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Written by FullMetal Alchemist - View Profile
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Friday, 05 January 2007 |
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Check out this article on FoxNews.com. (Link is at the bottom of this blog)
If you're too busy to read it, I'll sum up for you: In Connecticut: Dirty old man (48) somehow verbally convinces dumbass 20-some year old to do a striptease to pass a driving test.
#1: OK. Yes, it's wrong. Yes, the guy should have the book thrown at him. I think they should also dig into his life to see if "Next time" it could be worse, (rape) and psychologically evaluate him to see if he needs to be classified as a sexual predator.
#2: The article says: "the woman reluctantly took off some of her clothing, but refused to take off all of it" So, she 'sorta' felt it was wrong, but 'kinda' went along with it. the article also says: "She had failed the driving test several times previously"
Now ladies, back me up on this: how do you "Reluctantly" take off your clothes? you either do, or you don't. ESPECIALLY in this situation. He's offering a service, for a service. that's the bottom line. She took part in it, and got her end of the bargain for his; She got the license that had been eluding her "several times previously" So if you look at it in black and white, He gave her the terms, (And unless she's a complete dumbass, understands that this is not common DMV Practice) she understood what would happen and did it anyway: If you strip, you get a license. I'm sure he didn't hold her at gunpoint, or point his red pen at her menacingly. I'm POSITIVE he used a soothing tone, was trying to be her buddy to slime his way into seeing a little skin.
Lo and behold, she did it and got a license. Afterwards it sounds like she either was embarrassed, or someone noticed she had no business having a license or whatever, either way she had "buyer's remorse" and decided to involve the police. AGAIN: YES it's wrong, YES he should be charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, BUT, by agreeing to do it, EVEN A LITTLE BIT is she not guilty as well? Don't get me wrong I'm not saying she's JUST AS guilty as he is, but to an extremely lesser degree; she has a license that was obtained illegally. I'm not saying she should be charged with anything unless she feels she is entitled to keep it. THEN she should be charged.
If she was a bastion of the community or had strong moral convictions, wouldn't she:
A. Refuse to do it, get out of the car and immediately report the bastard?
B. If she wasn't as extreme; Say "No" and request a different tester?
C. Say "no thanks" but take the test with the guy anyway and most likely fail again?
Don't go Femi-nazi on me and say that I'm sexist or that I belittle her. She had at least a little time to think about it and rationalized it as: "hey, I'll get my license" Which she indeed got! She stripped, AT LEAST took her picture (in which I'm sure she's smiling and doesn't look distraught at all) and either waited for them to process it and walked out, or counted on them mailing it to her when it was processed. (which could be why she had buyer's remorse; He got to see her right away, and she has to wait for her license? NO SIR! that's just not right!)
I'm curious to see who thinks I'm completely off on this one. Is she not a dumbass who was eager to get her license? The article doesn't say if she got her license then and there or had to wait for it in the mail. If she had to wait for it, then the question becomes; When did she report it? While she was waiting? or after she got it? If she got it then and there, she had to wait for the picture AND for them to process it which anyone will tell you is NOT a quick thing at the DMV. PLENTY of time for her moral alerts to go off. The article clearly states that she did get her license.
Let me know what you think!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241459,00.html | |
OK but. . .
Written by FullMetal Alchemist on 2007-01-12 10:03:56
You're right, weather she consented or not is at this point irrelevant when it comes to his position. the guy deserves a dirt-nap in my opinion.
I also agree with your position on the tyranny of men (just look at the situation in China, all the little girls that were aborted and never born because boys are preferred?) and not knowing alot about how she is otherwise in her life is also a factor, but isn't that also part of the problem with America? the lack of strong women? Brittney, and Paris are role models? Miss America is an alcoholic and is considering posing nude in playboy? are you kidding me? That's why I have such a problem with that word "Reluctantly" if she had self respect, if she understood the giant step backward she was taking as a woman, nay, as a HUMAN BEING giving him even a LITTLE power over her, would she have done it at all? it's like they tried to give her credit; "well she ALMOST didn't do it" well I say she did it. I don't care if it was reluctantly or not, she did it, and that's it.
If I have a daughter, I'll be damn sure that she's raised to know among other things, that if ANYONE tries to pull that crap on her, they will regret it. no reluctance here, if he's lucky, he'll be on the business end of a tazer to the face or a scratch out of his eyes at least. | One distinction
Written by Is everybody in? on 2007-01-11 08:46:54
I agree with everything you say about her culpability because this is 2007 in America and it seems like a no-brainer. However, the big distinction here is that he was in a position of authority and he took advantage of that. With that distinction in mind, her consent has no bearing whatsoever. I'm hardly a femi-nazi, but I think it would be dangerous to become complacent about this kind of thing when there are still women in the world who aren't allowed to drive or show their faces in public because of the tyranny of men. Hey, that sounded pretty Lilith Fair, didn't it? |
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