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Medical student convicted of raping another student escapes sentence as “He is young and talented” (www.vrt.be)

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[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

They were both drunk. She was more drunk.

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

Thanks for pointing this out.

He claims that he asked her several times if she consented and that he had been given the impression that she did.

Seems like it was more of an "unintentional rape", like manslaughter is unintentional murder. Wrong: yes. Bad judgment: yes. Deliberate malice: maybe not.

[–] farngis_mcgiles@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

yeah i fail to see how this is rape. i guess every drunken hookup we later regret is a rape

[–] SpongyAneurism@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

If your definition of every drunken hookup is, that they are unable to stand on their own...

[–] SirQuack@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

She was unable to walk-drunk, he got her home.
This guy wants to be a gynaecologist for fucks sake.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

what does gynaecology have to do with this?