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OH, child support laws? Yeah I had an older brother that had his wallet raped for 14 years of his life. Yeah, a parent being legally required to support their

• vezzy-fnord 12y ago
  The original definition of the word "rape" refers to a theft or seizure of some sort, so the usage here is accurate, given the focus is on the metaphor of the wallet and not the person directly.
  • woah 12y ago
    Thanks for the historical knowledge, but it no longer means that.
• imanaccount247 12y ago
  Child support laws frequently have little to do with supporting children. Payments are frequently far higher than necessary and far higher than the non-custodial parent can afford. There is no accountability at all on the custodial parent's spending, while the non-custodial parent gets their wage's garnished so they can't even pay their rent.
• baddox 12y ago
  It's uncouth to use the word in this context, but the intended analogy is simply that of theft or plunder, which is a well-accepted definition of the word and is in common usage.