So you'd say that when a prostitute has sex with someone, it's merely a physical transaction and she/he's not sharing a part of his/her self at the time and it is not at all personal?
No, not at all actually, but i do feel the crux of rape is the consentuality of the act.
i see your point, but i would define rape as someone being forced into an act which is non consentual at the time of the act.
If you change your mind later about the consentuality i don't think that can be counted as rape. And if it was said that you could change your mind later on, that would set quite a dangerous precident.
That being said i would definitely say not paying would be a crime, but i really don't feel that it could be classed under the crime of 'rape'.
I feel a morally similar situation would be of an artist who gives someone their life's work, with the expectaition of being paid, only for the person to run off with it. Psychologically damaging, certainly.
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Date: 2003-12-22 07:22 am (UTC)No, not at all actually, but i do feel the crux of rape is the consentuality of the act.
i see your point, but i would define rape as someone being forced into an act which is non consentual at the time of the act.
If you change your mind later about the consentuality i don't think that can be counted as rape. And if it was said that you could change your mind later on, that would set quite a dangerous precident.
That being said i would definitely say not paying would be a crime, but i really don't feel that it could be classed under the crime of 'rape'.
I feel a morally similar situation would be of an artist who gives someone their life's work, with the expectaition of being paid, only for the person to run off with it. Psychologically damaging, certainly.