random amusement

[plural]

the following section from the legal code of the Bahamas
was brought to my attention, and amused me
so I thought I would share and specifically direct you to the section D

II. Rape
‘Definition of rape’, Section 3 of the " Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act 1991 "

" Rape is the act of any person not under fourteen (14) years of age having sexual intercourse with another person who is not his spouse -

a) without the consent of that other person ;

b) with consent which has been extorted by threats or fear of bodily harm ;

c) with consent obtained by personating the spouse of that other person ; or

d) with consent obtained by false and fraudulent representations as to the nature
and quality of the act. "

[emphasis mine]

Comments

[nemo.livejournal.com]

The real issue is that (a), (b), and (d) are all perfectly leagal as long as you do it to your spouse.

[nemo.livejournal.com]

And by "leagal" of course I mean legal.

[plural.livejournal.com]

yeah

but thats not uncommon unfortunately

it is only fairly recent in the US that a man could legally rape his wife, as consent was deemed to be implied by marriage