Is This The Natural End Point Of Blaming Rape Victims

[sp1814]

Over the past few years, there's been a growing trend by some commentators to blame, or at least partly blame women for rape and sexual assault.

Now this Canadian judge has asked an assault victim ‘couldn’t you just keep your knees together?’

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/canadian-federal-judge-robin-camp-investigated-after-asking-alleged-sex-assault-victim-couldn-t-you-a6728666.html

Thoughts?

[MallyJ]

Sack him..... he is obviously incapable of doing his job properly .... I just want to slap him.... sigh

[douglas9401]

Coincidentally it's also the beginning of contempt of court.

[Canary42]

Unfit for the job -and as usual the apology comes after he's exposed.

[wolf63]

If she is homeless she probably was anxious about going to the Police feeling that they would not believe her. The Judge was completely out of order.

[Mamyalynne]

Totally incompetent.

[ToraToraTora]

could be worse, there are some countries where it is a serious crime to be raped.

[TheChair]

"Now this Canadian judge has asked an assault victim"
Well, that's not quite true is it?

Now, this judge is being investigated, and now this judge has been barred from hearing similar cases.
It actually happened a year ago. So the trend would seem to be in the opposite direction to that which you imply.

[-Talbot-]

It seems judges everywhere are a little bit mad!

[jourdain2]

As TTT said- but, that apart, for goodness' sake!