Posted on 04/27/2005 11:11:26 AM PDT by franksolich
Woman convicted of rape
In a landmark case a 23-year-old woman has been convicted by a Bergen court for the rape of a 31-year-old man.
The woman was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay NOK 40,000 (USD 6,385) to the man.
The incident occurred on Jan. 4 last year in a Bergen apartment. The man testified that he fell asleep on a sofa and woke up to find the woman performing oral sex on him.
The woman eventually admitted sexual contact but claimed that it was voluntary and that the man was willing and smiled. The case has attracted attention and is the first time a Norwegian woman has been charged with raping a man.
You know, I rather like this idea--it appears to happen only in Norway, though--of having the guilty party not only pay a civil penalty (imprisonment), but also reimbursing the victim in some way; from all the "crime news" I've read from Norway, it seems to be the practice.
You can't rape a man.
I cannot imagine the pain and suffering that poor man endured.
The horror...the horror....
Why not?
there have been cases of women drugging men and taking advantage of them. while its very rare, its still possible.
I understand the point, but this case seems to land on the loophole in your theory -- and that is, that a man can "perform" when he's asleep, and thus at a time where he hasn't consented and may even (although I have trouble with this point) object!!
Oh, yeah? What about my pal in high school and the female shot-putter? She plied him with Jack Daniels and then held him down and spanked his monkey....
The man was reported to have said when he woke up,
"If you don't stop that in 5 to 10 minutes, I'm calling the cops."
Five big, ugly lesbians with a broom handle could probably do a very effective job of raping a man.
The question really is: What is the definition of "rape" as opposed to "sexual assault"?
How is it possible to rape a man?
Viagra and Jack Daniels
Well, it sort of boggles the mind, but I think "sexual assault" would probably be a better term, than "rape."
However, given "gender equity," one is not surprised.....
"You can't rape a man."
I didn't think so either, but what would you call this? What if the sexes were swapped and the woman had woken to find the man performing oral sex on her? Would that also not be rape? At the vary least, she molested him.
Slip a Viagra in his drink?
Yes, but that's a different kind of rape, not on point here.
Lauralee's point is that for the type of 'rape' at issue here, a man's performance is coextensive with his willingness, so to speak -- therefore if he engages, he was willing.
And there is some good logic there, but the case at issue hits an exception to the logic -- the "sleeping" exception.
I need a Norwegian nanny......
I disagree. A mans body responding to stimulation doesn't equal consent.
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