Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed Friday by Republican Gov. Jim Justice.

The law removes marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree sexual assault.

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    7 months ago

    Its more just lack of respect for women, this is big in nations with low social development

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      7 months ago

      Yeah, but lack of respect for a particular class of people is rooted in religion, which creates in-groups and out-groups beyond “this is the person in charge and the rest of you aren’t in charge.”