tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post2010576735267574256..comments2024-02-02T10:29:34.789+00:00Comments on A Conservative's blog: When is a rape not a serious rape?Benedict Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-76478767152389806322011-05-21T01:15:30.019+01:002011-05-21T01:15:30.019+01:00Some interesting comments.
Since the 2003 sexual ...Some interesting comments.<br /><br />Since the 2003 sexual offences act the first case is no longer classed as rape but as sex with a minor/child, though if the girl was just under 13 it would be rape. These seldom come to the attention of the police though as neither party feels a victim.<br /><br />In all other cases they are all rape and are all serious, the differences are in mitigating or aggravating factors which goes to sentencing. The thing is though that most people would understand the differences in mitigation and aggravation as differences in "seriousness". <br /><br />It seldom matters to the victim though. For them rape is rape. They may accept that in some cases one rape deserves a higher sentence than their own case, but the pain is nevertheless as deeply felt.<br /><br />I have no great issue with sentence discounts, although a broad brush approach is nuts. What I do have a bit of an issue with though is this: <br /><br />For a rape of a person over the age of sixteen, with no mitigating or aggravating factors, the sentence (as laid down by the sentencing council not Parliament) is between 4 and 8 years with the starting point being 5 years. Given the nature of the crime and the compelling evidence that must be provided I find this a bit lenient. <br /><br />Potentially the sentence is life with a whole life tariff, which would obviously be reserved for those offences with the gravest aggravating factors, that does seem to me to allow a large amount of room for higher sentences particularly when you consider armed robbery gets more.Benedict Whitehttp://aconservatives.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-16430103335065892982011-05-19T08:35:36.765+01:002011-05-19T08:35:36.765+01:00Most agree that the above scenarios are different....Most agree that the above scenarios are different. What the public do NOT agree with is the govts policies of letting off violent offenders with minimal/no sentence.<br /><br />Ken Clarke in particular is a disgrace. His views on rehabilitation of offenders are outdated and incorrect. Tough sentences lower crime. Period.<br /><br />Cameron needs to sack Clarke if this govt wants any chance of staying in power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-43974601620274987582011-05-19T08:31:42.611+01:002011-05-19T08:31:42.611+01:00Dear All,
It is our intention to release all viole...Dear All,<br />It is our intention to release all violent offenders and sod the innocent public.<br />If you agree, please vote conservative.<br />Yours, Crispin &Ken<br /> <br />(Torys – Soft on crime, soft on the causes of crime)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-76450181442614699872011-05-19T01:31:44.305+01:002011-05-19T01:31:44.305+01:001. A boy of just over 16 has sex with his just und...1. A boy of just over 16 has sex with his just under 16 year old girlfriend, and they both want to do it so there is no complaint of rape.<br /><br />This would be "statutory rape" in the USA, would be "sex with a minor" in the England & Wales, and very unlikely to be prosecuted.<br /><br />Examples 2 & 3 would also be "sex with a minor" rather than rape, but both would probably lead to prosecution with no 3 getting a much more severe sentence than no 2.Alwyn ap Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-37134538025394733032011-05-19T01:25:48.556+01:002011-05-19T01:25:48.556+01:00Otherwise known as statutory rape...Otherwise known as statutory rape...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-88641908560688981742011-05-19T01:22:22.016+01:002011-05-19T01:22:22.016+01:00Two teenagers having consensual, under-age sex is ...Two teenagers having consensual, under-age sex is not rape. In the unlikely event of prosecution, the crime is 'sex with a child'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com