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netscorer1 t1_jdd2ycl wrote

Reply to comment by blondiemandie38 in Police: Stamford woman sexually assaulted teen, gave alcohol to minors by jaydecay123

There is a big difference. Males are physically much stronger then females. Even a teen after few beers should be able to resist assault of a skinny woman, no prob. But if he let it run the course, was it really an assault?

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Page-This t1_jdd6d3t wrote

Yes. Physical dominance isn’t some prerequisite for doing something gross…there are all sorts of power dynamics. In this case, it was the age of the victim.

To illustrate, a minor who posts nude selfies of their own volition doesn’t absolve downloaders from child porn charges.

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netscorer1 t1_jddbbkv wrote

A casual acquaintance at the beach and few beers shared together should not provide basis for power dynamics to develop and become a factor. Age difference makes it a statutory rape, but there’s a huge difference in a young girl being assaulted by a dominant male at the beach and a teen boy not fighting back when he has all the opportunity and necessary strength to defend himself.

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Page-This t1_jddm804 wrote

Your initial statement is the context for this back and forth:

>But if he let it run the course, was it really an assault?

Yes, is the answer.

Muscles have nothing to do with it…but, of course, we know nothing of the boy’s muscles so it really is a waste of time to generalize on gender differences of perps/victims in terms of physical features.

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maybe_little_pinch t1_jddfw4t wrote

Males often don’t fight back because they fear they will hurt their assailant and how it will be perceived.

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