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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Cape Malleum Majorem
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Short short version of unpacking that:
1. Mail Order brides are a sample you should not draw from to judge the whole, are famously a scam, and come from a desire to escape abject poverty in an unstable region even in the stereotype.
2. Melanie was rich before but became super-rich with Trump.
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Oct 10th 2018 at 7:14:57 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Because Russia seems like it has a very patriarchal, male-dominated culture? Because domestic violence in Russia is decriminalized
if it doesn't break bones? Because abused women are generally made to pay their abuser's legal fees? Because this was the general Russian reaction to #MeToo?
But you're right, they must just be after those deep American pockets.
Edited by RedSavant on Oct 10th 2018 at 10:23:58 AM
It's been fun.This is a very interesting interview on Melania.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.I thought it was the fact it was an interview not an article.
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Edited by CharlesPhipps on Oct 10th 2018 at 7:35:03 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Yeah, this is why Republican keep winning.
They get away with shit like this.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Since it's likely that this story has been buried under everything else in the past month, here's a story about how children who have been separated from their parents due to the latter's deportation are being permanently adopted without notifying their parents.
Edited by Shaoken on Oct 11th 2018 at 5:25:59 AM
I think it's more about changing how it's applied, on the criminal system side. One of the biggest issues is that Victims are too afraid no one will believe them to ever press charges to begin with.
That needs to be changed. It needs to be a certainty that this will be investigated and prosecuted, together with making sure that there is enough funds for it (there've been stories of rape-kits not being processed and literally piling up)
Though I'd also like a clear 'No Means No' passus in the respective laws, to eliminate any textual ambiguities.
"You can reply to this Message!"One of the issues with prosecuting those cases is that they’re typically “he-said she-said” cases, in which it can be very difficult to prove criminal liability. The standards of proof are too high in criminal courts.
Getting police and hospitals to actually perform rape kits and process them would be a good start. Educating men on what not to do would probably also be helpful.
They should have sent a poet.I remember reading an old Film Critic Hulk blog post that posited an explanation for why rape is such an uncomfortable topic for us. This was from 2013.
WE NEED TO CHANGE HOW WE TALK ABOUT RAPE
It's a long and worthwhile read, but one line sums up the way we handle rape nicely.
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Those cases are usually taken to civil court, which is a totally different thing and where they can be resolved more easily. It’s very rare for a he-said she-said case to result in a criminal conviction, unless there are outside circumstances that influence the judge or jury one way or another (for example, if the defendant has priors for the same crime)
Edited by archonspeaks on Oct 11th 2018 at 5:31:52 AM
They should have sent a poet.
