{"id":62177,"date":"2018-01-23T06:15:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T11:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/silent-rape-victims-may-give-the-impression-of-consent-prosecutions-boss-alison-saunders-says\/"},"modified":"2018-01-23T06:15:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T11:15:24","slug":"silent-rape-victims-may-give-the-impression-of-consent-prosecutions-boss-alison-saunders-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/silent-rape-victims-may-give-the-impression-of-consent-prosecutions-boss-alison-saunders-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Rape Victims May &#8216;Give The Impression Of Consent&#8217;, Prosecutions Boss Alison Saunders Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Silent Rape Victims May &#8216;Give The Impression Of Consent&#8217;, Prosecutions Boss Alison Saunders Says<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Director of Public Prosecutions has been criticised for suggesting people who believe they have been raped but stay silent during their ordeal may give the impression they have consented to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alison Saunders said prosecutors considering rape cases must look at whether the suspect had a reasonable belief in consent.<\/p>\n<p>But critics said it is common for rape victims to \u201cfreeze\u201d, finding themselves unable to move during an attack, and said the justice system is continuing to fail victims of sexual violence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/5a670c25160000200013881d.jpeg\" data-caption=\"<strong>Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has been criticised for comments she made around consent<\/strong>&#8221; alt=&#8221;<strong>Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has been criticised for comments she made around consent<\/strong>&#8221; data-credit=&#8221;PA Archive\/PA Images&#8221; data-portal-copyright=&#8221;PA Archive\/PA Images&#8221; data-provider=&#8221;pressassociation&#8221; data-provider-asset-id=&#8221;2.22256768&#8243; data-has-syndication-rights=&#8221;false&#8221;><\/p>\n<p>Saunders told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/crime\/say-no-or-rapists-may-walk-free-new-warning-after-trials-collapse-a3746191.html\" target=\"_blank\">Evening Standard<\/a>: \u201cSo in some of the cases you can see why even though the complainant may think they were raped, there was a reasonable belief that they had consented, either through silence or through other actions or whatever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are there not just to be able to prosecute cases where there has been an offence, but also not to prosecute cases where there isn\u2019t sufficient evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the comments,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rapecrisis.org.uk\/news\/in-response-to-dpp-alison-saunders-interview-with-the-evenin\" target=\"_blank\">Rape Crisis England and Wales said<\/a> the \u201claw is clear that someone consents to sexual activity when they agree by choice and have the freedom and capacity to make that choice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone has been threatened, coerced or scared into submitting to sexual activity, they have not freely consented,\u201d the charity added.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span>We all have a moral and legal responsibility to actively seek any sexual partner\u2019s consent and be confident it\u2019s been fully and freely given before doing anything sexual. And consent is an ongoing process; if we feel it\u2019s been lost or withdrawn at any point, we must stop.\u201d<\/span><span>Rape Crisis England and Wales<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The charity added: \u201cThrough more than 40 years\u2019 experience of providing frontline, specialist support to people whose lives have been impacted by sexual violence, we know it\u2019s common for victims and survivors to freeze or flop, finding themselves unable to speak, fight back or even move, and that knowledge is backed up by a large body of independent evidence, of which the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is aware.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent years, Rape Crisis Centres have seen unprecedented need and demand for our specialist services, and this continues to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rape Crisis responds to today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EveningStandard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EveningStandard<\/a> interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cpsuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cpsuk<\/a> DPP Alison Saunders. It&#8217;s time for radical overhaul of the criminal justice system when it comes to sexual violence: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iPr3juSx8e\">t.co\/iPr3juSx8e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I3kckLkJbH\">pic.twitter.com\/I3kckLkJbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rape Crisis E&#038;W (@RapeCrisisEandW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapeCrisisEandW\/status\/955528399463878656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rape Crisis further lamented the rise of \u201cthis kind of media coverage of sexual violence\u201d and said as a result, \u201cvictims and survivors are telling us their confidence in the criminal justice system is being eroded and undermined each time they read or hear or watch this sort of story\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must not forget that the vast majority of those who experience sexual violence still choose never to report to the police, and last year only 16% of cases that were reported reached court. This does not represent justice,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The charities criticism was echoed by others on social media who called Saunders comments \u201cincredibly disappointing\u201d.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is an incredibly disappointing and dangerous statement from the DPP: Stay silent during rape and attackers may assume consent, warns DPP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BCkmqah9Ur\">t.co\/BCkmqah9Ur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rape Crisis England\/ Wales response here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wpzKyhk5yg\">t.co\/wpzKyhk5yg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Victim Blaming (@EVB_Now) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EVB_Now\/status\/955726977540947968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If Alison Saunders wasn\u2019t grossly misquoted, if she really believes that it\u2019s not rape unless you say no: she should be fired. Today. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cpsuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cpsuk<\/a> clearly need some basic training in what our LAWS say about consent. Ms Saunders isn\u2019t fit to lead. (Maybe she hasn\u2019t read the laws?)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emily Hunt (@emilyinpublic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilyinpublic\/status\/955733922134052864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another Saunders&#8217; Special<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Remaining silent during a rape could be conceived as consent, DPP says&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HhiD0K7CyL\">t.co\/HhiD0K7CyL<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mZYgwDEXmP\">pic.twitter.com\/mZYgwDEXmP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Minh Alexander (@alexander_minh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexander_minh\/status\/955686600066961409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alison Saunders comments on rape are utter bollocks you should always ask for consent before engaging in <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> with a person not just assume because they haven\u2019t said \u2018no\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas (@t_mynett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/t_mynett\/status\/955718231272062976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/5WrightStuff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@5WrightStuff<\/a> this is very worrying that Saunders has made this statement saying is silence consent in rape cases. Victims maybe so scared of the perpetrators that they can\u2019t speak. Typical of someone whose never been a rape victim to come up with this suggestion<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 michael (@ammflyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ammflyer\/status\/955739845686591488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Long day, wrong train and now reading <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EveningStandard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EveningStandard<\/a> Alison Saunders story- can&#8217;t even retweet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/upset?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#upset<\/a>. <br \/>To every victim\/survivor of sexual violence DO NOT loose hope or faith in your truth of even if the system is failing. Stay strong.Lets keep fighting forward for change. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zmNTdiB6qv\">pic.twitter.com\/zmNTdiB6qv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K Frederick (@JayKFrederick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayKFrederick\/status\/955559992555425792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saunders also described as \u201cdisappointing and irritating\u201d the collapse of cases due to evidence not being disclosed as early as possible.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks several rape defendants,\u00a0including Londoners<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-42366629\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Liam Allan<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-5199499\/Texts-prove-alleged-rape-victim-15-lied-19.html\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Itiary<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/crime\/rape-case-collapses-disclosure-eritrean-man-makele-photos-cuddling-snuggling-woman-metropolitan-a8160816.html\" target=\"_blank\">Samson Makele<\/a>, were acquitted after evidence cleared them before they were due to stand trial, when the cases could have been resolved months earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Surrey Police and Scotland Yard have announced reviews of their rape cases following the high-profile collapses, due to suspected flaws in investigations or concerns related to the disclosure of evidence.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/rape-consent-debate_uk_5a6708dae4b0e56300730d27\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/rape-consent-debate_uk_5a6708dae4b0e56300730d27<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silent Rape Victims May &#8216;Give The Impression Of Consent&#8217;, Prosecutions Boss Alison Saunders Says The Director of Public Prosecutions has been criticised for suggesting people who believe they have been raped but stay silent during their ordeal may give the impression they have consented to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>. 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