Summary
In 1999, the Italian Supreme Court threw out a case in which an 18-year-old woman had charged her 45-year-old driving instructor with rape.
At the time of the alleged assault, the woman was wearing jeans. That being the case, the court reasoned, the rape could not possibly have taken place. One judge explained the court's convoluted rationale this way:See the full content of this document
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Losing Rape's Stigma
"It is common knowledge that jeans cannot even be partly removed without effective help of the person wearing them ... and it is impossible if the victim is struggling with all her might."
The stupidity of t...See the full content of this document
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