tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post2784275739902087908..comments2024-03-28T12:21:02.309+00:00Comments on TPQ: Standing With HerAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-1584916376091418032018-04-03T00:23:26.679+01:002018-04-03T00:23:26.679+01:00Wolfe tone
You haven't grasped too much of AM...Wolfe tone<br /><br />You haven't grasped too much of AM's balanced and thoughtful analysis. In addition, what evidence could the suspects clothes possibly produce? Even if they ripped their own clothes off or if there are any bodily fluids on them --does not mean a rape took place.<br /><br />Unless the judge misdirected the jury the verdict is sound -even if it has divided public Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43388144244579109472018-04-02T14:12:37.303+01:002018-04-02T14:12:37.303+01:00Perhaps if the PSNI were a bit more robust in this...Perhaps if the PSNI were a bit more robust in this case there may have been a different result? Tipping off the suspects(ringing Les Kiss) before the police made their move(house raids and arrests) was kind of strange was it not? Btw, not taking one of the suspects clothes as potential evidence, was neglectful to say the least and dare I say it, allowed the prosecution to cast doubt on the whole Wolfe tonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240967708414139476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-22549351032981084472018-04-02T12:51:15.236+01:002018-04-02T12:51:15.236+01:00We're all entitled to muse, speculate and asso...We're all entitled to muse, speculate and associate; to attempt to identify forces and influences which contribute to outcomes. <br /><br />I wonder if within the various nested pressures, that culminated in this futile prosecution, was there somewhere and significantly the hand of a feminist ideologue?Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-50817202215031770752018-04-02T08:17:42.996+01:002018-04-02T08:17:42.996+01:00AM,
the fact that we are now in an age where peop...AM,<br /><br />the fact that we are now in an age where people are genuinely asking if consent can be withdrawn retroactively says a lot about the times. I have the feeling that some (not all, of course) people are unwilling to take responsibility for their own actions, and are happy to pass it off as someone else's fault (be it sex, alcohol consumption etc).Christopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-22141241943953415422018-04-02T07:22:49.019+01:002018-04-02T07:22:49.019+01:00Breandan,
I see it as more speculative than fanc...Breandan, <br /><br />I see it as more speculative than fanciful. <br /><br />The point being made is that how we think about consent is rooted in a wider societal context and not simply in lad culture. <br /><br />I noticed a piece last year in the Guardian where the call was made for the woman alleging rape to be automatically believed. Why then even bother with a trial? We can shudder at the AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-26267624416547235682018-04-02T00:16:03.034+01:002018-04-02T00:16:03.034+01:00Really good, balanced piece this, although the att...Really good, balanced piece this, although the attempt to link it to the abortion referendum is rather fanciful - and that is not an indication of my voting intentions there. <br />I note that this evening the Telegraph is running the story that Alison Saunders, the CPS in England - who has prevailed over an endless stream of disastrous prosecutions derived from the doctrine that complainants areBreandan Morleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257017874170177330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-36455899928080660892018-04-01T23:19:57.123+01:002018-04-01T23:19:57.123+01:00AM
Excellent piece. To be clear, I am mot disput...AM<br /><br />Excellent piece. To be clear, I am mot disputing the verdict in a case which should never have come to court. The two privileged arsehole in the dock have been condemned in the court of civilised opinion and ethics by their Whats App messages.Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.com