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? asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 7 years ago

Help i need to know if its rape?

So i was at a party.. and i was drinking... and the guy wasnt drinking and he didnt do any drugs hes a sober nut, and he was completly sober.. i was out of it after having 2 1/2 beers.... and he brought me upstairs and had sex with me.. i didnt say no but i was kind of afraid too and i just really wanted it to get over with. after he was like " ahh good now lets go to sleep" and i stood up and put my clothes on and walked out of the room and i went and layed with one of my friends and i cried for like 2 hours.... i never said no but i never said yes.. is it still considered rape? :[ I really hate myself and i feel like its my fault.

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  • Chas
    Lv 5
    7 years ago
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    This is a double edge sword type of question. The answer could go ether way. If the guy knew you where drunk then legally it could be said he knew you could not consent to having sex and then yes it would be rape. If the guy was unknowing then it wasn't. There is also the matter of how drunk were you. If this went to court chances are there is a 60% chance he wouldn't get convicted. It all depends really on the judge. The best advice is to look at it as a bad choice you made drunk. When you go out drinking it's not wise to be alone with guys. You should always have a sober friend that makes sure you don't leave with anyone because people don't make the best choices drunk. And guys will try to sleep with you if they know you are willing drunk or not.

    Should this be considered rape? No, the guy didn't force you to drink or force you to have sex. Weather you wanted to or not, you choose to do it anyways. It's not anymore right for a women to claim rape after having sex she regretted over a man waiting til he knows someone is so drunk that they can't consent. You seem like you knew what you where doing and made a choice to go along with it.

    Your feelings of it being your fault seem to be more about regretting what you did. It doesn't sound like the guy did anything really wrong. In his mind he probably really liked you and thought you felt the same way. It doesn't sound like there was any intent of him forcing himself on you. Viewing this guy as your rapist would be a huge mistake. There is no way he could of thought you where that drunk after only two drinks. He more then likely doesn't even know you regretted it.

  • Yeti
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    It's potentially rape if you were drunk beyond the point of being able to consent.

    However, a couple beers wouldn't normally put you to that point. It also sounds like you were capable of saying no, but simply didn't. It doesn't sound like he intimidated you, or ignored a no, or that you were so out of it you couldn't consent. When it was over, you were even able to stand up, get dressed, and walk out.

    To be frank, this sounds like an alcohol/party thing more than anything. If it's any consolation, it's not that unusual that people go to parties and have a little to drink, and they let their guard down a little, and they maybe regret things they did later. But what you've described here does not sound like it qualifies as rape. I don't know that you need to go around saying it was your "fault," but it may be a life learning lesson, you can't change it now, and it doesn't sound like it's this other person's "fault" to the rape level, either.

  • 7 years ago

    I have no idea because you said you walked out after, which means you had enough power to leave. Personally, I thing the charges would be lowered. It seems as if you have merely based it on alcohol consumption, but made it clear you had the opportunity to resist. Rape cases usually don't start with people being carried upstairs at a party and later coming back down stairs to cry. It probably is a rape, except you don't seem like you really care about anything other than there was alcohol involved when you had sex. People get drunk and have sex all the time. The charges could be dropped after all the facts come out in a pretrial

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