Sounds like a joke, but the situation isn't that funny. As of 13 February, a fresh revised definition of rape has been in force, which may have serious consequences in the future. Even lawyers have a large dilemma, due to the fact that on the 1 hand they are aware of the importance of protecting victims from rape, on the another hand they clearly see the danger of over-interpeting fresh rules that can lead to serious abuse. What is it?
Before we go to the meritum, let us remind you briefly – the vote on the amendments to the bill took place in June last year. The approval of the amendments was unexpectedly determined by 94 Members – it seems – a conservative PiS (the remaining 95 were against, abstained or did not vote at all). On August 9, legal changes were approved by Andrzej Duda. What are they?
A phrase about "no consent" has been added to the definition so far, which is to be another origin that meets the characteristics of rape. The problem is that we don't know what specified an agreement would be, due to the fact that there is no clear definition. Is there a possible lover or husband who would ask his choice directly? Would he get a written consent or a short video? I think everyone is starting to see the absurd situation now, due to the fact that you don't request to be an expert to know that sex is intuitive. How different and much more logical the fresh definition would look if a passage of "despite the deficiency of consent" replaced the word "despite explicit opposition". A item that makes a large difference. However, this is not an accident.
The fresh rules are 1 of the top successes of the far left side of the political scene and influenced by haunted feminists. Traditionally, under the cover of the care of the oppressed is promoted another harmful thought – sharing women and men, specifically disgusting the second with the former. What they are more aware of is that this is the next step in the fight against overcrowding, as it is intended to contribute to a further decline in fertility, especially in (Christian) Europe. And looking at a snake, it opens up to women the anticipation of possible blackmail, extortion, revenge, or compromising a partner who may find it hard to prove that specified consent has taken place. Even in the event of dismissing charges, a side effect may be a disfigured opinion or a broken career, and specified a imagination may prompt a man to become more yielding. Remember, too, that rape is punishable by a word of imprisonment of 2 to 15 years.
What's it gonna be? We'll see. To be comforting, it is worth adding that legal proof that something was not going to be hard and that it does not should be simple.
The natural dam can besides be Polish society, very conservative, which does not absorb fresh cultural standards as rapidly as North America or many European countries (especially the EU). This gives hope that this provision will stay a dead recipe, like many others in the Polish legal system.
It is besides crucial to remember that many who fight with the sword die by the sword. He will be a real gibberish erstwhile 1 of the Members who has approved the updated bill becomes the subject of the prosecution himself, due to the fact that he is aware of his mistake.
However, the specified fact that specified rules are no longer simply the subject of a debate, but have entered into force, should be of large concern. Especially in the face of the upcoming elections and the increasingly probable triumph of the utmost left candidate.
Information sources:
freemedia.net
Seym.gov.pl
rp.pl
1. episode “Neighbours” available on VOD on FlixClassic.pl
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