California Judge Says Victims Body Can Prevent Rape

[Clasicrockldy]

WTF??? Shades of that stupid former Senator from Missouri. What a jerk this California judge is. At least the Judge got in trouble for this.

http://news.yahoo.com/calif-judge-says-victims-body-prevent-rape-023033459.html

Calif. judge says victims' body can prevent rape
Associated Press – 18 hrs ago

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California judge is being publicly admonished for saying a rape victim "didn't put up a fight" during her assault and that if someone doesn't want sexual intercourse, the body "will not permit that to happen."

The California Commission on Judicial Performance voted 10-0 to impose a public admonishment Thursday, saying Superior Court Judge Derek Johnson's comments were inappropriate and a breach of judicial ethics.

"In the commission's view, the judge's remarks reflected outdated, biased and insensitive views about sexual assault victims who do not 'put up a fight.' Such comments cannot help but diminish public confidence and trust in the impartiality of the judiciary," wrote Lawrence J. Simi, the commission's chairman.

Johnson made the comments in the case of a man who threatened to mutilate the face and genitals of his ex-girlfriend with a heated screwdriver, beat her with a metal baton and made other violent threats before committing rape, forced oral copulation, and other crimes.

Though the woman reported the criminal threats the next day, the woman did not report the rape until 17 days later.

Johnson, a former prosecutor in the Orange County district attorney's sex crimes unit, said during the man's 2008 sentencing that he had seen violent cases on that unit in which women's vaginas were "shredded" by rape.

"I'm not a gynecologist, but I can tell you something: If someone doesn't want to have sexual intercourse, the body shuts down. The body will not permit that to happen unless a lot of damage is inflicted, and we heard nothing about that in this case," Johnson said.

The commission found that Johnson's view that a victim must resist to be a real victim of sexual assault was his opinion, not the law. Since 1980, California law doesn't require rape victims to prove they resisted or were prevented from resisting because of threats.

In an apology to the commission, Johnson said his comments were inappropriate. He said his comments were the result of his frustration during an argument with a prosecutor over the defendant's sentence.

Johnson said he believed the prosecutor's request of a 16-year sentence was not authorized by law. Johnson sentenced the rapist to six years instead, saying that's what the case was "worth."


I know in the article it says the victim didn't tell authorities about the rape until 17 days later, but still, this judge was out of line in saying what he said.

[artist4perry]

Like a tissue paper can prevent a tank from running over you. Where do they get these idiots? I am pro life and this is so stupid. Lets lock the judge up with a rapist in prison and see how well they keep it from happening.

[G.I.Jim]

Like a tissue paper can prevent a tank from running over you. Where do they get these idiots? I am pro life and this is so stupid. Lets lock the judge up with a rapist in prison and see how well they keep it from happening.

Agreed. I'm sure his body wouldn't allow it to happen.

[Clasicrockldy]

Lmao! I read some of the comments under the article, and one said put him in prison with a few Bubba's, and see if his body will prevent rape!