Man cleared of rape because he was too drunk to realise which bed he was in.

"I guess accurate doesn't have to be complete."

I'm afraid you're right about that. But it has to be deemed a "fair" report.

The key word of course is 'reasonable'. Belief, however genuine, is not enough. This is why I find it difficult to to understand how the jury acquitted a man who was, by his own admission, to drunk to be considered reasonable.

Do you wish to remove the 'reasonable belief in consent' defence dittany?

Well it's strange how the line I quoted above is absent from the original report. I guess accurate doesn't have to be complete.

I despise the DM. The only thing I would say is that the newspaper by law has to publish an account of the case which is "fair, accurate and contemporaneous" or the journo concerned risks being chucked into prison for Contempt of Court.

That said, the paper would certainly highlight aspects of the case according to the angle it was most interested in and play down others without finding itself on the wrong side of the law.

But it's highly unlikely the facts as such would have been misreported.

I imagine the race of the defendant didn't escape the paper's notice, no...

The torygraph has it, but they are just churning the DM story.

"Mr Khan told he court that she had touched him in a way that made him believe that he had the consent of his 'girlfriend'"

I think this is actually the issue that this case turned on rather than the mistaken identity narrative that the Mail wants to big up for it's exclusive.

Still, if by his own admission he was 'pissed out of his mind' I fail to see how the jury accepted his claim that he thought he had consent. But then I wasn't in court and I didn't hear all the evidence and argument for either side.

It's easy for us to 'judge the jury' as it were, but we are only viewing this case through the lens of the Daily Mail.

It does sound dodgy, and horrific if as portrayed, but I am wary of reaction to anything based on so-called 'facts' provided by the DM. Especially as no other newspaper appears to be reporting the case. IMO their agenda here is to promote racism as the guy is Asian.

Knowing the DM, the whole thing could be a fabrication.

don't forget to let us know how you're doing. and if we can do anything to help.....

I've come to this quite late but I just wanted to add my support BrokenGirl and I hope today finds you feeling better than last week. You do sound really brave and hope somehow you do get some justice.

It's cases like yours BG and the OP that make me hope that I'm selected to the jury on a rape case because I will kick and scream until the animal in the dock is found guilty.

hey BrokenGirl.

we did some yelling for you on Saturday.

if you can imagine, literally thousands of women and children, all ages and races, stopping the traffic all the way down Oxford Street, yelling 'WHAT DO WE WANT? JUSTICE! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW!' for you and all the other women who have not had justice.

stopping the traffic when you are cross about something is very satisfying.

BrokenGirl11 you need to change your name to MendingGirl11.

I have not read the whole thread but want to add my virtual support here.

I am sure you can see from this thread that we all believe you.

I am sure it is worth you seeing those words on the screen.

So glad you got out of the house today with your DD.

Good for you, BG, bloody good for you.

Try and keep that spirit as much as you can. That shithead is not going to win.

But if you want to vent, please come back, we are always willing to listen to you.

thankyou and i will when you baby talk all its nice to have some adult chat just not sure how to use im stuck on this page ha x

I want to say thankyou all for the lovely messages taking time out to listen to me today i put on nice clean clothes opened my blinds and even took my little girl for lunch, that dirty scum bag has took to much of my time tears and pain but i have to let go justice is bull shit! there is none for girls like me its so so sad. But he cant spoil my little girls life so now i put her first just want his scary face out of my bloody head. hope you all have a lovely weekend. and and one on the march please scream for me.. x x

Oh, brokengirl, it's so bloody frustrating. It makes me so angry that he did this too you and that other people have let you down so badly.

Did the rape crisis women offer you any counselling?

yes they let that dirty beast walk free and i hate them all.. cant understand it still the lady from rape crisis said she is still in shock she said she has never been involved with a rape case like mine.
she said how i should be so proud of my self and that more than likly will get compensation but guilty i wont get justice i wont get she belives the same as me that it will only be time b4 he hurts again. she is doing some research to see if she can find some answers and will call me in a couple of days. very nice lady but no one can really help me its to late they let him go to hurt again i got no justice when it was all in there face... how did i consent sex when i was strangled and punched so many photos how did they say not guilty they are so evil all of them.