Rape Blog By Barrister David Osborne Condemned As 'Deeply Offensive'

by Guest Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:02 pm

The views of a barrister who criticised new legal guidelines about rape in a blog called "She Was Gagging For It" have been branded "alarming" and "deeply offensive".
David Osborne, who was called to the criminal Bar in 1974 and has fought cases in the Court of Appeal, said men should walk free from rape trials if the victim says she was too drunk to give valid consent, saying he found it "distasteful and unattractive" that a victim cannot give consent when "blind drunk".
His blog, which appears under the masthead "witty, incisive comment on the law today", said: "If the complainant (I do not refer to her as the victim) was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both, when she was ‘raped’, this provides the accused with a complete defence. End of story and a victory for fairness, moderation and common sense!"
Campaigners said his "deeply offensive" blog ignores current law around consent and plays up to old-fashioned stereotypes of rape victims.
The blog was posted in response to guidance issued to lawyers and police officers dealing with rape cases by Alison Saunders, the Director of Public Prosecutions, which spells out situations where possible victims might be unable to give consent to sex, including because of alcohol or drugs.
Mr Osborne wrote: "I have always found it distasteful and unattractive the suggestion that as the victim was blind drunk she was therefore unable to give her consent to sex, or more to the point, she gave her consent which she would not have given had she been sober.
"In my book, consent is consent, blind drunk or otherwise, and regret after the event cannot make it rape...

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/07/rape-blog-david-osborne-condemned_n_6635754.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

What a fuckwit