Try This Logic
Arthur J. Brown of Syracuse, N.Y., is upset. He says he absolutely did not rape a 15-year-old girl in her hospital bed. Rather, he told Onondaga County Judge William Walsh, the girl agreed to have sex with him. Judge Walsh explained that a 15-year-old girl cannot legally consent to sex with a 29-year-old man, and that the sex was, therefore, rape according to the law. After 90 minutes of further explanations from Judge Walsh, Brown pleaded guilty to third-degree rape to avoid a trial, but still complained about the “injustice” of the charge. “I’m not a rapist, man!” Brown complained. “All I do is kidnap, shoot and sell drugs.” (Syracuse Post-Standard) ...Huh. Maybe he’ll get a trial after all.
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