From the Beeb
Left to Rape Crisis, any man before entertaining any thoughts of having sex with a woman, must first view himself as a potential sex offender. In order to fulfill legal safety measures and obligations, the man should first make a written application to the woman and if his application is successful, the woman will provide her consent by virtue of a witnessed signature. The application is only valid for one session of insertion after which a continuation application must be made, signed and witnessed. A continuation application is NOT valid for a period of time exceeding 1 hour since previous insertion. A new complete application should be made in such circumstance.
OK then, so far so good. Now then ... what is on the application form ?
The woman keeps the top copy and the applicant keeps the 2nd copy. 3rd copy must be sent to RapeCrisis or some other authorised regulatory body within 24 hours by the applicant.
Simples. Seems fair enough to me.
...The Bradford West MP suggested one of the women had claimed she invited Mr Assange back to her flat, had consensual sex with him and then "woke up to him having sex with her again - something which can happen, you know".
On the issue of whether this would constitute rape or not, Mr Galloway suggested that "not everybody needs to be asked prior to each insertion".
"Some people believe that when you go to bed with somebody, take off your clothes, and have sex with them and then fall asleep, you're already in the sex game with them.
"It might be really bad manners not to have tapped her on the shoulder and said, 'do you mind if I do it again?'
"It might be really sordid and bad sexual etiquette, but whatever else it is, it is not rape or you bankrupt the term rape of all meaning."
Rape Crisis said the MP's understanding of what constituted rape appeared to be "factually incorrect" and that if the woman concerned was asleep when the sexual encounter began, consent could not "reasonably" have been given.
"Having had consensual sex with a woman once does not give a man licence to then have sex with her again at any time and in any way he pleases and assume consent is given," a spokeswoman said.
"By the same token, having had consensual sex with someone once does not mean a woman has forever forfeited her right to withdraw or refuse her consent to further sex with that person.
"Sex without consent is rape. Mr Galloway's description of such sexual violence as 'really bad manners' is offensive and deeply concerning."
On the issue of whether this would constitute rape or not, Mr Galloway suggested that "not everybody needs to be asked prior to each insertion".
"Some people believe that when you go to bed with somebody, take off your clothes, and have sex with them and then fall asleep, you're already in the sex game with them.
"It might be really bad manners not to have tapped her on the shoulder and said, 'do you mind if I do it again?'
"It might be really sordid and bad sexual etiquette, but whatever else it is, it is not rape or you bankrupt the term rape of all meaning."
Rape Crisis said the MP's understanding of what constituted rape appeared to be "factually incorrect" and that if the woman concerned was asleep when the sexual encounter began, consent could not "reasonably" have been given.
"Having had consensual sex with a woman once does not give a man licence to then have sex with her again at any time and in any way he pleases and assume consent is given," a spokeswoman said.
"By the same token, having had consensual sex with someone once does not mean a woman has forever forfeited her right to withdraw or refuse her consent to further sex with that person.
"Sex without consent is rape. Mr Galloway's description of such sexual violence as 'really bad manners' is offensive and deeply concerning."
OK then, so far so good. Now then ... what is on the application form ?
- Passport style photo of the applicant
- Name and address of applicant
- Proof of identity
- Occupation
- Salary
- CRB check
- References
- oh ... and the Application fee of course
The woman keeps the top copy and the applicant keeps the 2nd copy. 3rd copy must be sent to RapeCrisis or some other authorised regulatory body within 24 hours by the applicant.
Simples. Seems fair enough to me.
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