As highlighted by this superb article by Zoe Williams, the recent case of a rape victim receiving only 75% of the usual compensation given to rape victims highlights the incompetency of our justice system to understand that rape is rape. There is no grey area when it comes to drugging someone and raping them. Frankly the 100% £11, 000 is mildly insulting as it is, bearing in mind there is 25 levels of criminal compensation for which they pay out from £1,000 to £250,000.
As the victim herself said, it is not a crime to drink- it is a crime to rape.
This brings to mind many a debate on CIF where the odd hound dog trolls along with a 'who's in the wrong' list. According to such men, women on a night out should be prepared to expect unwanted attention if she wears something revealing. So ladies - no short skirts if you don't want to be raped, please. Or if a girl's gotten so pissed she can't be 100% that the guy who bought her drink didn't drug it, well, that chick's just glutton for punishment eh.
Society really needs to wind it's neck in when it comes to rape. No woman deserves this violation to her human rights. The vast majority of cases go un-reported, or un-solved. For any justice system to give less weight to such cases when alcohol's been consumed is a disgrace.
