Wouldn't previous similar encounters that aren't disputed suggest that Evans did believe that she'd consented, though? The other guys believe that she consented and so did she, despite her memory loss during at least one of those instances. It does seem to be rather a slippery slope, but I can see why it was allowed in this case.
If there had been another incident where someone had walked in on her and a friend having sex I can see why that might be relevant. But the whole reason this sort of info is usually excluded is that circumstances are different.
The similarities were seen to be relevant, though. They matched Evans version of events, which backs his claim, in my opinion.
I dont understand why you keep saying this. The point is this : 1. Evans claimed that the girl gave consent 2. In relation to that claim, he asserted that the girl had asked him to give her sex doggy style, and that during intercourse she shouted "**** me harder" 3. The jury did not believe this, and did not believe that the girl had given consent 4. Furthermore, it was held that as the defendant did not remember the encounter with evans, it was beyond reasonabke doubt that she did not consent 5. It was established in the retrial that : a) on other occassions around the same time, she went home with other men from the same bar, and did not remember the sexual enounter afterwards b) that she asked both those other men for doggie style sex (which is not unusual) and for them to **** her harder (which - notwithstanding what porn films woukd have us believe - is unusual). The additional evidence demonstrated that it was not beyond reasonabke doubt that the defendant was telling the truth. The fact that he didnt know at the time that that is what the girl normally does, has no relevance whatsoever.
My point is quite simple. What happened later in the sexual encounter cannot affect whether Evans reasonably believed she had consented at the beginning because it hadn't happened at that point. If she had been unconscious when he started, woke up during it and then shouted **** me harder it would still be rape wouldn't it? This is what I mean when I say that this sort of evidence should be inadmissible. It is logically impossible to tell whether Evans is telling the truth about consent by comparing a situation he had no knowledge of with one that happened after he thought he had consent.
In my opinion, the horse goes before the cart. Or in this case, a woman asks for sex from behind before the sex from behind commences. I dont intend to get drawn in to answering your other question.
Edit : decided this comment was distasteful and possibly offensive. Will reflect on that. Apologies for any offence or misunderstanding. Edit edit : I only meant with my mouth. it was just a thought. im sure I would ask the night before or something.
Mr Drogba having a Chelsea type tantrum."If you don't play me,just leave me out!" He's coming to the end of his career,making some money,I suppose, for Montreal and still think he's it. Don't these people ever learn? He has signed a contract and it's up to the club whether he plays or cuts the halftime oranges.
The BBC are embroiled in a race row after a third non-white participant was voted off of Celebrity Come Dancing. Errm...want to run that past me again? The voting public keeps voting off the non-white participants, and it's the BBC's fault? How? Does the show not appeal to the non-racist demographic?
My Rwandan taxi driver (I always use the same one because he doesnt rip me off and doubles as a bodyguard if I go out to a bar), asked me to bring him back a Chavski shirt. He very quickly learnt the meaning of **** Off. We settled on a Spurs shirt, so hopefully another convert.
I'd like to buy a Chelsea shirt.I would find it very handy to put beneath the cat litter in their box.
Someone erased one of my comments.Not suitable for this forum......but people curse and that's ok.I don't do that.Has Trump got on our forum too?
Judas who thinks his total self-interest marks him out for a career in management, is reported in the media as being close to landing a job at a 'top club in Europe'. Reports that he is to act as a doorman or barman at Schwuz or Heaven in Berlin are currently being investigated.
The voting public put them in the bottom 2 I believe. BBC employees vote them off. Don't watch it, but there could be a case if the 1 voted off wasn't the worse of the 2 (assuming the other was white). It does unfortunately give a lie to the assertion that the general public are no longer racist though. It seems to me whenever there is a vote, the black candidate is disadvantaged. Be it X Factor, the Voice, Big Brother etc...(I'm an occasional watcher of some by the way, so my argument may not stack up with more diligent viewing).
When I read about the first elimination, something struck me as odd: as one of the contestants couldn't perform in the dance-off, they automatically eliminated the other one. Eh? Surely if someone can't perform in the dance-off, that should see them automatically eliminated?
I thought Judas was aiming for the job of Prime Minister. What happened to his promising political career..?
He said that "you can't be king in your own country" so maybe he's aiming higher than Prime Minister. The King of Thailand has just passed on......That fits.
