So, a liberal democrat candidate for Basingstoke thinks a five year sentence for rape is "excessive"

[BasilFoulEggs]

I'm slightly surprised that the rapist vote has become so big and valuable that it is being courted in Basingstoke, but I know very little of that part of the world and given the current travails of the Lib Dems, I suppose there may be some sort of electoral advantage in tweeting that our justice system is outrageous for actually punishing a rapist properly. Maybe no on else will vote for them anymore, what do I know.

The Lib Dem candidate in question, seems to imagine that if a man is good looking and lots of women "wouldn't say no" to him, then the fact that one woman didn't say yes, means his sentence for rape ought to be lowered. Apart from the fact that this is unfair to ugly rapists, it shows a confusion in his mind about the difference between sex and rape, which means that this young man is not fit to represent women. I'll say nothing about what else he might not be fit to do with women as that doesn't actually have anything to do with his electoral campaign.

I've e-mailed Basingstoke Lib Dems to tell them what I think of their candidate's views, if you want to to, here's the link to their website:

basingstokelibdems.org.uk/en/page/chineham-our-candidate

[2shoes]

he is not fit to represent men either.
horrid man

[BasilFoulEggs]

This is the link to the council:

www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-and-elections/councilmeetings.htm

[BasilFoulEggs]

the Labour party may want to know about the Lib Dem views on rape

[BasilFoulEggs]

The Tories may have a passing interest, too

[BasilFoulEggs]

I don't know how Central Office will feel about these views.

www.libdems.org.uk/contact.aspx

[Empusa]

His comments were absolutely vile, I hope he loses his job, he doesn't deserve it

[SuePurblyingoodVOICE]

I've emailed and linked this thread.

[AyeRobot]

I think he needs a little less conversation of the Twitter kind. And a little more action of the Sexual Offences Act reading kind.

[Alcina]

I emailed LibDems Basingstoke earlier when I saw the link posted on the other thread. No reply as yet - perhaps they've been inundated.

I also emailed the link to a friend who lives in the area so that they know about it before they vote on Thursday.

[DowagersHump]

What an absolute dolt. I don't know why I'm still surprised that some political animals are so fucking stupid and ignorant but it gets me every time. I shall take great pleasure in contacting all the links on this thread this evening. Along with contacting all the people I know in Basingstoke to draw attention to this idiot's crass stupidity. He even makes Lembit Opik look good and that's going quite some way

[Longtallsally]

Have emailed LD HQ.

[MmeLindor.]

Do you have a link to the original story?

[TheFoosa]

worra twat

[BasilFoulEggs]

And if anyone wants to e-mail kick it out, linking to the thread, their e-mail address is here:

[email protected]

They're the ones who do lots of work to kick racism out of football.

They seem to be sitting on their arses when it comes to sexism though.

[DowagersHump]

Here you go MmeL

[MmeLindor.]

Thanks. What an utter idiot.

[pinkpyjamas]

"I don't know why I'm still surprised that some political animals are so fucking stupid and ignorant but it gets me every time".

YY, me too.

It's almost like we need less mysogynistic, self-serving twats in government, and more.... more.... well, more of us!

Have emailed Basingstoke LDs. They'll probably get decimated without this debacle, but I'd love their candidate to lose his deposit too.

[Peachy]

What the actual....!

This gets worse and worse doesn't it? Damn us females, having the capacity to say no. Or, perhaps more importantly, yes. Absence of a no does not a yes create.

[doormat]

disgusted

[SardineQueen]

another party another inappropriate rape tweet

wtf is wrong with these men?

[AyeRobot]

What men like that (and other Evans supporters) object to is that they can't fuck drunk women with impunity, which they feel is one of their bloke privileges.

[NovackNGood]

Well lets face it he'll be out on appeal soon enough or after 18 months at most.

[PetiteRaleuse]

Unfortunately this opinion is far too common. Makes me worried about having brought a daughter into the world with such medieval opinions still being aired and encouraged.