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Forum: Rape and Abuse June 21st 2011, 09:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,037
Posted By dr2005
Re: 12 year olds Statutory Rape Conviction overturned by Ohio Supreme Court

It does sound like the definition of "statutory rape" was stretched beyond breaking point to be honest - given that both parties were minors and the matter should have fallen within so-called "Romeo...
Forum: Rape and Abuse May 19th 2011, 05:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,687
Posted By dr2005
Re: Head of International Monetary Fund Arrested For Attempted Rape

To clarify an earlier comment I made, I have since discovered that France does not in fact have an extradition treaty with the USA and would therefore not be obliged to send him back to the USA for...
Forum: Rape and Abuse May 17th 2011, 04:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,687
Posted By dr2005
Re: Head of International Monetary Fund Arrested For Attempted Rape

The jurisdiction of a court over an offence is determined by where the offence took place, not the nationality of the claimed offender. In this instance, as the offence took place in the Manhattan...
Forum: Games and Things April 27th 2011, 09:04 PM
Replies: 10,502
Views: 558,636
Posted By dr2005
Re: Say something you wish you could say to their face.

Looks like we are definitely heading our separate ways then. No real surprise seeing as we haven't spoken in over 6 months, but I suppose there is a certain finality to it now. Can't help thinking...
Forum: Games and Things April 22nd 2011, 11:23 PM
Replies: 10,502
Views: 558,636
Posted By dr2005
Re: Say something you wish you could say to their face.

Can't believe it's been over 3 years now...still breaks my heart a little remembering that day. I'm so sorry I wasn't able to help you more. I wish I'd found the right thing to say when it mattered...
Forum: Rape and Abuse April 19th 2011, 07:11 PM
Replies: 58
Triggering (Abuse): Is this rape?
Views: 10,435
Posted By dr2005
Re: Is this rape?

This I agree with - it's almost at the stage now where it's better (if such a word can be used) to be wrongly accused of murder and found innocent than to be wrongly accused of rape or sexual assault...
Forum: Rape and Abuse April 17th 2011, 11:08 PM
Replies: 58
Triggering (Abuse): Is this rape?
Views: 10,435
Posted By dr2005
Re: Is this rape?

Very much so - it's just the claim that such a thing as "concrete evidence" exists in the first place I'm not so sure about. There may well be concrete evidence that a certain event took place, or...
Forum: Rape and Abuse April 17th 2011, 10:03 PM
Replies: 58
Triggering (Abuse): Is this rape?
Views: 10,435
Posted By dr2005
Re: Is this rape?

With all due respect, that isn't what I was getting at - the problems in the court system when it comes to rape and sexual assaults isn't so much the evidential problem as historical problems with...
Forum: Rape and Abuse April 17th 2011, 12:52 PM
Replies: 58
Triggering (Abuse): Is this rape?
Views: 10,435
Posted By dr2005
Re: Is this rape?

Were we discussing the family court system I could perhaps agree with you. On the subject of rape and serious sexual assaults, however, the statistics and case reports would suggest quite the...
Forum: Rape and Abuse April 10th 2011, 09:31 PM
Replies: 58
Triggering (Abuse): Is this rape?
Views: 10,435
Posted By dr2005
Re: Is this rape?

Yeah, I figured that was what you meant - it's just one of those where people could get the wrong end of the stick with predictably bad results. That and I'm pedantic which you know anyway. :p
Forum: Rape and Abuse April 10th 2011, 09:04 PM
Replies: 58
Triggering (Abuse): Is this rape?
Views: 10,435
Posted By dr2005
Re: Is this rape?

I was in agreement with you until this point, because without further clarification that could be quite a dangerous statement. "Taking advantage" covers all manner of situations, ranging from someone...
Forum: Relationships and Dating April 4th 2011, 10:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,617
Posted By dr2005
Re: Online Dating ?

To my mind it's no worse than traditonal matchmaking services or events such as speed dating (or slow dating as some are called nowadays which is a touch misleading but hey), and provided you take...
Forum: Rape and Abuse April 4th 2011, 06:10 PM
Replies: 58
Triggering (Abuse): Is this rape?
Views: 10,435
Posted By dr2005
Re: Is this rape?

I can see what you're getting at, but I would say that the first would only actually qualify as not being a mens rea for rape if it was "I'm going to have sex with her if she wants it as well". As it...
Forum: Games and Things April 1st 2011, 09:48 PM
Replies: 10,502
Views: 558,636
Posted By dr2005
Re: Say something you wish you could say to their face.

Sometimes I really do wish I'd never met you, that we'd never gotten together - and that makes me feel absolutely horrible because you're a good person and we made some great memories. But it still...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy April 1st 2011, 04:09 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 6,164
Posted By dr2005
Re: Science, religion...thoughts

With all due respect, I believe you are confusing what you think is in the Bible with what is actually in there. Creationism is not required by the Bible, it is merely an incredibly strict...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy March 29th 2011, 06:22 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 6,164
Posted By dr2005
Re: Science, religion...thoughts

To be fair, you could point to the prevalence of conspiracy theories regarding certain high-profile events in world history (Moon landings, JFK assassination, 9/11 and so on) as providing some...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy March 25th 2011, 07:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,307
Posted By dr2005
Re: Athiesm and Religion are exactly the same.

This is perhaps the only part of your post I find properly contentious. Hate is quite distinct from religion and exists in demonstrable form quite happily without it - it is after all part of human...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy March 25th 2011, 07:22 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 6,164
Posted By dr2005
Re: Science, religion...thoughts

If you seek to point out the flaws of "god of the gaps" (which I agree is not a convincing argument), please refer to "god of the gaps" in the first place. I'm a fervent advocate of calling a spade a...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy March 23rd 2011, 10:33 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 6,164
Posted By dr2005
Re: Science, religion...thoughts

It's a good question. The analogy I tend to use to answer it is it's like a group of people trying to discover the perfect house - they all have the same basic notion of what a house is and what is...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy March 23rd 2011, 05:54 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 6,164
Posted By dr2005
Re: Science, religion...thoughts

I count at least four statements in there which are incorrect - that religion doesn't present any argument (see philosophy of religion to illustrate how bogus that is), that religion doesn't provide...
Forum: Relationships and Dating March 10th 2011, 05:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,559
Posted By dr2005
Re: What are you thoughts on dating services?

To my mind they're no different from people putting adverts in "lonely hearts" columns, or getting to know people online in general. There can obviously be risks in arranging dates etc. via an online...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy March 9th 2011, 08:17 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 9,033
Posted By dr2005
Re: @Atheists: Do you hate religion?

Much obliged. :) I also have a name which you're welcome to use but I'll let you off that one. :p



In a statement which may seem ironic given my position on the religion spectrum, I feel you...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy March 8th 2011, 05:12 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 9,033
Posted By dr2005
Re: @Atheists: Do you hate religion?

If I had a pound for every time someone has rolled out that claim, I would be laughing all the way to the bank now. Regardless of the interpretation you apply to history, that simply is not true. The...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy March 1st 2011, 09:22 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 9,033
Posted By dr2005
Re: @Atheists: Do you hate religion?

I acknowledge this in the spirit it is made, and will agree to leave it there. As a closing statement, if you do wish to discuss anything further feel free to contact me via the usual channels....
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy February 28th 2011, 09:49 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 9,033
Posted By dr2005
Re: @Atheists: Do you hate religion?

Geography on its own does not account for the almost obsessive attitude we appear to have over lines on a map and who controls them, or else you would have no explanation for the existence of nomadic...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy February 27th 2011, 11:25 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 9,033
Posted By dr2005
Re: @Atheists: Do you hate religion?

Warning: here be many words...



The comparison was one I introduced, mainly because they are the primary causes of all human division and conflict. My question was why religion should be held...
Forum: Relationships and Dating February 23rd 2011, 09:31 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,921
Posted By dr2005
Re: Would it put you off dating someone if you found out they weren't a virgin and you were?

I'd almost forgotten how cheesy that phrase actually sounds... :p

Anyway, no it wouldn't put me off dating them - I'm realistic enough about the real world to know that the odds of someone my age...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy February 23rd 2011, 04:42 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 9,033
Posted By dr2005
Re: @Atheists: Do you hate religion?

I did say I was going to stay out of it, but once again Fletcher throws a curveball. Damn you. :p



That's a rather unsubstantiated claim in its current form, and does call for these reasons to...
Forum: Games and Things February 20th 2011, 05:10 PM
Replies: 2,010
Views: 61,442
Posted By dr2005
Re: How well-known are you on TH?

8/10 - seen you a fair few times. :)
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy February 17th 2011, 04:45 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 9,033
Posted By dr2005
Re: @Atheists: Do you hate religion?

Has to be said as a religious person I'm finding this quite eye-opening, and I'm not sure whether it's in a good way. As this is a thread for atheists to comment in though, I'm just gonna sit back...
Forum: Rape and Abuse February 16th 2011, 05:50 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,089
Posted By dr2005
Re: 13-Year-Olds Commit Gang Rape Of Classmate

And then you end up with a society which has no respect for the value of human life, believes that violence is best resolved by further violence (an inherent contradiction) and takes the human race...
Forum: Rape and Abuse February 15th 2011, 10:09 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,089
Posted By dr2005
Re: 13-Year-Olds Commit Gang Rape Of Classmate

It is quite disturbing, but I'll stick to my usual path of not going down the "moral panic" route and like WOW! express hope that addressing the direct harm caused will be the priority. Outrage and...
Forum: Pregnancy and Childcare February 15th 2011, 10:05 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,595
Posted By dr2005
Re: Pregnant Woman Takes Abortion Pill Due To Pharmacy Error

Toxicology tests and medical examination would resolve the questions regarding the extent of the medication's role in such harm. Genetic factors can also be picked out via DNA profiling. It's more of...
Forum: Rape and Abuse February 4th 2011, 08:37 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 5,521
Posted By dr2005
Re: Republicans redefine rape for abortion laws

In defence of the police and criminal justice system, a fair number of complaints are also dropped by victims (will look up the statistics when I can find my old textbook), and if a case does reach...
Forum: Pregnancy and Childcare January 23rd 2011, 09:40 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 4,749
Posted By dr2005
Re: 90 Pregnant Teens, ONE High School!

Aside from the irrationality of blaming TV for the problem (always reminds me of the old question "If it told you to jump off a cliff would you do it?"), there is perhaps a valid point being made...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy January 19th 2011, 07:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,240
Posted By dr2005
Re: Religion Vs Self

I can't claim any authority on Buddhism whatsoever so I'm afraid this will be fairly superficial in that regard. However, one of the more central tenets to attaining the state of bodhi and thereafter...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy January 18th 2011, 05:52 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,981
Posted By dr2005
Re: Children learning about religion

Interesting that you would prefer to perpetuate a state of ignorance about part of human history and society in an educational institution...

Anyway, as the above probably demonstrates I'm in...
Forum: Eating Disorders January 9th 2011, 10:15 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,764
Posted By dr2005
Re: Kenneth Tong Promoting Anorexia

I'm steering clear of this from now on, but I will clear up one thing:



Obesity is a medical condition with a wide range of physical components and consequences, but it is not possessive of any...
Forum: Eating Disorders January 9th 2011, 11:28 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,764
Posted By dr2005
Re: Kenneth Tong Promoting Anorexia

Encouraging anyone to commit acts of SH, be they via anorexia, excessive eating causing obesity or any other form we care to think of, is surely an attitude we should discourage in the strongest...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy December 29th 2010, 11:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,755
Posted By dr2005
Re: Why is religion, spirituality, and philosophy combined with science on these forums?

Ironically science has very little to say on the topic of religion or the existence of God, simply because it has no impact upon its work. What you get is people trying to use scientific discoveries...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy December 16th 2010, 08:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,896
Posted By dr2005
Re: Do you and your parent(s) follow the same religion?

Both my parents are Catholic, and while I've been through the whole believer-agnostic-atheist spectrum at one stage or another I've ended up back at Catholicism as well (which means among other...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity December 16th 2010, 05:31 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,709
Posted By dr2005
Re: Should LGBT Teens be able to openly serve in the military?

Leaving aside the woefully scant outlook of world military history you just gave there (War of 1812, Korean War being a stalemate, Vietnam War and Somalia), not to mention a distinct lack of...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity December 14th 2010, 05:01 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,709
Posted By dr2005
Re: Should LGBT Teens be able to openly serve in the military?

If you indeed have such evidence of detriment directly linked to the presence of LGBT servicemen and servicewomen, I would be quite keen to hear it. Merely saying "several wars" is not really...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity December 14th 2010, 03:52 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,709
Posted By dr2005
Re: Should LGBT Teens be able to openly serve in the military?

I'd recommend watching the reimagined Battlestar Galactica's portrayals of Starbuck and Admiral Cain if you believe that to be the case. You will find that women are just as capable of being...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity December 12th 2010, 04:42 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,709
Posted By dr2005
Re: Should LGBT Teens be able to openly serve in the military?

I've always held the view that a person's fitness to serve in the Armed Forces should be based upon their physical fitness to serve in the role, their ability to carry out their role and their...
Forum: Rape and Abuse November 23rd 2010, 09:43 PM
Replies: 38
Triggering (Abuse): Woman’s eight false rape claims
Views: 3,200
Posted By dr2005
Re: Woman’s eight false rape claims

No problem - happy to help. :) It helps justify the tuition fees for one thing!
To answer your question above, from what I have been able to find my understanding would be that while it would be...
Forum: Rape and Abuse November 22nd 2010, 06:14 PM
Replies: 38
Triggering (Abuse): Woman’s eight false rape claims
Views: 3,200
Posted By dr2005
Re: Woman’s eight false rape claims

A few things to note here.

1) Whatever the mental health difficulties are - for which one would have to read the pre-sentence reports - they have not been held sufficient for acquittal and so by...
Forum: Rape and Abuse November 21st 2010, 07:10 PM
Replies: 38
Triggering (Abuse): Woman’s eight false rape claims
Views: 3,200
Posted By dr2005
Re: Woman’s eight false rape claims

Here are the official Crown Prosecution Service guidelines on the offence of perverting the course of justice:
...
Forum: Rape and Abuse November 21st 2010, 11:44 AM
Replies: 38
Triggering (Abuse): Woman’s eight false rape claims
Views: 3,200
Posted By dr2005
Re: Woman’s eight false rape claims

Bit of a grey area I'm afraid - I can't remember the specific defences for defamation off the top of my head but mental health at the time of the accusations would probably be a factor in how likely...
Forum: Rape and Abuse November 18th 2010, 09:49 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,223
Posted By dr2005
Re: Teen's Rape Charges Dropped Because Victim Kills Self

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/11/11/michigan.rape.case.dismissed/




http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g3CTw1mrE6vGdUIF1siyJo1uLoaw?docId=a37877ef78f249c29d198ca524cabb55
Forum: Rape and Abuse November 18th 2010, 06:21 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,223
Posted By dr2005
Re: Teen's Rape Charges Dropped Because Victim Kills Self

To be fair the only evidence which could conclusively demonstrate that sexual intercourse took place would be medical evidence, which would only be raised at trial and not distributed to the media....
Forum: Rape and Abuse November 11th 2010, 07:04 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,223
Posted By dr2005
Re: Teen's Rape Charges Dropped Because Victim Kills Self

The burden of proof is much lower in civil cases than in criminal - in civil cases the test is one of "balance of probabilities", thereby requiring a 51% or greater likelihood that the defendant...
Forum: Rape and Abuse November 10th 2010, 08:16 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,223
Posted By dr2005
Re: Teen's Rape Charges Dropped Because Victim Kills Self

Were it hinging solely on her testimony, the case would not have got to trial. "He says, she says" is no grounds on which to base a criminal prosecution, and there would have been police reports,...
Forum: Relationships and Dating September 25th 2010, 06:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,789
Posted By dr2005
Re: Atheist dating a Roman Catholic. hmmn.

In the case of non-Christians the priest is permitted to grant a dispensation, and most priests I have encountered are content to do so provided both parties are aware of the requirements of Catholic...
Forum: Relationships and Dating September 25th 2010, 12:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,789
Posted By dr2005
Re: Atheist dating a Roman Catholic. hmmn.

As with other issues which can arise in a relationship, it all depends on how you are both prepared to work around it. Differences in religious belief are not themselves deal-breakers - the Deputy...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy September 23rd 2010, 08:44 PM
Replies: 506
Views: 74,945
Posted By dr2005
Re: Your Religious and/or Spiritual Beliefs Version III

Roman Catholic. I was agnostic for a while during my teens and probably atheist in all but name on a few occasions, but I've ended up back at Catholicism and it looks like I'm staying there. :p
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy June 6th 2010, 08:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,035
Posted By dr2005
Re: Theory of religion and "the sun"

Pretty much all of that came from the film "Zeitgeist"...and I'm afraid to say a lot of it is inaccurate from a mythology perspective. Here are a few of the problem areas:

1) The "cross of the...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy May 29th 2010, 05:48 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,643
Posted By dr2005
Re: converting to Islam. choice between family or religion

The biggest issue with Islam in current times - and historically one of the issues which has dogged it throughout its existence - is the fact that Western, Christio-centric societies (not even sure...
Forum: General Health April 3rd 2010, 07:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,432
Posted By dr2005
Re: New Doctor? Thoughts?

I thought it was quite a good debut to be fair - perhaps a bit too wacky at times, but then David Tennant did the same thing as well and on the whole I think he got the whole genius/madman thing...
Forum: Games and Things March 10th 2010, 11:04 PM
Replies: 10,502
Views: 558,636
Posted By dr2005
Re: Say something you wish you could say to their face.

To A: As you can probably tell from the fact we're talking properly again, I'm over what happened with the break-up. I'm not going to pretend I'm happy about how things worked out, but time has made...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy March 10th 2010, 02:07 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,636
Posted By dr2005
Re: Is Atheism a Religion?

I agree with your opening statement - atheism to my mind is not a religion as well - but I'm not sure about the second one. Being atheist to my mind means you don't believe in God - the religion bit...
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