Kinsella fell right into Blatchford's trap. This is her speciality--having, and causing outrage. The more outrage, the better for her.
I didn't see Blatchford's article as hateful or repugnant.... She simply asked some fundamental questions and took the unpopular view of the perspective from the accused's position.
I did find it interesting that Kinsella was sooo upset on Blatchford taking that position, especially in light of his shenanigans with the Human Rights Tribunals over the years.
Kinda makes me wonder if he's setting up the NP and Blatchford for an expensive trip to the kangaroo courts
I didn't see Blatchford's article as hateful or repugnant.... She simply asked some fundamental questions and took the unpopular view of the perspective from the accused's position.
Do you really think he has a leg to stand on, Captain? After all this is Kinsella, the Libs wunderkind - not that he seems to have been of any help what-so-ever to them lately. ;-)
2. A 15 year old CAN consent to anyone within 5 years of her age. That is the LAW.
Christie Blatchford is one of the most experienced, balanced, well spoken, and written reporters in the press today. She has walked with Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan outside the wire and during firefights, she has worked the crime reporting section for more than a few National Newspapers.
Not if she's drunk, All Caps warrior. :lol:
Objective...not really. Opinion writers are rarely objective. Blatchford is no exception. They are there to give their opinion. "More than a few national newspapers"??? There's only two in Canada. D'oh! :lol:
You missed this:
"..........if she was coherent, laughing, naked on a bed with two guys, and refused to leave............"
if.
And if she was FUBAR she can't consent to sex.
That's the best response you got eh.
I stand corrected: More than a few Major Newspapers, two being The National Post and the Globe and Mail.
Other than that, do you have anything of substance to dispute about what she wrote or are you so far up Kinsella's *** licking the polyps in his colon that your alter ego "Homer Simpson" can only articulate a hardy D'oh?
Yes....but considering the boys are innocent until proven guilty, the prosecutor would have to prove she was FUBAR.
Good luck.
Exactly. So the original point being you were wrong. A 15 year old cannot always consent to sex. And how do you know that the boys were within five years anyway?
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I don't think it's a case, as you indicate, of boys being boys. Frankly, I find that idea reprehensible. I have a duaghter, so I have a different view. Personally I'd like to see them go to jail for rape if they took advantage of a drunk girl and then spread the pictures on social media.
I agree, if she was incoherent, and they can prove it, sexual assault charges are necessary.
Yes, I believe the issue of substance I was offering is that Blatchford, like most current affair opinion writers, is hardly "objective." If they were objective, people wouldn't read them. Objective is boring. Controversey sells.
What was controversial about what she wrote? She did not fall down on either side. She simply stated the facts of the case.