Old_Geezer - "I think as men, if one can not imagine how it would feel, then that is a failing. Surely you could at least get an inkling out of imagining forced b*gg*ery inflicted upon your person ?"
That suggests that all I need to empathise is a vivid imagniation. I have one of those thank you - but that is not my point. It is not just the physical violation of rape that makes it such a dreadful crime, it is the remaining feeling of invasion and powerlessness that lives on in a victim's mind long after any physical injuries have healed. Oh, and I don't personally believe that lack of physical trauma lessens the impact in the slightest.
"I am wondering, since you seem rather vitriolic about this, has one of your family or friends been such a victim ? No offence meant but you do seem very emotional in your posts. Don't feel the need to answer if it has touched a 'sore spot'"
No, none of my family or friends have been victims, and I am not 'vitriolic', except in my contempt for Ms. Finnigan's attempted back-pedalling, which was as clumsy and ill-thought out as her original statements.