Our legal system does this all the time. Defense attorneys have no compunction about using a complaintant's sex life to discredit their testimony even if the defendant is guilty as fuck, while prosecutors use it to make the accused seem even worse than they are in hopes of getting them a longer sentence. It seems to be a tactic that's especially effective in deeply religious societies like the US and the Muslim countries.
Slut shame blame game: In court!
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 On 05/12/2013 at 12:07 AM by BrokenH See More From This User » |
"This is Jodi Arias. She killed her boy-friend. (Supposedly in self defense) Do I need to know about her last XXX-rated tryst with him as well? Does that somehow make her even worse?"
Some of you may know about the Jodi Aria case. Apparently this woman shot and stabbed her boy-friend to death then claimed it was self defense. For the record, I’m not trying to defend Jodi 100% as I do not know all the details. Even if he was an abusive asshole Jodi could have probably handled the situation better. (A break up followed by a restraining order seems to be the best route in my opinion.) However, if he suddenly attacked her in a violent rage with his pain threshold dulled by a drunken stupor she may not have had a better option available to her at that exact moment in time.
What I find fucked up about the court proceeding is they brought up Jodi’s sex life in vivid detail. They asked her what positions she partook in and if her BF referred to her as a slut and a whore. (Apparently he did)
The first thing I’m forced to ask is what any of this has to do with the murder? It seemed as if such inquiries were done just to humiliate her and the prosecution tried to use her supposed “slutiness” as incriminating evidence against her moral character. (And it worked. She was found to be “guilty” of murder by the jury and actually wants the death penalty for personal reasons.)
Again, I’m not saying Jodi deserves to be let off the hook for the actual crime. May haps she did murder her boyfriend in a jealous rage while he was completely vulnerable. I can only retort with what I’ve learned from the media thus far.
My problem is “slut shaming” was used to make her seem even more like a monster. Why should what she did in the bedroom be yet another negative mark against her? Something about that doesn’t seem fair. It’s not as if Jodi was raping men, raping other women, or seducing under-aged teenagers. As far as I know, she was simply “kinky”. To which my retort is, “who the fuck cares?”
Imagine for a moment being completely innocent of a crime when you are brought up on charges. Let us say unlike Jodi you did not kill anyone, did not verbally make a threat, and did not physically assault anyone. The jerk-bag against you simply wants to have you incarcerated because he (or she) hates your guts for whatever stupid petty reason.
Now imagine the persecution bringing up your sex habits in vivid detail.
“The accused goes to porn sites!”
“The accused screws random males/females at wild parties!”
“The accused has a history of masturbation!”
“The accused dresses in a promiscuous manner!”
“The accused once watched a dirty cartoon of Super-man boinking Power-gurl in her backdoor!”
“The accused has a pair of fuzzy handcuffs!”
“The accused has a thing for tentacles!”
“The accused is a flaming gay guy, nymphomaniac bi-sexual, or a lusty lesbian!”
Even if all this is factual should it be used against you? So long as you’ve never forced sex on anyone against their will and have never engaged in intimate physical relationships with a minor or child, should your sex-life be used to sway the jury to judge you as guilty? If your sex-life has no bearing on the crime that transpired why the hell should it even be brought up?
Regardless, to all those prudes out there ready to pounce on us and judge us for our sexual preferences and our sexual fetishes, let me raise up my big fat middle finger to salute them! A man’s or woman’s sexuality in no way determines if they’re “good” or “evil”. For all of those misguided individuals diluted enough to think virginity and abstinence grants a person superiority over other human-beings please sit on my fist and spin until you get to my elbow. That’s when the ride is over!
"The sorceress,accused of necromancy! If you doubt her guilt simply remember she's sexy too! Sluts are ALWAYS guilty! They're just asking for trouble!"
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