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For the life of me I can't find a link anymore, nor can I remember which western country this was in. Forgive this unsourced story. A while ago there was a law
by nothrabannosir 11y ago
For the life of me I can't find a link anymore, nor can I remember which western country this was in. Forgive this unsourced story.
A while ago there was a lawsuit: a woman had accused a man of raping her, when she found out he did not have magical healing powers. He had convinced her that sleeping with him would cure her of an ailment she had, and she had believed him.
The judge ruled: immoral, but not rape.
Rape is about lack of consent. Gullible people being tricked into consensual sex is bad, but it needs a new word, because rape is already taken. And it would be great if we could leave that definition alone, for the sake of everybody.
- jacquesm 11y agoHow is she gullible? The government set up a person with a fake identity and pretty much tasked them to become involved with this person. Regardless of what word you wish to use to indicate this crime I think calling her gullible is a bit much, in fact it blames her for a part of this which I think is entirely the wrong reaction.
- nothrabannosir 11y agoGood point, Id edit and remove that if I could. I shouldn't have said that; I meant it in reference to the other case and forgot how it would look in this context.