Italy Rape

Rape, Italy, Violence:

Also at Cassandra's place, the Cotillion is having its regular festival. It includes several interesting pieces, including one I had meant to look up anyway. Another complaint of Sovay's when I saw her this weekend was an Italian rape case of which I'd not heard. The details were so odd that I wondered if there was some aspect that wasn't clear; but no, it seems to be that there's just no excuse for it.

Italy's highest court ruled Friday that a man who raped the 14-year-old daughter of his girlfriend can seek to have his sentenced reduced because the girl was sexually active, news reports said.

The girl was thirteen at the time. Why the forcible rape of a minor is not a capital crime is lost on me; apparently community standards are different in Italy.

Cotillion blogger Zendo Deb offers some advice to women on how to avoid similar problems, but her advice will only serve for those of you who are of age. Cotillion blogger Little Miss Attila has actually suffered a similar experience at a similar age, and has some other thoughts as well.

Zendo Deb also has a post on the civil rights movement, including an important group that has been all but forgotten.