The investigators also asked Hair for permission to check his uniforms for semen.

“I don’t know my rights. Do I have to?” the former officer asked. “I don’t think I want to do that.”

I plead the right to no blacklight searches!

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    5 months ago

    No one is saying he’s not a piece of shit or that he didn’t abuse his power or that he got off easy by resigning. This just does not meet the definition of rape.

    Reverse the roles. Female cop, male prisoner. Guy makes the same offer, she accepts. Did she rape him, or is it more likely that the guy gets an additional sexual harassment charge?

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      5 months ago

      Yes, in your hypothetical situation, she raped him. Rape is rape. It’s nonconsensual sex. Detainees cannot give consent to sex because there is always the inherent threat of violence and imprisonment.

      It’s akin to slavery. Slaves cannot consent to sex, either.