It certainly looked that way when ABC News agreed last week to settle Trump’s defamation lawsuit for $15 million (plus $1 million for Trump’s attorney fees). But not so fast. At issue was whether ABC journalist George Stephanopoulis defamed him by insisting, during a televised interview [...]
Posts Tagged ‘rape’
Abortion ban exceptions aren’t real
Abortion bans are total, period. Many states that ban abortions offer exceptions for rape or incest. But only on paper; in practice, rape victims can’t get abortions in those states. An advocacy group says rape and incest exceptions “are just marketing” by anti-abortion politician[...]
December 25th, 2014 - 3:12 pm § in Schools & Colleges
If You Moaned, You Weren’t Raped
Summary: If you’re seduced by a Heisman-winning FSU quarterback, moaning during the encounter transforms it from rape to consensual sex. At least, that’s what star player Jameis Winston’s lawyer argued at FSU’s hearing on whether Winston violated the school’s code of co[...]
December 13th, 2014 - 10:02 am § in Uncategorized
When is Rape, Rape?
HYPE The media have been claiming that 1 in 5 women are raped as college freshmen or sophomores. The number comes from a 2007 small-scale study done by the National Institute of Justice, a division of the Justice Department. The study was based on an online questionnaire at two schools.[...]
November 18th, 2014 - 8:45 pm § in Misc.
Ferguson jail guard sued for raping woman arrested for expired car tags
It’s an old story in Ferguson, Missouri. A female worker, dressed in nursing scrubs, is driving to work when she’s pulled over for expired tags she couldn’t afford to renew. She gives the cop a phony name because she has warrants for fines she couldn’t afford to pay to Fergus[...]
October 30th, 2014 - 10:46 pm § in Misc.
Washington’s Supreme Court Makes Rape Harder To Prosecute
Washington’s Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled today that defendants accused rape can’t be required to prove the victim consented to sex; rather, prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the alleged victim didn’t consent to sex. The decision overturns a 1975 legi[...]
September 29th, 2014 - 6:21 pm § in Misc.
Paying $$$ for the privilege of getting raped in Louisiana
Louisiana has become the epicenter of gouging rape victims for medical services that are supposed to be free. Federal law forbids charging victims for medical forensic exams (MFEs), aka “rape kits.” Medical providers are required to bill state victim compensation funds, not victims, fo[...]
May 8th, 2014 - 1:31 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
WAZZU ,,, being investigated for sex abuse!
WSU joins Harvard Law as Subject of Investigation for Sex Abuse The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released today a list of the higher education institutions under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harass[...]
November 5th, 2013 - 7:33 pm § in America
SCARY NEWS FROM VA: State seems to want to elect government that rapes women!
The strange thing about these data is that McAuliffe was supposed to be LEADING the ticket BUT Democrat Ralph Northam defeated Republican E.W. Jackson for Virginia lieutenant governor and Mark Obenshain, a Cuccinelli clone is leading Mark Herring by over 3%!!! Maybe Virginians like having the[...]
April 14th, 2013 - 9:16 am § in Christianity
Sunday Revelations: Women rape men in name of religion
3 Zimbabwean women charged for raping men, collecting sperm for ritual Submitted by Jamie Williamson TopNews, India. Washington, Nov 29 : Three women in Zimbabwe have been charged for raping at least four men to get their sperm for traditional rituals. The women, who have been charged with 17 counts[...]