It comes as no surprise to me at all

But the context is part of what makes these cases peculiarly difficult to judge in real life rather than in outraged principle. As you say in your reply, a certain impression may "misleadingly be given", and on that footing the person given the impression is entitled to be judged.

Incidentally, much more than this man's comments, I find the following (and you'll see I hope why it's relevant) to be really, really disturbing. But then I was never too keen on ad hominem attacks.

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Posted By: paulg on November 19th 2014 at 11:59:20

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A broadcaster speaks (General Chat) - norway, Nov 19, 11:19:17
- lets look at the context...... (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 19, 14:56:00
- Oy. (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 19, 12:12:24
  - Vey (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 12:39:56
- isn't he saying (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 19, 11:36:51
  - He's stating that if a woman is in bed with a man without any knickers on (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 19, 11:59:29
    - In a nutshell, yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Nov 19, 12:04:13
  - No he isn't. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 19, 11:50:40
    - Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 12:35:21
    - If we can't control ourselves then women must wear veils, eh? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:22:20
    - I might have missed this but did the girl say stop to ched at anytime? (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 12:11:25
      - I'm not getting in to that. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Nov 19, 12:15:00
        
        You don't have to get into anything. (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 12:19:13
        
        She said she cannot remember anything at all. (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 19, 12:21:53
        
        there were slight differences between Ched and the other guys accounts of what happened (General Chat) - phrankin, Nov 19, 12:24:51
        
        I was just going to ask why the other one didn't get charged too. So that's why. (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 12:29:29
        
        They both got charged. The other guy was found not guilty by the jury. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 19, 12:32:29
        
        She went to the hotel with the first guy - Ched turned up later (General Chat) - phrankin, Nov 19, 12:40:19
        
        ... is what Ched should have said to avoid all of this argy bargy. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 19, 12:16:53
        
        I thought of that joke.... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Nov 19, 12:20:56
        
        It's an anonymous message. Why would you be scared to post something? (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 12:22:17
    - It comes as no surprise to me at all (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 19, 11:59:20
      - Yes, but I was being deliberately facetious because Conrad is making a generalisation (General Chat) - norway, Nov 19, 12:03:18
        
        I think part of what he was saying (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 19, 12:18:48
        
        So you're saying that a material possesion being stolen is the same as being raped? (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 12:35:11
        
        sounds like he is saying the most dangerous area of London is comparable (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 19, 13:30:43
        
        In fairness some men are incapable of stopping themselves in that situation (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 19, 12:17:41
        
        If a guy wakes up in the morning with no recollection of what happened (General Chat) - phrankin, Nov 19, 12:20:54
        
        Not in English law (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Nov 19, 12:23:36
        
        What if a women inserted something into a man's anus without his consent? (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 12:40:23
        
        Something is not a penis. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Nov 19, 12:44:13
        
        Not been to Thailand then. (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 12:45:11
        
        ah ok, so a woman cannot commit rape under English law... (General Chat) - phrankin, Nov 19, 12:26:05
        
        Well.....There is one circumstance where it is possible (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Nov 19, 12:30:00
- Fucking hell - I've just seen who said it... (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 19, 11:28:17
  - Precisely. That's why I posted it. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 19, 11:29:41
- what moron said that? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 19, 11:24:20
  - ... (General Chat) - norway, Nov 19, 11:29:19
- Who dat? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 19, 11:24:00
  - someone i'd never heard of from Radio Norfolk (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 19, 11:28:01
    - Ah. I know the name, I've probably caught bits of his show. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 19, 11:31:11
      - He's usually annoying and self-important (General Chat) - norway, Nov 19, 11:32:35
        
        Does he post on here? (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Nov 19, 12:02:21
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 19, 22:27:00
        
        to be fair (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Nov 19, 11:56:18
        
        I think his show is usually quite good except when they (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 19, 11:35:59
        
        Normally he is very good, this is not his best moment that is for sure (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Nov 19, 12:06:03
        
        Ha ha ha ha ha (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Nov 19, 12:08:39
        
        well, given what he has to work with he does quite well ;) (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Nov 19, 12:17:01
- Oh no. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 19, 11:22:45
  - agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 19, 11:23:31

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