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What law, exactly?

by garmaine 8y ago

What law, exactly?

Stuckinsofa 8y ago
I will refer you to reading TFA. Also: rape.
- bluehatbrit 8y ago
  The rape charges were dropped and incredibly suspicious as well.
  - Stuckinsofa 8y ago
    Because he ran away.
- rndgermandude 8y ago
  I honestly don't like that what is alleged he did is referred to as rape as that implies violence to me. He is alleged to have had consensual sex with somebody, but without her knowledge removed the condom, which she only noticed later. While this is a consent issue and should be criminal, it's not the same as what I would think of when I hear "rape". Also, the charges, had been dropped and he was free to leave Sweden, then the case was reopened for no apparent legal reason, and eventually the charges have been dropped again. So, to claim he is wanted for "rape" is just false. He isn't wanted for any crime except skipping bail and possibly contempt of court. Now he is UK custody, there is speculation that the US will bring charges and a warrant for his arrest regarding espionage and whatever else they can muster, as was kind of confirmed when the one DA accidentally leaked the secret grand jury investigation against Assange in an unrelated filing.
  - rndgermandude 8y ago
    Well, this comment did not age well...
  - ceejayoz 8y ago
    There's no requirement for a rape to be violent. Sex with a toddler is rape. Sex with a passed-out person you run across is rape. Sex with a blindfolded person who's into bondage but expecting someone else is rape. If someone says they're only willing to have sex with a condom, and you secretly remove that condom, you're having non-consensual sex, i.e. rape.
Ntrails 8y ago
Failing to surrender to court (ie breaching terms of bail). This is to avoid facing the allegations in Sweden. Feigning ignorance of the obvious doesn't help anyone
Crosseye_Jack 8y ago
failing to surrender to the court. Bit like how in the US resisting arrest is a crime itself even if there was no legal grounds for the attempted arrest.

What law, exactly?

Stuckinsofa 8y ago

I will refer you to reading TFA. Also: rape.

bluehatbrit 8y ago
The rape charges were dropped and incredibly suspicious as well.
- Stuckinsofa 8y ago
  Because he ran away.
rndgermandude 8y ago
I honestly don't like that what is alleged he did is referred to as rape as that implies violence to me. He is alleged to have had consensual sex with somebody, but without her knowledge removed the condom, which she only noticed later. While this is a consent issue and should be criminal, it's not the same as what I would think of when I hear "rape". Also, the charges, had been dropped and he was free to leave Sweden, then the case was reopened for no apparent legal reason, and eventually the charges have been dropped again. So, to claim he is wanted for "rape" is just false. He isn't wanted for any crime except skipping bail and possibly contempt of court. Now he is UK custody, there is speculation that the US will bring charges and a warrant for his arrest regarding espionage and whatever else they can muster, as was kind of confirmed when the one DA accidentally leaked the secret grand jury investigation against Assange in an unrelated filing.
- rndgermandude 8y ago
  Well, this comment did not age well...
- ceejayoz 8y ago
  There's no requirement for a rape to be violent. Sex with a toddler is rape. Sex with a passed-out person you run across is rape. Sex with a blindfolded person who's into bondage but expecting someone else is rape. If someone says they're only willing to have sex with a condom, and you secretly remove that condom, you're having non-consensual sex, i.e. rape.

Ntrails 8y ago

Failing to surrender to court (ie breaching terms of bail). This is to avoid facing the allegations in Sweden. Feigning ignorance of the obvious doesn't help anyone

Crosseye_Jack 8y ago

failing to surrender to the court. Bit like how in the US resisting arrest is a crime itself even if there was no legal grounds for the attempted arrest.