heartpunch Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)
13	Dark side of zealotry for noble cause (article questioning anti-rape advocacy methods)		heartpunch	/r/MensRights	15/01/13 10:38 AM

Upvotes	Comment on	Subreddit	Date (UTC)
1	[rant] Apparently I don't have autonomy over my own balls No, that's not true, whereas the unlicensed practice of law is illegal in many states.	/r/MensRights	05/09/15 08:55 AM
-4	Molly Shattuck Ex NFL Cheerleader Gets No Charges After Having Sex With A 15 Year Old Boy Flip the genders around, and equal the ages. If two 25 year olds had that encounter, I'd call it fair.	/r/MensRights	05/09/15 08:18 AM
6	Teen Boy Will Be Charged As Adult For Having Naked Pics of a Minor: Himself Well, fortunately they will have to go to court for just that reason. What's unfortunate, however, is that these elected officials are shirking their duty to use their discretion. We give members of the executive branch tremendous power when we elect them, and when we elect them, we do so believing they will use their good judgment in their duties. Instead, some elected officials simply cover their ass and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. This is NOT what we elect them to do. Their jo…	/r/MensRights	03/09/15 06:15 AM
3	Woman Realizes That She’s Been Accidentally Abusing Her Husband This Whole Time Are you now, or have you ever been in a relationship?	/r/MensRights	13/08/15 02:56 AM
-1	I was denied access to a bike shop becasue I was a male. Am I right to be offended? Shop somewhere else.	/r/MensRights	29/05/15 11:02 AM
29	Sarah Silverman Admits She Made Up a Wage-Gap Story, Then Calls Critics ‘Maniacs’ I think this is a clear example of the kind of problem I see among people who like to see themselves as members of an underdog group. When Sarah Silverman was asked whether she'd ever been discriminated against, she responded in a kneejerk fashion: "Yes." Yes, of course she's been discriminated against. She must have been discriminated against. After all, she's a woman. As a woman, she's entitled to feel as if the cards are all stacked against her. She's a member of this group of people that's h…	/r/MensRights	16/04/15 07:00 PM
9	Men in the U.S. special ops forces are skeptical that women can meet the physical and mental demands of the job; they fear lowered standards for women First of all, I am a man who graduated airborne school back in 2001, so before anyone loses their mind, I at least want that to be clear. That being said, if the airborne school dropped its physical fitness standards to make it easier for women, then so what? Who cares? What did those standards have to do with the technical aspect of exiting an aircraft safely? Haven't large scale airborne invasions been obsolete for decades anyway? Weren't they done in Iraq as a boondoggle to get people their c…	/r/MensRights	08/04/15 02:48 AM
24	How Misogyny Shows Up in the Queer Community: Like a straight man, a lesbian woman speaking of another woman and saying "We totally banged" is misogynist, but a gay man or straight woman saying the same about a man could never be misandrist, because shut up. "Like a gross frat boy" The author believes it's okay to use stereotypical generalizations when it's a group she doesn't personally identify with. Sounds kinda like when a white straight man tells one of his friends he's "acting like a faggot," doesn't it?	/r/MensRights	12/03/15 09:33 AM
2	Men must prove a woman said 'Yes' under tough new rape rules This would be unconstitutional in the United States because it shifts the burden of proof to the accused.	/r/MensRights	31/01/15 03:45 PM
1	No More commercials Hell yes I do - and I was thinking expressly of Bill Burr when I stole his joke.	/r/MensRights	11/01/15 11:26 PM
27	"I'm a Men's Rights Activist." #WorstDateIn5Words To be fair, this would be pretty lousy first date conversation. It would be just as crappy if someone told me they were a feminist on the first date. "Oh, let's talk about politics, my thoughts on social inequality, and how the world victimizes members of my class."	/r/MensRights	21/12/14 02:13 PM
10	No More commercials I would rather watch a thousand Budweiser commercials than one more No More public service announcement. I'm not the one who beat up my spouse or covered it up. Could Roger Goodell stop shoving domestic violence in my face? If I don't care about white guilt, I'm certainly not going to give a shit about this.	/r/MensRights	14/12/14 08:19 PM
3	"Overwhelming Majority" (from my forensics textbook) Aren't we in general agreement that male rape victims are very often victims of other males? While I don't have the stats in front of me, the textbook doesn't strike me as incorrect.	/r/MensRights	21/10/14 07:28 AM
1	Florida woman scratches boyfriend badly in fight over bed covers: Imagine if the photographs in this article were taken on a woman's body and the genders were reversed. She was released from jail on h This is normal. The purpose of bail is to assure people come back to court to face the charges at a later date. Despite what people generally think, it's not to punish you. Assuming the defendant had no other criminal record, it would be very normal to release that person on her recognizance. This would be true regardless of the person's gender.	/r/MensRights	19/10/14 01:58 PM
1	California law college professor, noting the trend of defendants using video evidence to counter rape charges, feels surreptitious recordings should be illegal I understand what you've read, but it's an incomplete statement of the rule. Whether the 4th amendment applies requires 3 elements: government action, standing, and a reasonable expectation of privacy. Arguably, standing is no longer required under the federal analysis, but government action is still necessary. Here's a quote from Burdell v. McDowell: "1. The United States may retain for use as evidence in the criminal prosecution of their owner incriminating documents which are turned over to i…	/r/MensRights	01/10/14 01:01 AM
3	California law college professor, noting the trend of defendants using video evidence to counter rape charges, feels surreptitious recordings should be illegal Sure. Burdell v. McDowell. You can also check "exclusionary rule" on Wikipedia. Exceptions include when citizens are acting on behalf of the police (with the knowledge if the police beforehand). The purpose of the rule is to deter police from violating people's rights. When a private citizen violates someone's rights, excluding the evidence wouldn't deter the police, so the exclusionary rule isn't applied.	/r/MensRights	01/10/14 12:23 AM
10	California law college professor, noting the trend of defendants using video evidence to counter rape charges, feels surreptitious recordings should be illegal The exclusionary rule does not apply to evidence gathered by private citizens.	/r/MensRights	30/09/14 04:32 PM
2	15 Year Old Boy Commits Suicide In Adult Prison. He Was Charged And Convicted As An Adult At The Age Of 13. Shepardize your cases. You are citing old law.	/r/MensRights	24/09/14 04:11 PM
1	15 Year Old Boy Commits Suicide In Adult Prison. He Was Charged And Convicted As An Adult At The Age Of 13. Did you just compare premeditated murder to killing a dragon in Skyrim?	/r/MensRights	24/09/14 10:28 AM
1	Two young women assault 77 year old man with vision impairment. Suspended sentence, probation and small fine only. I'm a lawyer too. In my jurisdiction, this would be the likely sentence for a man who had no criminal convictions.	/r/MensRights	18/09/14 07:29 AM
5	Woman convicted of statutory rape. Granted asylum because her jail sentence was "cruel and unusual punishment" u\awemany is using the term "force" in a way that does not include your interpretation of the word "suggestion." Florida law makes a similar distinction: "(3) A person who commits sexual battery upon a person 12 years of age or older, without that person’s consent, and in the process thereof uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or uses actual physical force likely to cause serious personal injury commits a life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, s. 775.084, or s. 794.0…	/r/MensRights	20/07/14 11:20 AM
3	Teacher sends nudes to 2 18 year old teens (seperate occasions), invites them over to her house, gives them beer, proceeds to have intercourse with students Nice, thanks. I'm kind of surprised this is illegal, but there you go. Now another question: Should this behavior be penalized by a 2 year minimum mandatory sentence? http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PE/htm/PE.12.htm That seems insane to me. The kid was 18. Seems like firing her is enough.	/r/MensRights	14/07/14 10:12 AM
1	Teacher sends nudes to 2 18 year old teens (seperate occasions), invites them over to her house, gives them beer, proceeds to have intercourse with students Got a statute citation? I'd like to read it.	/r/MensRights	14/07/14 09:50 AM
1	Teacher sends nudes to 2 18 year old teens (seperate occasions), invites them over to her house, gives them beer, proceeds to have intercourse with students They're eighteen. Where is that illegal? I appreciate that it may seem immoral to have sex with a student, but I'm not sure it's illegal anywhere. Can anyone point me to a statute?	/r/MensRights	14/07/14 09:48 AM
1	Federal Court: A student taken before university sexual abuse judicial proceeding can sue under state "Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law", can also sue everyone involved for defamation, and can sue the woman for interfering with contractual relations with the school. The overuse of profanity also diminishes your credibility.	/r/MensRights	20/05/14 06:11 PM
1	Federal Court: A student taken before university sexual abuse judicial proceeding can sue under state "Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law", can also sue everyone involved for defamation, and can sue the woman for interfering with contractual relations with the school. Wasn't affluenza a defense in a drunk driving case? Hyperbole hurts your ability to be persuasive.	/r/MensRights	20/05/14 05:55 AM
12	An article justifying the rape of a minor by a female teacher. Speechless! Did anyone else notice that her perspective is sexist against women? It presumes that teenage girls are incapable of actual consent because they're so preoccupied with social acceptance. Because of this, they need more protection than teenage boys. The author also presumes that it's wrong to consent to sex in order to get that acceptance, which, I guess is an interesting other debate.	/r/MensRights	18/05/14 05:00 PM
7	Group of women attack a lone man in front of onlooking crowd. Imagine the genders reversed! (Bonus: Woman yells "it's illegal to hit a b****!") What are the chances both cards will come up? I like your odds.	/r/MensRights	26/04/14 11:48 AM
0	Rugby player accused of assaulting a woman during a massive brawl. The video clearly show's the woman jumping into the fight after it started and hitting the player multiple times before she's hit. Yes it does. A person is permitted to use reasonable force to protect themselves. Reasonable force takes the size of the aggressor into account.	/r/MensRights	25/04/14 01:05 PM
3	UPDATE: Boy found guilty for recording his bullying Hey, ACLU! How about you take up this good cause?	/r/MensRights	17/04/14 10:27 AM
3	My Criminal Justice teacher insists that legally, a man cannot be raped, and that it is merely "sexual assault" when the victims is male. This is not true in Massachusetts. In fact, in Massachusetts, the statute refers to the victim using masculine pronouns. https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section22 Hooray research! Also, be very careful about relying on legal advice or analysis from people who aren't lawyers.	/r/MensRights	04/04/14 01:48 AM
8	If you were guilted into having sex, and you said yes because "you felt you had to", you were not raped. It is a faulty equivocation, but the reasoning is kind of tough to put your finger on. I think the difference is that while killing someone is wrong, it's not wrong to break up with someone. When you threaten to kill someone, you're threatening something you have no right to do. When you threaten to break up with someone, you're perfectly within your rights. You've got a right to be a shitty person, but not a right to be a murderer.	/r/MensRights	04/04/14 01:45 AM
1	Consensual sex, but both parties were drunk. Female made first move and purchased all alcohol... And now I have just been told by CID (Military Investigators) that they have probable to convict me regardless of the circumstances. There is only one victim here and it is my wife. They have probable cause to arrest you, which isn't the same as the proof beyond a reasonable doubt to convict you. I suggest you lawyer up.	/r/MensRights	13/11/13 08:34 AM
10	I wasn't even surprised when I found this in my textbook. To be fair, the law on rape has been a mess for hundreds of years. It takes a long time to sort that kind of thing out. Some states had laws requiring women to physically fight back in order to communicate their lack of consent. The law is imperfect. It should be changed. But I agree with OP when he says he's not surprised- just for different reasons.	/r/MensRights	06/11/13 11:24 AM
-2	An exchange I had with my women's studies professor Dropping a rape joke in this context is in poor taste. While some people may think it's funny, others reading it can cherry pick this one to point out the so-called "rape culture." It's not helpful because it distracts the audience from the real issue and turns over the ball. Instead of sticking to the point, that there is a serious issue with a social scientist who intentionally disregards the findings of her community to stay wedded to apparently false conclusions. It also distracts from the q…	/r/MensRights	31/08/13 09:37 AM
3	Should I say anything about this? One of my female friends posted this on Facebook. All the mother's fault? All? Let's apportion 50% of the fault to the "nut sacks." You know, for equality's sake.	/r/MensRights	15/06/13 12:20 PM
-1	Most shocking federal policy yet: sexual harassment on campus is now defined by the accuser's subjective feelings, regardless of how irrational they might be It's pretty clear that the guy above me is not a native English speaker, which makes me suspect he's not an American. In fact, I kinda think he might be a Latvian. BUT he has a good grasp of how the common law works, and I think people should pay closer attention to his point.	/r/MensRights	16/05/13 11:51 PM
8	Most shocking federal policy yet: sexual harassment on campus is now defined by the accuser's subjective feelings, regardless of how irrational they might be It's been awhile since I laughed aloud at reddit. Thanks man. Good job.	/r/MensRights	16/05/13 11:48 PM
10	The Ultimate Equality Law (xpost from r/4chan) So that category P can stand for Parenting?	/r/MensRights	18/03/13 07:17 PM
6	I am proud of my school. What did they use as a textbook?	/r/MensRights	15/01/13 12:15 PM
1	Just because a bad decision was made, doesn't mean it was rape. My story. I think it's interesting that there are plenty of people who are willing to tell the OP "well, it sounds like rape to me." when her whole point is to make a distinction between what happened to her and rape. The OP was there. She made some bad decisions that resulted in her doing something she wasn't comfortable with, and she's taking responsibility. That's better than her saying "well, I was raped, and I have a right to do whatever I want, and men should be able to read my mind." because that a…	/r/MensRights	20/07/12 01:34 PM
1	This was on my facebook. Apparently all men want is sex and to be lazy, and that is the end of our interests. I guess I just speak for myself then.	/r/MensRights	11/06/12 11:49 PM
-8	This was on my facebook. Apparently all men want is sex and to be lazy, and that is the end of our interests. Accurate.	/r/MensRights	11/06/12 02:31 AM