Everything You Need To Know About The Steubenville Rape Trial
The boys’ lawyers plan to argue that silence is consent.
The boys’ lawyers plan to argue that silence is consent.
The boys’ lawyers plan to argue that silence is consent.
THE BOY’S LAWYERS PLAN TO ARGUE THAT SILENCE IS CONSENT
Great. So all you have to do to get “consent” is drug someone into silence like these men did. This may be the most disgusting defense I have ever heard.
Seriously, that’s their defense. She couldn’t say “no,” on account of SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS, so since she didn’t technically NOT consent she consented by default. They’re saying that everyone’s natural state is consenting to sex with anyone who wants it.