- Judge Johnson's appalling lack of empathy proves he has no right to preside over sex crime cases -- and his archaic definition of "rape" proves he has no place on the bench.
- Legitimate Rape Is Back
- Todd Akin: It's Not a War on Women, It's a War on Critical Thinking and Democracy
Tell the California Commission: Get Judge Johnson to step down, NOW!
Melanie Jones, Watchdog.net
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January 2, 2012 | Back in 2008, California Judge Derek Johnson was overseeing the case of a man who raped his ex-girlfriend and forced her to perform oral sex on him. This was the judge's response.
"If someone doesn't want to have sexual intercourse, the body shuts down. The body will not permit that to happen unless a lot of damage is inflicted... That tells me that the victim in this case, although she wasn't necessarily willing, she didn't put up a fight."
Tell the California Commission: Get Judge Johnson to step down, NOW!
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Legitimate Rape Is Back, Progress Report, ThinkProgress
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