buctootim

We should have an 8 year max term. Its unhealthy for anyone to be PM longer and it would do away with the speculation.

Mud

He thought he was a cross between Rocky and a 70s firm leader - but ended up like Dalek. Thats got to hurt.

MLG pedant spot. There are lots of those stats - more likely to die on the drive to the airport for example. The falling out of bed one is misleading though - its basically refers to elderly ill people who collapse and die upon getting up out of bed. A horrible way to die, no matter how often it happens (plane crash that is).

Say

Ive no idea about who said what - but you have to have an unheathily big ego to sue for defamation when you are a nobody with no public reputation to uphold. To sue citizens of foreign countries, meaning your chances of recovering anything are zilch - then you have to be stupid too.

Probably 'Big Women' but 'Splitting' would have been more apt

I didnt know you had a taxi

Cozumel would be great for the beach based week.

Saying no is a totally different situation

Sure, Im not disputing that -it would be a horrible process to go through and I would think that in the absence of independent corroboration most people would choose not to go through it, knowing there is little likelihood of conviction. My point is that that doesn't mean the law should be changed. In the large majority of cases you cant and shouldn't convict based on one persons word against another's unless there is some other compelling evidence.

It was to illustrate my point that life is more complicated than that. I said it was a long standing relationship, which implies consent. Despite that you said "If she's asleep and he has sex with her, of course it is rape. You cannot consent if you are asleep". Thats why you would be a danger on a jury.

You dont sound relaxed to me, rather outraged. Its not about winning innerweb points its about getting you to take the righteous blinkers off and think about what consent really is - and why it can sometimes be ephemeral, withdrawn, conditional, implied, coerced or invalid - and what that means for criminal cases in the absence of independent witnesses. Of course most complaints of rape are genuine but in most cases will not result in prosecution. Thats a reflection of the nature of relationships and the crime and not a reflection of a problem of the law.

I prefer coffee. I think I might be gay.

edit: too bleeding slow

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err because you said was desperate stuff and clearly rape. It sounded like outrage to me. Are you now backtracking coz life and the law aint black and white after all?

My ex used to love that. It was her favourite way to wake up. I'll tell her you are outraged and will be approaching CPS on her behalf.

'My Lambourghini is in for a service, that why Im driving this 15 year old Fiesta' works everytime.

If only life were as simple as you would like it to be. 1. A couple have been together happily for years. She's asleep when he starts having sex with her. Is that rape? 2. A couple have split up over his unfaithfulness. They later meet and he promises he has ditched the other woman and will never see her again. She believes him and they sleep together again that night. In the morning he says hes going back to other woman. Does gettingh somebody into bed under on false pretences counts as rape? 3. Two friends go out for the night. They both drink too much and end up having sex. Her boyfriend finds out. In the morning she blames the alcohol for clouding her judgement and says he took advantage of her, he says she was responding enthusiastically and so consented. Is that rape?

You are totally missing the point. Sex crimes are different because they usually hinge on consent, not on what acts took place. Nearly every other crime is about what happened - you either stole / attacked / damaged or you didnt -its often provable. The fact that two people may have different recollections or perceptions of whether consent was given doesnt mean most accused are getting away with it.

Thats just plain bizarre. Its okay to put people through hell because some of them might emerge okay at the end of it?

bloater

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