04:37:40 PM
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That point sort of struck me too...
- 27/09/2009 04:50:54 PM
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This is pointless
- 27/09/2009 05:30:01 PM
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Doesn't work that way
- 27/09/2009 09:17:27 PM
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I must have missed the part of him already being convicted. My bad. *NM*
- 27/09/2009 09:23:01 PM
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Was I the only one who was shocked when he got a standing ovation at the Oscars awhile back?
- 28/09/2009 12:59:23 AM
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He gets a somewhat skewed sympathy vote from a lot of people because of the murder of his wife
- 28/09/2009 01:58:16 AM
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It's been 30 years. He does not seem to have done it again
- 28/09/2009 01:48:26 PM
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They don't have to try him he plead guility
- 28/09/2009 02:43:12 PM
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Meh. It's been 30 years.
- 28/09/2009 04:03:51 PM
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Did she say she forgave him?
- 29/09/2009 01:15:46 AM
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Don't you think laws have to stand whether the perp is forgiven by the victim or not?
- 29/09/2009 02:58:18 AM
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How long do you have to stay away before you're absolved of murder?
- 29/09/2009 02:56:58 AM
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Murder and sex with a minor are not the same thing.
- 29/09/2009 02:54:10 PM
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They are, in my opinion, the two worst crimes a human being can commit.
- 01/10/2009 03:28:45 AM
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I'm not saying that sex with 13 year olds is right or anything, but...
- 28/09/2009 10:49:29 PM
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It used to be legal to have children under 9 working in the pits for 16 hours a day, but...
- 29/09/2009 01:20:40 AM
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First off, what the hell?
- 29/09/2009 06:33:37 AM
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I was confused by that, too. It's like, I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
- 29/09/2009 08:09:14 AM
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can't consent when drunk?
- 01/10/2009 09:24:39 PM
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