Lying to Attain Sex Leads to Rape Conviction
Usually, consensual sex that leads to a rape conviction has something to do with the legal age of consent and one of the consenting sexual partners being below it. Maybe the victim even lied about their age and the law showed no mercy for the hapless perpetrator. But, this is a novel case where two, consenting adults met and then had sex. Everything was legal until sometime later when the woman found out something about her sexual partner.
Rape by deception! What a concept. Imagine such a thing! A man at the bar might be guilty of rape if by telling an inebriated woman that he works for the CIA or that he saved orphans from a tremendous fire convinced her to have sex with him. If she later found out that it was all untrue, she could have him charged with rape!
Or, if a woman claims to be younger than she is to seduce a man at the gym! Later, he finds out that not only is she older than she claimed, but she has 2 kids and a husband! Why, she raped him! With deception!
Even if you claimed you could please someone like no other lover has done before and you fall a little short, your disappointed lover may feel betrayed and level a rape charge against you.
Of course, this is all ridiculous. We know why the rape conviction came down in this case. Good, old fashioned tribalism.
So, folks, if you ever are in Israel and you bump uglies with anyone, make sure you do not tell any untruths before or during coitus.
Oy vey!
Via http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/21/arab-guilty-rape-consen...
Sabbar Kashur, 30, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday after the court ruled that he was guilty of rape by deception. According to the complaint filed by the woman with the Jerusalem district court, the two met in downtown Jerusalem in September 2008 where Kashur, an Arab from East Jerusalem, introduced himself as a Jewish bachelor seeking a serious relationship. The two then had consensual sex in a nearby building before Kashur left.
When she later found out that he was not Jewish but an Arab, she filed a criminal complaint for rape and indecent assault.
Although Kashur was initially charged with rape and indecent assault, this was changed to a charge of rape by deception as part of a plea bargain arrangement.
Rape by deception! What a concept. Imagine such a thing! A man at the bar might be guilty of rape if by telling an inebriated woman that he works for the CIA or that he saved orphans from a tremendous fire convinced her to have sex with him. If she later found out that it was all untrue, she could have him charged with rape!
Or, if a woman claims to be younger than she is to seduce a man at the gym! Later, he finds out that not only is she older than she claimed, but she has 2 kids and a husband! Why, she raped him! With deception!
Even if you claimed you could please someone like no other lover has done before and you fall a little short, your disappointed lover may feel betrayed and level a rape charge against you.
Of course, this is all ridiculous. We know why the rape conviction came down in this case. Good, old fashioned tribalism.
Handing down the verdict, Tzvi Segal, one of three judges on the case, acknowledged that sex had been consensual but said that although not "a classical rape by force," the woman would not have consented if she had not believed Kashur was Jewish.
So, folks, if you ever are in Israel and you bump uglies with anyone, make sure you do not tell any untruths before or during coitus.
Oy vey!
Via http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/21/arab-guilty-rape-consen...
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Comment by Jānis Ķimsis on July 21, 2010 at 7:03am -
There goes my faith in humanity.
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Comment by Apple on July 21, 2010 at 9:16am -
Wow. This has to be the news of the day. This law is so flimsy it's unreal. Any woman could claim to have been "raped" after a fight with her boyfriend if this is the standard.
I also find it hilarious that she plays up how important for him to be Jewish, when I don't think the religion really approves of her meeting some man and having sex with him that very night out of marriage. So apparently to be able to have sex with her one has to not only be Jewish but also cherry pick the same rules about what to follow and what not to follow. Interesting.
Personally I think these two are both idiots, but on a larger scale it's sad to see how tribalism could keep apart two people who really could be compatible mates. It's hard enough to find a good partner. Language, distance, culture divide us already. Religion is just another unnecessary factor that separates people.
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Comment by Reggie on July 21, 2010 at 1:04pm -
One wonders if it's because the guy was an Arab?
Of course not! It was because he was not Jewish! Which is a polite way of saying "because he was an Arab".
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Comment by Reggie on July 21, 2010 at 10:13pm
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@Kate - That is an interesting scenario. I guess that goes to show there should be no absolutes. But, that seems to be the exception to the rule.
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