Every now and then I read infuriating news. In fact, I subject myself to masochistic things like watching Fox News every now and again to not loose track of "the other side."
But this...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/17/italy.abuse.reut/index.html ROME, Italy (Reuters) -- Sexually abusing a teenager is less serious a crime if the girl is not a virgin, Italy's higher court said on Friday in a controversial ruling that immediately drew a barrage of criticism.
...
The supreme court is no stranger to controversial judgments.
In recent years it has ruled that "an isolated and impulsive" pat on a woman's buttocks at work did not constitute sexual harassment, and returned a verdict that a woman could not have been raped because she was wearing skin-tight jeans.
Oh, I see. Her hymen was torn-- she was ASKING for it. Heh.
So... if you rape a virgin, it's more serious than raping a nonvirgin. Oh, and if you rape someone who's slept with 10 people, it's less serious than raping someone who's slept with 3, right? At what point does it become not serious at all?
The man, who has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail, lodged an appeal arguing that the fact that his stepdaughter had had sex with men before should have been taken into consideration during his trial as a mitigating factor.
The supreme court agreed, saying that because of her previous sexual experiences, the victim's "personality, from a sexual point of view, is much more developed than what would be normally expected of a girl of her age".
And she's your stepdaughter for fuck's sake. I doubt her personality, from a sexual point of view, is developed AT ALL when it comes to family members.
Btw, killing old people isn't as serious as killing young people. Old people couldn't have protested against being killed because they actually long for death. Really, it was euthanasia. The murder did them a favor. Won't someone please give the man a medal?
Note to self: don't move to Italy. Maybe I should just stick to their guns?
Shot with a Beretta (Italian-made assault* rifle). There are pictures of me actually doing the shooting if anyone wants proof, heh. :P
*defined as assault by organizations such as NATO and the UN-- perhaps you've heard of them? In NJ though, it apparently doesn't count though. Go figure.
Argh, I'm too aggravated to come up with much more than super-sarcastic cynical remarks. Excuse me, I'll be off raping talking with the town slut now.