“The state Supreme Court Monday threw out the conviction of a city man found guilty of sexually assaulting a severely handicapped woman.
In a 4-3 decision, the high court ruled that despite evidence the 26-year-old woman cannot speak and has little body movement, there was no evidence she could not communicate her refusal to have sex with the defendant, Richard Fourtin Jr. As a result of the ruling, Fourtin goes free and cannot be tried for the case again.” READ THE FULL ARTICLE - “Supreme Court sets accused rapist free”
UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE!!!
(Source: reddit.com)
Consent is given, not assumed.
Now adding Connecticut to my ever-growing list of states never to move too when I grow up. At this rate, I might as well...
Wow… I can’t even… SERIOUSLY? Not being physically able to say “no” is now an automatic “yes”??? Fuck off with that…
…I have lost faith in humanity entirely
Why am I not surprised? At all, anymore?
I wish I could say that I found it unbelievable too. It’s terrible beyond words, but it doesn’t surprise me.
Connecticut Supreme Court, you make me fucking SICK. I hope the ruling gets appealed.
And even if you DO say no, if you were drunk, you must not have really meant it! I HATE EVERYONE.