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Hugh_Lebowski

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3. I'd bet money that it occasionally happens as a result of sexual desire

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 13, 2021, 04:35 PM

Aug 2021

Personally I find this (oft-repeated to the point of being presented as axiomatic) hypothesis that it's ALWAYS about power ... to be not really that well proven.

Not that you said that, but some people insist it is always true.

It is OFTEN about power and control, but I'm quite sure it's not ALWAYS true, as some people claim.

And I'm not sure where the desire to say it's always about that ... stems from. As if it's not JUST AS EVIL if you're driven by sexual desire?

The law, OTOH, should CERTAINLY NOT be written as such, because it's just as awful no matter the motivation.

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Is this 'motivated by sexual desire' bit actually part of the law in play? Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #1

Rape is not about sexual desires as much as it is about power and control and violence Bev54 Aug 2021 #2

I'd bet money that it occasionally happens as a result of sexual desire Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #3

I was listening to one of my podcasts today Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 #4