2010-07-25

steepholm: (Default)
2010-07-25 01:05 pm

Sex, Deception and the Law

This story from Israel contains a particularly toxic intersection of questions about racism, rape and disclosure. A man and a woman, both adults, both mentally competent, had consensual sex. But the man was convicted of rape - specifically "rape by deception". Why? Because the woman believed he was Jewish, when in fact he was an Arab.
More under the cut, possibly triggering )
steepholm: (Default)
2010-07-25 01:05 pm

Sex, Deception and the Law

This story from Israel contains a particularly toxic intersection of questions about racism, rape and disclosure. A man and a woman, both adults, both mentally competent, had consensual sex. But the man was convicted of rape - specifically "rape by deception". Why? Because the woman believed he was Jewish, when in fact he was an Arab.
More under the cut, possibly triggering )