>>Trust me, I understood his point. And while they may not necessarily get hung in actuality - but they often do get hung out to dry in public/private opinion: as in "What was she doing there at that hour?", "What was she doing out dressed like that", "She should have known better".
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>>And if it was a break-in...well, she must have somehow invited it or she must have wanted it because she didn't try hard enough to get away.
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>>Now, if the girl/woman in question is killed during a rape, well...that might make it a little or a lot different, depending on the age. The younger the victim the more forgiving public sentiment seems to be - until she hits about 80.
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>>I think you missed my point.
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>Now that you've better illustrated, I get it, although I think you are overgeneralizing. However, this isn't a subject I have much background on. My own opinion is that rape is rape, regardless of how any rapist defense team portrays the victim.

And I'll be happy when all the world comes to that opinion. Rape is rape, no matter what gender the 'rapee' is, and it is *not* a sexual crime.