I'm afraid this is going to run and run TB
There have been huge demonstrations, largely of women demanding a more even-handed approach to rape trials - the gender make-up of this particular trial has been one of the features to be challenged
While I agree it would be wrong to associate this particular incident with rugby players in general; the problem here seems to be with top-of-the-scrum superstars and the privilege they command
Whether the verdict was right or wrong, the accused did not behave well - on the night in question, later when they tweeted their "pig-on-a-spit" description of the woman at the party to their friend and to top it all,   their triumphalist tweets, after the verdict, describing her as a "slut"
In today's atmosphere of sexual harassment, this thuggery has caused a lot of bad feeling
As I said - it's no wonder the vast majority of rape victims are too afraid to report their ordeal
I'm not a woman, but these statistics SCARE THE KLARTS OUT OF ME
Jim Carroll