Conor McGregor Megathread *Mod Warning in OP Updated 20th April*

it has nothing to do with equality. It’s physiology/biology.

that’s sexual assault. The discussion is about rape!!! Women in law cannot rape men

Are you suggesting because a man has an erection it's consensual? Because that's easy to debunk.

If you're suggesting because a man has to insert well a woman can easily place herself on top and initiate intercourse.

It has nothing to do with equality, and it has nothing to do with biology/physiology either; it’s just the way the law is written. In effect, whether the offence is rape, or rape under section 4, both offences carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Women can, and have been charged with the offence of rape, most famous one being that of Nora Wall who was wrongfully convicted of rape:

Wall was the first woman in the history of the Irish State to be convicted of rape, the first person to receive a life sentence for rape and the only person in the history of the state to be convicted on repressed memory evidence.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Wall

The sex of the victim notwithstanding, because the victim is only ever appearing as a witness in the States prosecution case.

I prefer to think a little further outside the local law and try to use logic.

That’s not just thinking a little further outside the local law, it’s trying to introduce laws which don’t apply in this jurisdiction to suit your own purposes, which is about as illogical and absurd as it possibly gets, notwithstanding the fact that if they were an Irish citizen or resident who committed the offence of rape in another country, extraterritorial jurisdiction may apply:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/irish-people-can-now-be-prosecuted-in-ireland-for-assault-and-rape-committed-abroad-1.3874462

Let the floodgates open - hopefully this case has inspired others to do the same

“And he may also face a battle to save more of his fortune because at least four women have made similar allegations over the past five years - and may now feel empowered to sue him despite police and prosecutors rejecting their cases.”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14122927/conor-mcgregor-rape-case-floodgates-civil-claims-mma-fighter-court-dublin.html

I think there a few ways that it is being described, and I think she brought a civil action for rape, not sexual assault. I don’t think the headline is entirely accurate, but also not totally inaccurate

See his wiki. Monster drink and one of the burger places I think

It will - civil cases such as this one rarely get any significant publicity so you’d nearly need to be a legal expert to predict the outcome with any degree of certainty - will they give with one hand and take with another? Hopefully not but likely there will be penalty for a failed civil action of some kind or other

Another one bites the dust...

https://www.courts.ie/viewer/pdf/6243ba0e-a46e-4f81-afb5-bc1a85927b17/2024_IECA_281.pdf/pdf#view=fitH

"As is clear from the terms of s. 169(1) of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, the default position is that the party who is entirely successful in civil proceedings is entitled to an award of costs against the party who is unsuccessful, unless the court orders otherwise, having regard to the nature and circumstances of the case and the conduct of the proceedings by the parties, including a non-exhaustive list of factors to which the court may have regard. None of the factors identified in the section appear to be of particular relevance in the context of this case"

It'll be an interesting argument.

Only two types of people can afford to go to court, the wealthy and the poor.

The risks with a two week jury trial to someone like the Plaintiff are huge. It could bankrupt the Plaintiff.

The judge won't want to do it, but Lawrence wasn't found liable so why should he be left with the bill.

Don't know if judge can have regard to McGregor's offer to pay or not.

sold the whisky and made tidy sum. Think still has a stake in stout