Drink
What if it happens to a man?
“If a man and a woman are both intoxicated and it results in sex after which the woman feels regret, justifiably so, I think most people would condemn the man for having taken advantage of the woman. I believe it would even be rape, as being drunk the woman can not give consent. Rightly so. But…”
Read full discussion
Author: Sean, Male, Ireland
Date: 30/06/2016
Category: Drink
Replies: 0
I dnt understand the law
“I jst dnt undrstnd the law i have tried i would like 2 b abl 2 find out if im stil abl 2 get ma atacker charged as my atack hapend 12 years ago thre was alcohol involvd i also thnk i was spiked. As i ended up unconcious & woke wth hm raping me which he done repeatedly for 13 hours along wth using…”
Read full discussion
Author: Aly, Female, Scotland
Date: 30/08/2010
Category: Drink
Replies: 5
Law & atitudes needs changed
“I woz subjectd 2 a very violnt n repeatd rape & sexual asault 12 yrs ago nw. I am only nw coming 2 terms with it but until the law & atitudes change it is v unlikely i wil face upto my atacker as i feel the law isnt on ma side becaus i was drunk i knew my ataker n i think i was spikd. now i feel…”
Read full discussion
Author: Anon, Female, Scotland
Date: 30/08/2010
Category: Drink
Replies: 0
why do i blame myself
“i feel different about what happened to me every day some days i blame myself others i get angry at what he did to me i get so confused. this terrible thing has came in to my life and turned it upside down and i just don,t see a way out. was it my fault because i trusted this man because he was a…”
Read full discussion
Author: ilona, Female, angus
Date: 24/08/2010
Category: Drink
Replies: 3
underage drinking
“i just thought i would write to use when i seen the advert on television, i was staying with my friend one night when i was 15 years of age i had been drinking that night and woke up during the night with my friends big brother leaning over me with a torch gently pulling my trousers down i sat up…”
Read full discussion
Author: sharlene, Female, coatbridge
Date: 02/08/2010
Category: Drink
Replies: 0
Why the double standard?
“What really puzzles me is how drunkeness is used completely differently by media and courts when it comes to the victim and alleged perpetrator - when a woman has been drinking she becomes more responsible for what happened to her, as she put herself in a vulnerable position and is a less reliable…”
Read full discussion
Author: Clare, Female, London
Date: 02/07/2010
Category: Drink
Replies: 1
Drink
“I am largely supportive of this campaign. But i do feel drink is a bit of a grey area. If a woman is passed out, then there can obviously be no excuse. But what if a woman drunkenly gave consent at the time? You might say the sensible option is to play it safe and not indulge in any intimate…”
Read full discussion
Author: James, Male, Exeter
Date: 29/06/2010
Category: Drink
Replies: 9
no means no
“I was raped last year in my best friends house, by someone id known for a while, i had been drinking and had passed out on the bathroom floor, i woke up to this man raping me... I believed it was partly my fault to begin with, because i was drunk but now i dont, no means no and no man has the right…”
Read full discussion
Author: hannah, Female, scotland
Date: 29/06/2010
Category: Drink
Replies: 1
Underage Drinking
“Too many minors are drinking and screaming rape and caused people to be put on the sex offenders register and charged with rape. If someone has been drinking then there is a higher posibility she consented, then after regretted what she has done, and 1 word helps her feel better RAPE. This should…”
Read full discussion
Author: Gary, Male, UK
Date: 29/06/2010
Category: Drink
Replies: 5