Saudi Prince on trial for "sexual" killing of servant

[The Johnny]

Certain bite marks during violent episodes can have sexual connotations.  I presume, though this is speculation, that cheeks are one of these areas, replacing the near chaste "peck on the cheek" style of a kiss with a far more sadistic and damaging act.

Well yes, that does make sense, but if the Prince has a history of going psychotic, then it really doesnt mean anything other than he had a psychotic episode... not like we would hear about his medical history do.

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Certain bite marks during violent episodes can have sexual connotations.  I presume, though this is speculation, that cheeks are one of these areas, replacing the near chaste "peck on the cheek" style of a kiss with a far more sadistic and damaging act.

Well yes, that does make sense, but if the Prince has a history of going psychotic, then it really doesnt mean anything other than he had a psychotic episode... not like we would hear about his medical history do.

Is this a variation on the it's-only-gay-if-the-balls-touch?

[The Johnny]

Certain bite marks during violent episodes can have sexual connotations.  I presume, though this is speculation, that cheeks are one of these areas, replacing the near chaste "peck on the cheek" style of a kiss with a far more sadistic and damaging act.

Well yes, that does make sense, but if the Prince has a history of going psychotic, then it really doesnt mean anything other than he had a psychotic episode... not like we would hear about his medical history do.

Is this a variation on the it's-only-gay-if-the-balls-touch?

No 

I know its not an important part of the OP, its just that it called my attention.

[Jenne]

I imagine there are a list of marks of potential abuse that police and investigators typically see in these kinds of cases, bite marks (I know in pediatric cases, at least) being amongst them.

[Triple Zero]

I was just assuming the news didn't want to write he also buttsecksed him?

[Jenne]

They'd just call it sodomy and rape...the media's not afraid of the word "sodomy," Trip.  Esp if it makes a Saudi look bad.

[Don Coyote]

They'd just call it sodomy and rape...the media's not afraid of the word "sodomy," Trip.  Esp if it makes a Saudi look bad.

you mean Saudimy?

[Bruno]

They'd just call it sodomy and rape...the media's not afraid of the word "sodomy," Trip.  Esp if it makes a Saudi look bad.

you mean Saudimy?

[Cain]

They'd just call it sodomy and rape...the media's not afraid of the word "sodomy," Trip.  Esp if it makes a Saudi look bad.

Saudi Royal Family (most litigious royalty in the world) + British defamation laws = docile press.

[BadBeast]

Well, he got 20 years for it. Which is better than getting life. If he got life, he'd be up for Parole in 7 years. But getting 20 years means he has to wait 10 years before he can apply for Parole.

[Jenne]

They'd just call it sodomy and rape...the media's not afraid of the word "sodomy," Trip.  Esp if it makes a Saudi look bad.

Saudi Royal Family (most litigious royalty in the world) + British defamation laws = docile press.

Ah, that makes sense then.  American press doesn't usually have that issue, really...but then this didn't happen in the US and so didn't get much if any playtime here.

[Faust]

Well, he got 20 years for it. Which is better than getting life. If he got life, he'd be up for Parole in 7 years. But getting 20 years means he has to wait 10 years before he can apply for Parole.

Good, even if it was a crime of passion he didn't deserve to get off on manslaughter.

[Hanni]

Well, he got 20 years for it. Which is better than getting life. If he got life, he'd be up for Parole in 7 years. But getting 20 years means he has to wait 10 years before he can apply for Parole.

It's at times like this that I just want to give up on the UK justice system...

[Cain]

Then you'll be happy to learn that 90% of UK prisoners are described as suffering from at least two mental illnesses, in addition to alcoholism or drug dependency.

Prisons in the UK exist mostly to keep people who wouldn't commit a crime anyway from wanting to do so through deterrence, sweeps up those too impaired, stupid or outrageous in their acts to cover up their crimes and so the system ticks along quite nicely.  Oh, and occasionally we outsource them to the likes of Wackenhut, so they can send kickbacks to MPs and give loans to the major parties.

[Hanni]

I have the rehab center over the road from me... I can believe most of them have at least one mental illness (possibly caused by the heroin they seem to 'aquire'- probably through selling their very nice washing machines the government are happy to provide them with).

I say bring back 'proper' punishments and make people in prison earn their keep.