Those crazy congresspeople..

[pninny2001]

This article bugs me.

Let's get it out of the way that I am absolutely in favor of stiffer penalties for spousal rape, k? I'm going to get a little conservative here for a quick minute, and I don't want to bend anyone's nose out of shape and somehow have less sex than I'm already having..

Which is fucking none, goddamnit.

Anyway.

A House panel

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[aerolith]

call me ignorant but i don't quite understand the concept of spousal rape--is this after a separation or something?

[pninny2001]

Either within the marriage or without, any sex act which is forced and without consent. Arizona still sees a legal union as a mitigating factor on whether or not consent is given to have sex.

So, if a man were to tie his wife up and sodomize her with a broomhandle instead of doing it to a stranger on the street, it's a lesser charge because they are married.