norskog@fortune.UUCP (12/09/83)
#N:fortune:21600005:000:849 fortune!norskog Dec 8 18:15:00 1983 While we're on the subject... Stewart Brand, in one of the Whole Earth Catalogs*, suggests that, if a rape victim wants to revenge through the legal system, it might be better strategy to charge a rapist with indecent exposure, instead of rape, because 1) it is far easier to get a conviction, 2) indecent exposure is much more widely viewed as evil, depraved behavior than rape is, and 3) (in California) he will be listed as an official sex offender for the same amount of time, and will have the same social problems (getting a job, etc.) as a convicted rapist. He won't be in jail nearly as long, but the odds of getting him in are much higher. Comments? Lance Norskog Fortune Systems megatest!fortune!norskog hpda!fortune!norskog harpo!... sri-unix!... amd70!... * I think the Last Whole Earth, but not sure