There is going to be a new trial, everybody chill out.
this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2025
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This article feels super rage bait-y to be honest. Like my first reaction at the title is of course, being like "thats fucked up" but as im reading it, it feels like this article was written in a manipulative way. There's no sources at all, can't find any using English google, decided to literally figure out how to search Dutch google in Dutch just to find something more reputable and there's only this one site, which has 2 articles, the only 2 links in either is one article pointing to the other, and another link to what is clearly (from the add/article layout) a Belgium tabloid of some kind.
Like nothing about the people involved or the situation, but this website is some shit, and so is the other one covering this. They may be on the right side of this story but this website itself feels incredibly un-credible, and I wouldn't think to assume Belgium has some sort of news media problem where like, the gossip tabloids are the last bastions fighting for bodily autonomy and consent, where it would make sense that there is no other source.
Of course you, who looked into this, barely have any notice.
In Belgium a couple of years ago a brown student died during a hazing at a fraternity. Every one involved , all white and sons of doctors, lawyers and judges, basically came away scott free. They were all sentenced to community service and weren’t found guilty for criminal negligence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sanda_Dia
Belgium has a elitism problem. Bet if this rapist was a brown medical student or a street sweeper or something he would’ve gotten jail time.
Obligatory reminder that Belgium has a unresolved problem with a pedophile ring raping and murdering children with impunity, enjoying protection and likely having direct involvement of the highest ranks of politics, police and judiciary.
I think you have enough pedos in your own country to worry about a thing from 30 years ago
NAME AND FUCKING SHAME
Dr. Ruben Van Stiphout [email protected]
He looks like a rich spoiled fuckboy. I hope no hospital hires him
Thank you, I'm not allowed yet to upload pictures
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JFC, I was afraid this was in the US. I'm not pleased to realize there are other places just as fucked up. Though in the US the excuse for letting him off would have to be that he was rich, not brilliant.
Belgium, for those wondering.
In the US and a lot of other countries this wouldn't even be considered rape. It's good that it is here, but this case isn't quite as easy as it seems on first glance.
I think the judge made the right call here. It was a drunk hook up where both people were drunk, but conscious. The girl was quite a bit more drunk to the point where she was ruled unable to consent in a legal senses despite the fact she did and several witnesses confirmed she did.
Again, still rape, which is sex without consent, but very far from the vicious predator most people are picturing right now.
Yes, she made contact with him, he called her GF's who didn't answer bcs it was late and finally went home with him.
Bcs she was too drunk it is considered rape.
This article is doesn't accurately tell the events.
But I agree he wouldn't be let off if he wasn't a privileged student.
no sentence be passed as this would result in the accused having great difficulty in finding work in the medical profession.
I wonder why the medical profession doesn't want rapists.... 🤔
Oh, and he's going to be an OB/GYN.
Just a coincidence, of course. Because he cares that much about women.
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