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Old Apr 08, 2013, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by LovelaceF View Post
Perhaps that is an accurate statement where you live. However, it is inaccurate as applied to many states in the U.S. For example, in the state in which I live, a court can order a rapist to counseling and put no mark on his permanent record if he happens to be married to his accuser.
That is more a reflection of the fact that rape accusations from spouses are harder to vet than are rape accusations from complete strangers (or, to a lesser extent, from acquaintances).