I Wish I Were A Promising Young (Male) Athlete

[rispacooper]

Then I could rape whoever I wanted and get away with it too. It wouldn't even be considered rape.

Yo, yo, my California Bay Area bitches. It's (quite conspicuously) not on the news, so I don't know if you're aware that there's some serious shenanigans going on in Santa Clara right now, involving a passed-out 17 year old and the college baseball team. While the evidence is pretty clear that it was gang-rape, the DA feels that the lack of testimony from anyone on the team makes this case too hard to prosecute, so charges will not be filed.

Now, eyewitnesses, CA's consent laws and the fact that the girl was 17 (which makes it automatically statutory)aside, I guess the DA is afraid the case will still hinge on what these things always hinge on in trial, whether or not an underage girl passed out with vomit on her face in a room full of big, strong athlete types actually consented. And apparently, she is concerned that 12 average citizens won't see it her way. And because, as I said, no one witness will be volunteering anything--Accomplice Liability

The victim wants to press charges.

Story, discussion all from Feministing

There's also a petition, but I don't know what good that will it getting them to press charges. Linked to on Feministing.

I can't believe I got this news online and not...you know...on Channel 3.

Comments

[pir8fancier.livejournal.com]

On front page of the Chron today, but NOT a news story but a column by C. W. Nevius.

Pretty horrific, as the mother of a girl due to turn 17 in one month.

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think the protest by members of NOW got more attention then the original case.

[xelloss-poo.livejournal.com]

Well, if she was drunk, its automatically rape. You can't give consent while intoxicated. So if she was drunk before and "consented", it doesn't matter. Its still rape.

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you'd think since a rape convinction is unlikely (because jurors probably would somehow believe she asked for it, asses) the DA would at least go for the lesser charges, just so the horror of this stays with those guys for the rest of their lives.