tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287270004973617575.post1764230423932909288..comments2023-11-05T06:55:25.069-05:00Comments on Polymorphous Perversity: "Lying" about sexual orientation in a rape trialPolymorphous Perversityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870730963074359816noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287270004973617575.post-81509672034019542012009-02-03T09:21:00.000-05:002009-02-03T09:21:00.000-05:00This is the essence of the ruling, of course. The ...This is the essence of the ruling, of course. The court began with the general rule that her past sexual behavior and any statements she may have made about such behavior or orientation were irrelevant, and then proceeded to consider and reject the various reasons the defendant claimed it -was- relevant.Polymorphous Perversityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870730963074359816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287270004973617575.post-21613196336676625192009-02-02T22:47:00.000-05:002009-02-02T22:47:00.000-05:00so what if she was lying? That's a pretty common w...so what if she was lying? That's a pretty common way a woman will try to deflect a man she's not interested in without rejecting him. It's a clear signal of disinterest that makes it more likely that any later sexual contact was non-consentual.<BR/><BR/>It's like a hearsay exception - the truth of the matter asserted is irrelevant. What matters is that it was said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com