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Medical student convicted of raping another student escapes sentence as “He is young and talented” (www.vrt.be)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I never said nor I implied that. The point made during the trial was that the people were observed to be intimate and drunk, so whatever happened next was at least not premeditated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 48 minutes ago

at least not premeditated

Since when is premeditation a condition for a rape conviction?