Didn't even realize there was a real-life section. Thanks for moving it Nicko.
I didn't post it to start a huge debate over the issue. I thought you guys would find it interesting, especially that the issue was being covered by a US newspaper (granted, a pretty big one), and I wanted to see if the supposed "public opinions" presented in the article were accurate. I'm not saying that there aren't the ideas of "she just regrets it/she was asking for it/she just got slutty/etc" in the US - but I found it interesting that the article basically said that you won't get a conviction in Britain because the jury will question why she was with the guy, if she really didn't consent, etc.
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