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Raven_GB 63M
854 posts
10/20/2016 10:47 pm

Respect is key to all human relationships, IMHO. An odd case in that an Aussie jury acquitted the man, so one must conclude that the unfortunate woman's death was accidental. There is also a very worrying "rush to judgment" attitude prevalent in society these days - which is never clearer than when "convicting" a famous dead person (Jimmy Saville, for instance) of crimes they were never charged with in life and are not in a position to deny, or to confess to now. To me, the denial of due process is as important a consideration as taking the "victims" seriously. Some allegations involving the living, are seen, in the end, to be unfounded, unsafe or malicious (Cliff (I'm a virgin) Richards, Chad Evans). Respect and common sense get us a very long way.


bdst1 63M
703 posts
10/21/2016 1:58 am

Rayne this was widely reported in the UK press too. They met on Tinder, it was a first date, they drank, they had sex, and things turned bad after that. It's a depressing case but the only legitimate lesson is the one we all know anyway about being careful on first dates. Sometimes people will take risks because they think it's worth it and sometimes they will end up with bad things happening with bad people as a result. Not that I am calling this guy bad, he was acquitted, even of manslaughter, and the evidence is crazy if you read the detail, so who knows.

The "saying no is OK" is a valid point of course but just not relevant in this case.

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Sucker4Ever 112M
6750 posts
10/21/2016 8:06 am

It's the, "lots more involved" that makes me reluctant to boldly comment.
However, it does seem to me that he might be guilty of something. Based on the little I know, I would not go as far as involuntary manslaughter. But reckless endangerment could apply.

Your point on victim blaming is a good one.


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