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New "Rape Test" from France
posted by Scott on Friday March 01, @01:24PM
from the science dept.
Science JM writes "Out of France comes a new test (already starting to be used) that, in the words of an influential science magazine, will "prove rape". It does not prove rape. What it really shows is that a woman has had sex with a man from a certain biological group - NOT a certain individual - up to a week or so after sex. It does this by detecting Y- chromosomes. This test only determines that sex has taken place. The rape aspect is still totally dependent on whether the sex was consensual. It looks very much as though this test could be used as a "plan B" to prosecute men - guilty or innocent - when it has been shown that no sperm are present."

Source: New Scientist [magazine]

Title: Test can prove rape days later

Author: Anil Ananthaswamy

Date: February 2002

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Delay Reporting to Exploit (Score:0)
by Anonymous User on Friday March 01, @04:52PM EST (#1)
In fact, it seems as though it might be possible to deliberately delay reporting rape now so that the amount of evidence collected can be minimized. It might well be a way to get around a DNA vinidication. After all, what we want is a conviction, right? I mean, we really don't want justice, do we?

Frank H
Re:Delay Reporting to Exploit (Score:1)
by LadyRivka (abrouty@wells.edu) on Friday March 01, @11:07PM EST (#2)
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After all, what we want is a conviction, right? I mean, we really don't want justice, do we?

Hell no. All we want is to get rid of the ovarically challenged. LOL

"Female men's activist" is not an oxymoron.
Re:Delay Reporting to Exploit (Score:0, Offtopic)
by Thomas on Friday March 01, @11:34PM EST (#3)
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Welcome back, LadyRivka!
Re:Delay Reporting to Exploit (Score:2)
by Nightmist (nightmist@mensactivism.org) on Saturday March 02, @01:58PM EST (#4)
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Hell no. All we want is to get rid of the ovarically challenged. LOL

Heh. I've also heard of we ovarically challenged folks being referred to as "gyno-impaired." Wonder what women's studies course invented that term?

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