Comments on: Players Beware! http://raycolon.com/blog/2010/07/24/players-beware/ Blogging: it's just like howling at the moon, only quieter. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:20:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray Colon http://raycolon.com/blog/2010/07/24/players-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-60619 Ray Colon Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:48:49 +0000 http://raycolon.com/blog/?p=2527#comment-60619 Hi Tristan, Yes, it would be great to implement SurprisedMom's suggestion, if only once. The articles that I have read on this case also pointed out that the man has already spent two years under house arrest while awaiting this trial. It's truly unbelievable! What I haven't learned is if she will move forward to civil court, now that the criminal allegation has been adjudicated. This could become a more farcical story than it already is. Frivolous lawsuits wouldn't bother me as much as they do except that those who bring them sometimes win. Court time wasted to have them dismissed is a problem, but as long as there's a chance of success, those types of suits will just keep on coming. Oy! Ray Hi Tristan,

Yes, it would be great to implement SurprisedMom’s suggestion, if only once. The articles that I have read on this case also pointed out that the man has already spent two years under house arrest while awaiting this trial. It’s truly unbelievable! What I haven’t learned is if she will move forward to civil court, now that the criminal allegation has been adjudicated. This could become a more farcical story than it already is.

Frivolous lawsuits wouldn’t bother me as much as they do except that those who bring them sometimes win. Court time wasted to have them dismissed is a problem, but as long as there’s a chance of success, those types of suits will just keep on coming. Oy! Ray

]]> By: Tristan http://raycolon.com/blog/2010/07/24/players-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-60612 Tristan Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:19:13 +0000 http://raycolon.com/blog/?p=2527#comment-60612 I like SurprisedMom's suggestion of charging the woman with being irresponsible and stupid. Because she is both. The woman in the story, not SurprisedMom! It's unfortunate that people get away with this type of behavior. It happens here in America too. Lawsuit happy people who sue the person they were trying to rob because the thief fell and broke his leg. Or was that just an Al Yankovic song? I did read a story about a woman whose husband was abusive. She wanted to do something about it but what could she do when he was a cop with cop friends who sided with him? I think he ended up killing her. Nice. I like SurprisedMom’s suggestion of charging the woman with being irresponsible and stupid. Because she is both. The woman in the story, not SurprisedMom! It’s unfortunate that people get away with this type of behavior. It happens here in America too. Lawsuit happy people who sue the person they were trying to rob because the thief fell and broke his leg. Or was that just an Al Yankovic song? I did read a story about a woman whose husband was abusive. She wanted to do something about it but what could she do when he was a cop with cop friends who sided with him? I think he ended up killing her. Nice.

]]> By: Ray Colon http://raycolon.com/blog/2010/07/24/players-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-60569 Ray Colon Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:44:35 +0000 http://raycolon.com/blog/?p=2527#comment-60569 Hi SurprisedMom, While It's common for me to be perplexed by the outcome of some trials, this one was a real logic buster, for many of the reasons that you've listed. With the reported increases in cases of real date rape, this verdict diminishes the accusations of actual victims. Many young men do not take the crime of date rape seriously already, and this decision does not help raise awareness at all. The woman in the video was advocating her view and promoting her agenda, so I don't fault her for that, but there was something about the unwavering certitude with which she stated her case that sent a shiver up my spine. She seemed to recognize no gray area, no mitigating circumstances, and no personal responsibility on the part of the "victim". Most of all, she exhibited a total lack of common sense and a dizzying naivete of the ways of the world. Making "stupid" a chargeable offense doesn't seem like much of a stretch anymore, in light of the outcome of this case. Ray Hi SurprisedMom, While It’s common for me to be perplexed by the outcome of some trials, this one was a real logic buster, for many of the reasons that you’ve listed. With the reported increases in cases of real date rape, this verdict diminishes the accusations of actual victims. Many young men do not take the crime of date rape seriously already, and this decision does not help raise awareness at all.

The woman in the video was advocating her view and promoting her agenda, so I don’t fault her for that, but there was something about the unwavering certitude with which she stated her case that sent a shiver up my spine. She seemed to recognize no gray area, no mitigating circumstances, and no personal responsibility on the part of the “victim”. Most of all, she exhibited a total lack of common sense and a dizzying naivete of the ways of the world.

Making “stupid” a chargeable offense doesn’t seem like much of a stretch anymore, in light of the outcome of this case. Ray

]]> By: SurprisedMom http://raycolon.com/blog/2010/07/24/players-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-60553 SurprisedMom Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:26:27 +0000 http://raycolon.com/blog/?p=2527#comment-60553 So, according to the verdict, lying is a crime. Not only that, lying about your marital status and then taking a willing woman to bed, is rape. No it's not. The verdict is way off base. It also takes away from the real victims of rape. Yes, the woman was very angry she was lied to. I get that. But, who told her she had to go to bed with this man in the first place? Did she know him? Did she even try to get to know him before bedding him? It doesn't appear so. For this complaint to have been tried is a travesty of justice. It angers me. Now I wish they would try and convict the woman for being stupid and irresponsible. I mean if lying is a crime, so then stupidity must follow. What do I think of this verdict and all it's consequences? I think it's appalling. So, according to the verdict, lying is a crime. Not only that, lying about your marital status and then taking a willing woman to bed, is rape. No it’s not. The verdict is way off base. It also takes away from the real victims of rape. Yes, the woman was very angry she was lied to. I get that. But, who told her she had to go to bed with this man in the first place? Did she know him? Did she even try to get to know him before bedding him? It doesn’t appear so. For this complaint to have been tried is a travesty of justice. It angers me. Now I wish they would try and convict the woman for being stupid and irresponsible. I mean if lying is a crime, so then stupidity must follow.

What do I think of this verdict and all it’s consequences? I think it’s appalling.

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