I’d be surprised if it wasn’t reviewed. I don’t know what’s scarier. If they reviewed it and approved it, or if they didn’t even bother to look it over.

Apologia by his father? Yes. But not by me, sorry. I believe he should have had a much longer sentence.

I haven’t played devil’s advocate, whether or not I smell as though I have.

Bingo. Thanks so much. :)

Nah. I’m getting far too many supportive comments from people who bothered to understand what I was saying. Even some thanks. I’ll take the abuse gladly so long as that’s the case. Have a good day.

Thanks for the reply and the well wishes, and yes, I think it’s tone and probably a slightly different frame of reference, and some semantic issues as well. Maybe even the occasional actual disagreement. :)

You see things precisely as I see them, so I’m inclined to say you see them correctly. ;)

Precisely. Thank you for “butting in”. :)

I posted this response elsewhere but may as well paste it here as well:

Not the crime. The aftermath. It’s very common for people who spend time in jail to acquire PTSD. This is not to say we should care, necessarily, and depending on one’s point of view, as the point of jail is that it’s supposed to deter criminality by virtue of being awful. My point is simply that while there are a…

This is such a kind comment. Thank you so much. I’ve really been kicked around today by people on this site.

I don’t know about that. Violent rape? Sure. But rape via coercion? I think a lot of what we teach boys reinforces the idea that once a “yes” has been obtained it’s “not rape”, even if that “yes” has been obtained via pressure, alcohol, etcetera.

I’m not familiar with this statistic, so I’d love it if you could provide a source? I certainly expect that there’s a high correlation between those diagnosed with Antisocial Personality and incidences of rape because... well, obviously. But I’d be interested to know if this is consistent across other Cluster B…

Not that it’s any of your business, but I’m a survivor who has experienced PTSD. Anyway...

Stating that it’s likely someone has PTSD if they’ve stopped eating after going through a trial for having committed rape is a statement of fact. I have neither asserted that he is the victim, nor said anything even approximating your assertion that I’m claiming his trauma is worse than hers. I don’t feel I’ve…

Not assholes. Two dimensional, stereotypical assholes. Rapists are assholes in three dimensions.

Cool, I guess. I’m just saying, you were prepared to dish out the insults, so if you want to back them up with actual arguments I’ll listen. I think it’s highly unlikely you’ve understood my position if you genuinely feel as you seem to, and that it’s not impossible we’d reach some understanding, but up to you. Have a…

Yeah, your compassion is overwhelming. Thanks.

Again, Kinja won’t direct me to the post you’re referring to. If I’m reading you correctly, you’re saying I am posting from two accounts? So you think, because I made an argument that we shouldn’t have a two dimensional conception of rapists as I believe this reinforces rape culture, that I’m a rapist who uses sock…

Kinja isn’t letting me know what comment you’re referring to, but I’d be surprised if anything I have said to anyone in this thread conveyed anything approximating animus. Thanks for calling me a rapist though. That’s uh... real classy!