tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10473879.post3759350155915560075..comments2023-10-14T21:43:00.223+08:00Comments on Illusio: More great moments in television historyakikonomuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05750460516384317828noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10473879.post-564285500404314022007-08-09T12:56:00.000+08:002007-08-09T12:56:00.000+08:00The age of consent for sexual intercourse in Singa...The age of consent for sexual intercourse in Singapore is 16. AFAIK the "younger charges" you speak of are 18, although if you have more information than I do on this count please share. But if I am correct and the sexual partners of the defendants were perfectly capable of consent, why are you so certain the sexual activity was non-consensual? The lack of consent is not exactly an element of proof in the offence, so are you relying on some knowledge of the inner workings of their relationship not subject to criminal burdens of proof? There are entirely adequate sexual assault laws in Singapore which can deal with non-consensual situations and in fact carry higher maximum penalties - if the sexual partners of the convicted men indeed allege lack of consent what reason can there be for preferring to prosecute under 377A? If they do not allege lack of consent, is this not a classic case of oppression? And do you think the threat of state violence is any less real to someone whose behaviour fits all the elements of a crime for which prosecutions are actively ongoing, because he is supposed to rely on the benevolence of the persons who will determine whether he is prosecuted, and their deeming his relationship sufficiently "responsible", regardless of the wishes of his consenting adult partner? That's not exactly the rule of law as I understand it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10473879.post-71556292570911507542007-08-09T09:54:00.000+08:002007-08-09T09:54:00.000+08:00Hello jol,Tell me how the application of 377A to p...Hello jol,<BR/><BR/>Tell me how the application of 377A to prosecute men who molested their younger charges constitutes a "climate of oppression" against homosexuals.<BR/><BR/>If those 5 men were unfairly arrested in saunas, in their bedrooms, in discos, in parks - then yes, that constitutes a climate of oppression. Otherwise, no. I hope activists like you learn the true value of words instead of doing this "help, help, I'm oppressed!" routine.akikonomuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750460516384317828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10473879.post-14894116903793665662007-08-09T04:31:00.000+08:002007-08-09T04:31:00.000+08:00The climate of oppression against homosexuals in S...<I>The climate of oppression against homosexuals in Singapore has either dissipated recently, or has always been a myth invented by certain activists</I><BR/><BR/>Oh really? How interesting, that the five s377A prosecutions in the last 2 months have been a myth. Why don't you visit the men in jail and remind them of that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com