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In response to "Mike Huckabee to Todd Akin: "Horrible rapes created some extraordinary people" -- (link)" by amoxy

I'm probably late to this party - it's probably already been discussed - but

Posted by kelly Aug 20 '12, 18:15

isn't a rape "forcible" by definition? I don't know why Huckabee keeps saying "forcible rape". Aren't they all?

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All i know is that forcible rape is the same terminology him and vp elect ryan used in a bill ( or bill amndment) for healthcare -- nm - Truman Aug 20, 18:57
I read on a legal Twitter feed today that it's more of a legal distinction. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 20, 18:48 1
- but ends up being a moral judgement of the rapee. -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 19:30
I suppose there's an argument that the "really drunk/high" cases aren't. like there might be willing participation at the time, but the person - mafic Aug 20, 18:29
Well, there is Statutory Rape where it's consensual but one of the participants is under age. -- nm - Bacon is Dead Aug 20, 18:17 4
- Or the woman is passed out - where does he rate that? -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 20, 18:21 3
  - technically there is still some force used, I mean she's not helping, but being incopacitated whether by drugs or violence, its just levels of force -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 20, 18:57
  - How is she dressed? -- nm - Bacon is Dead Aug 20, 18:22 1
    - and, really, didn't she deserve it anyway? -- nm - znufrii Aug 20, 19:28

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