shah269 0 #1 August 23, 2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/22/opinion/prewitt-rapist-visitation-rights/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 Raped, pregnant and ordeal not over in the vast majority of states -- 31 -- men who father through rape are able to assert the same custody and visitation rights to their children that other fathers enjoy. When no law prohibits a rapist from exercising these rights, a woman may feel forced to bargain away her legal rights to a criminal trial in exchange for the rapist dropping the bid to have access to her child. this is sick! why is the MOFO just not killed and his body harvested for spare parts which are sold to pay for the childs education? What cold blooded of me?Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #2 August 23, 2012 I really commend this woman for carrying her child to birth. She apparently has a beautiful daughter whom she loves very much. I really wish her success in preventing this rapist from enjoying the fruits of his crime. I wonder why the rapist is not in jail? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #3 August 23, 2012 Since she got pregnant, clearly she was not legitimately raped.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #4 August 23, 2012 QuoteI really commend this woman for carrying her child to birth. She apparently has a beautiful daughter whom she loves very much. I really wish her success in preventing this rapist from enjoying the fruits of his crime. I wonder why the rapist is not in jail? I guess he did his time? I'm telling you why can't rape be a capital crime? If you rape you are killed. If you lie about rape you are killed. It's simple? right?Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #5 August 23, 2012 Quotehttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/22/opinion/prewitt-rapist-visitation-rights/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 Raped, pregnant and ordeal not over in the vast majority of states -- 31 -- men who father through rape are able to assert the same custody and visitation rights to their children that other fathers enjoy. When no law prohibits a rapist from exercising these rights, a woman may feel forced to bargain away her legal rights to a criminal trial in exchange for the rapist dropping the bid to have access to her child. this is sick! why is the MOFO just not killed and his body harvested for spare parts which are sold to pay for the childs education? What cold blooded of me? What we need are the Boondock Saints. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkqmMLi0b0Y Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #6 August 23, 2012 QuoteI'm telling you why can't rape be a capital crime? If you rape you are killed. If you lie about rape you are killed. It's simple? right? Many (most?) cases of rape come down to the old "he said / she said" thing, unfortunately. So I couldn't support capital punishment in that situation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 379 #7 August 23, 2012 QuoteI wonder why the rapist is not in jail?From the article: "It would not be long before I would learn firsthand that in the vast majority of states -- 31 -- men who father through rape are able to assert the same custody and visitation rights to their children that other fathers enjoy. When no law prohibits a rapist from exercising these rights, a woman may feel forced to bargain away her legal rights to a criminal trial in exchange for the rapist dropping the bid to have access to her child. When faced with the choice between a lifetime tethered to her rapist or meaningful legal redress, the answer may be easy, but it is not painless. For the sake of her child, the woman will sacrifice her need to see her once immensely powerful perpetrator humbled by the court. I know it because I lived it." She was forced to drop the charges against the rapist, in exchange for the rapist not pursuing his "parental rights". What kind of a devil's bargain is that to force on rape victims? If she doesn't agree to drop charges, then she will be forced by the courts to have to consult with the rapist (legally, the father) about every decision regarding the child: where to go to school, what activities to engage in, etc. He could use his right to access to force her to allow him to spend time with the child (once he got out of jail). He could use his legal right to access to prevent her from moving away to take a job. It's almost enough to coerce a woman into having an abortion. Don_____________________________________ Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996) “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #8 August 23, 2012 WoW! I guess she could be put in jail for kidnapping if she tried to move and change her name? What a living Hell. I really admire her for persevering and trying to raise her kid under the circumstances. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
