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Mexican rape acquittal for lack of enjoyment

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A wealthy Mexican man who digitally penetrated a girl was acquitted because he proved he 'acted without carnal intent', he didn't enjoy it. The judge's implicit premise: pleasure makes one guilty; no pleasure, no crime. Žižek notes that acting without passion is actually more disturbing.

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“Mexican man cleared in sexual assault of schoolgirl because he didn't enjoy it.”
41:14 The Courage Of Hopelessness2017-05-20 · 1:32:11
“The defense claimed, and the judge confirmed it, that he did this without a carnal intent. He didn't sexually enjoy it, which is why he is not guilty.”
“Police not only did nothing, but they rendered public to the newspapers, photo, name and address of this girl.”

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41:14 The Courage Of Hopelessness2017-05-20 · 1:32:11
A wealthy Mexican man who digitally penetrated a girl was acquitted because he proved he 'acted without carnal intent', he didn't enjoy it. The judge's implicit premise: pleasure makes one guilty; no pleasure, no crime. Žižek notes that acting without passion is actually more disturbing., illustrating jouissance,pleasure and guilt,enjoyment
In a Mexican court, a wealthy student who sexually assaulted a girl was pardoned because his lawyer argued he acted without carnal intent, he did not enjoy it sexually. Žižek reads this as a theological logic: guilt requires enjoyment; no enjoyment, no guilt., illustrating surplus enjoyment,jouissance,ideology,theology
In Mexico City, rape is so prevalent that subway cars are sex-segregated, yet police actively collaborate with rapists and publicly revealed the name, photo, and address of a woman who reported her attacker., illustrating generalized impunity,institutional evil,feminist politics of joy of life