Summary

An Indian court acquitted a man convicted of raping his wife, who later died, citing that marital rape is not a crime in India.

The ruling has sparked outrage, renewing calls to criminalize marital rape. Activists argue the decision is legally valid but morally unacceptable.

India’s outdated laws do not recognize non-consensual sex within marriage as rape.

Despite widespread domestic violence, resistance from the government and conservative groups has stalled reform efforts.

  • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Cool. Maybe women should band together and perform vasectomies on any man they choose.

    Quid pro quo.

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      What does that have to do with altering their sexual drive (are you meaning just preventing pregnancy or using it as a shorthand for libido)?

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        2 months ago

        I was gonna say “castrate” but men get all riled over that.

        But if you prefer castrate over vasectomy go right ahead.

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          2 months ago

          I feel like they are very different terms and also I think most people are sympathetic to the idea of castrating rapists

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            2 months ago

            Not just feel like, they are extremely different terms, to the point where I’d barely call a vasectomy a punishment (it is a punishment only in the sense that they are prevented producing offspring and their junk will hurt for a few days), considering many men (including myself) voluntarily have the operation.

          • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works
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            2 months ago

            Ofc they are different terms. As I said men get upset when women say they should be castrated for raping women, which is why I said vasectomy instead. Some days I just don’t wanna battle over dumb shit like that.

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              2 months ago

              Vasectomy comes off as way dumber, rapists wanna fucks but not necessarily inseminate. They are hardly interchangeable;

              Nobody gives a fuck about rapists fertiliity. Maybe you mean chemical castration and you’re conflating those. Dunno and im out so whatevs

        • Lka1988@sh.itjust.works
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          2 months ago

          I’m a man and fully support castration of convicted rapists. Cut the whole thing off for all I care.

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    2 months ago

    I wish the media would be more specific. He raped his wife who later died. In other words he raped her to death right? I mean it’s not the same thing but given no further clarification, that’s my interpretation.