Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Another small victory for common sense
Despite the best efforts of asshole lawyers to persecute the innocent and free the guilty, juries still manage to find and declare truth quite often.
This whole "date rape" concept was built by the delightfully deceased Comrade Betty Fried[m]an and the unfortunately not-yet-deceased Catharine MacKinnon. The concept worked for a few years, but juries in most places have grown weary of the feminist war against civilization. Even if they don't understand the Gramscian dialectical purpose of "date rape" laws, they do know what rape is, and they do know that a situation like this one (though certainly uncomfortable) is not rape. ¶ 5:22 PM
A Spokane jury found a former civilian survival instructor at Fairchild Air Force Base not guilty of rape and assault today.
Michael W. Fassbender, 32, smiled as the jury read the verdict. He left the court without comment.
The jury deliberated about three hours today before finding Fassbender not guilty of three counts of first-degree rape and one count of second-degree assault with sexual motivation. The potential penalty could have been up to life in prison.
After the decision, a smiling Fassbender asked [defense attorney] Phelps if he was free to go and promptly left with friends and family.
“It was consensual,” Phelps said. “She ultimately admitted that she put her hands up in the air and allowed her shirt to be pulled off. Is that consent? All of this conduct was indicative of willing” participation.
“Calling this a rape doesn’t make it a rape,” he said.
This whole "date rape" concept was built by the delightfully deceased Comrade Betty Fried[m]an and the unfortunately not-yet-deceased Catharine MacKinnon. The concept worked for a few years, but juries in most places have grown weary of the feminist war against civilization. Even if they don't understand the Gramscian dialectical purpose of "date rape" laws, they do know what rape is, and they do know that a situation like this one (though certainly uncomfortable) is not rape. ¶ 5:22 PM
