A Black Eye For Manitoba

Earlier this month, Justice Robert Dewar allowed a convicted rapist to walk away with a curfew and a mandatory letter of apology to his victim. The reason? As the judge saw it, the woman had been wearing a tube top, high heels and makeup, and had been drinking. And the judge reached his decision after the accused had been convicted of rape.

The judge called the rapist, Kenneth Rhodes, a "clumsy Don Juan" who conducted himself in an "inconsiderate" manner after getting "[unintentional] signals...that sex was in the air." Dewar also ruled that Rhodes is not at risk to re-offend.

The judge is surely aware of the Criminal Code of Canada, which essentially states that the inability to consent (due to being intoxicated, for instance) constitutes a lack of consent.

Let's hope the decision makes it to the Supreme Court of Canada.