Re:Americans aren't getting married, and researchers think p...
by baddox on Sunday December 21, 2014 @10:57PM
(#8781910)
It's uncouth to use the word in this context, but the intended analogy is simply that of theft or plunder, which is a well-accepted definition of the word and is in common usage.
Re:Americans aren't getting married, and researchers think p...
by vezzy-fnord on Sunday December 21, 2014 @10:39PM
(#8781864)
The original definition of the word "rape" refers to a theft or seizure of some sort, so the usage here is accurate, given the focus is on the metaphor of the wallet and not the person directly.
Re:Americans aren't getting married, and researchers think p...
by woah on Sunday December 21, 2014 @10:57PM
(#8781912)
Thanks for the historical knowledge, but it no longer means that.
Re:Americans aren't getting married, and researchers think p...
by imanaccount247 on Sunday December 21, 2014 @10:49PM
(#8781891)
Child support laws frequently have little to do with supporting children. Payments are frequently far higher than necessary and far higher than the non-custodial parent can afford. There is no accountability at all on the custodial parent's spending, while the non-custodial parent gets their wage's garnished so they can't even pay their rent.
Yeah, a parent being legally required to support their child is really analogous to being raped...