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Originally posted by James
That strikes me as a little bit like uhm . .. getting back at all men that cheat, and making an example for them. A little female wishfulfillment 
Just because a man is a huge pig doesn't make him a rapist. And if we have the potential to put someone in jail for twenty years it should be for more than a difference of opinions or perspectives lol.
But as for the rest I think you are right, juries are persuaded by the oddest things.
If I were a juror I would just want to know what happened. In the absence of injury, weapons, and struggle . . . where basically its just her saying she said no, I am looking for some type of corroboration through a wtiness because its just an awful long time to put someone away when its simply her word against his.
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No it just makes me think if he'd cheat on his wife maybe (and this is just a result of the sports culture in this country) that as an athlete he felt entitled to it even if she said no. And you're statements are common for those trying to judge if something happened in rape accusations. I spent the last year doing outreach on rape prevention and here are some facts that folks may be unaware of:
1) Most rape cases will NOT have a eyewitness, signs of physical violence or any weapons involved. Why? Because over eighty percent of rapes are committed by someone the indvidual knows and initially felt comfortable around. Most women(and men cause men can be raped as well) are so stunned by what is happening that the thought of fighting back never comes to mind. Besides if you fight back you may be SERIOUSLY injured as opposed to "just" (cause it's still a big deal) violated.
2) Only two percent of rape cases brought to trial are false accusations, which is in line with false reports of any other crime.
3) Most accused rapists are not scary men. They are generally nice guys with nice backgrounds who for some reason or other didn't get the message ON THAT night.
and 4) While every state has different laws on what is considered rape failure to give consent or saying NO at any point in time during the act usually makes it his responsibilty to back off. I can't say that's always fair especially considering how far some folks may push it but it's better to back off and go home annoyed than to be arrested at some later point.