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Originally Posted by Das Boot
Seems pretty reasonable to me. Don't think you're taking it in the right light tbh. Though, given your take on that 18-year-old, maybe that post just isn't for you.
edit: to clarify, the specifics of what he's saying are definitely problematically expressed at points. But as an overall "argument"/opinion, there's something to what he's saying.
I agree with this. It was at times clumsily expressed, but much of the stuff he was getting lolled at was reasonable.
For example, yes there is a spectrum of rape, which is not to say that any rape is even remotely excusable. Moreover, given the paucity of false rape claims and the strong evidence suggesting many rapes go unreported, every rape claim should be strongly construed in favor of the woman reporting. That said, is it that hard to see the difference between a malevolent assault committed while both people are sober in a parking garage and a guy going too far when both he and a woman are fooling around and both drunk at a party? Sure, the guy at the party is an ******* and should be punished harshly, but I don't think he's as culpable as the parking garage assaulter. Neither do judges when doling out sentences.