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Originally posted by getreadyalready
The problem is with the term "attempted." You can't attempt to do something that is impossible to complete.
Originally posted by Gauss
That's rather offensive to us Swedes, dude. Try not to offend an entire population with moronic comments in your future posts, yes?
Originally posted by Skyfloating
Demonizing a whole country for the decisions of one judge
Originally posted by Nightchild
How do you know what the rapist actually attempted? What if he intended to sodomise her before he discovered her biological Sex? Female rape victims now and then gets sodomised, too
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
That really has nothing to do with the thread, but since you brought it up, I will correct you.¹
Assange didn't rape or attempt to rape anyone. He had consensual sex with a woman, then, waking up in bed with her the next morning tried to initial further sex. NOT FORCE IT, initiate it. ²
Originally posted by getreadyalready
The problem is with the term "attempted." You can't attempt to do something that is impossible to complete. The article gives the example of attempting to murder a dead person.
Originally posted by Gauss
isn't the place for insults and aggressive behavior like what I've seen in your posts so far.
Originally posted by Ilovecatbinlady
WTF Rape is rape! The intention is to rape. The fact that the pervert mistook a man as a woman is neither here nor there.
nder section 1(1) SOA 2003 a defendant, A, is guilty of rape if:
_ A intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of B (the complainant) with his penis;
_ B does not consent to the penetration; and,
_ A does not reasonably believe that B consents.
The new offence of rape in section 1(1) SOA 2003 includes oral and anal penetration with a penis. This is a change from the previous law which was only concerned with vaginal penetration and used other offences to criminalise these forms of sexual violence (such as indecent assault). The person who commits the offence of rape must be a man (as the penetration has to be with a penis). However, both women and men may experience rape. If the penetration is with something other than a penis then the offence is assault by penetration.
In the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976, the expression "a rape offence" included:[18]
attempted rape aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring attempted rape