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Consent is a complicated issue. Inmates in a prison can fully consent, but to determine if they are consenting is beyond even a simple psychological evaluation,
by bayesianhorse 13y ago
Consent is a complicated issue. Inmates in a prison can fully consent, but to determine if they are consenting is beyond even a simple psychological evaluation, and certainly beyond the judgement of a horny guard.
On the other hand, in Aljazeera's home country "sexual assault" is punishable for the victim, and if anything about conservative sharia based marriages holds true in Qatar, most sexual assailants are actually husbands. (Minors can't consent, and having sex with non-consenting minors even if she is married to her assailant is technically called a sexual assault)
To be clear: I'm not overly judging, not calling for action or hatred against the people of Quatar, just pointing out a perspective for Al Jazeera accusing the US. I do think the US needs to get its penal system in shape though, for the benefit of all concerned...
- tobiasu 13y agoThe author (https://twitter.com/marisahtaylor https://twitter.com/marisahtaylor) looks as American as it gets. Your smoke screen in the form of Quatar criticism is pathetic. Look! The leader of the free world is better than North Korea. Everyone should shut up and be happy. Ridiculous.
- bayesianhorse 13y agoCalling someone on hypocrisy does not imply asking him to shut up.
- andyjohnson0 13y ago"...Al Jazeera accusing the US" Al Jazeera aren't accusing the US of anything. They are simply reporting the contents of a report [1] published by the US Department of Justice. The accusation is coming from the US Government, not Quatar. [1] http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4881 http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4881