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Originally Posted by MightyDog
I think you're trying to front some theory that the gender of judges is more relevant than their expertise in the law, regarding court outcomes. I don't agree with the premise.
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I am not trying to front some theory on gender. I am just pointing out the sex of the judges that made the decision.
However, some people have said that we need more women on the courts so that they courts can better understand women. I was a bit surprised that the women on the court were less sympathetic to the victims (all women) than the men were.
In fact, the dissent said "because New York’s women deserve better, I dissent.”
One of the men in his dissent stated "Rooted in centuries of deeply patriarchal and misogynistic legal tradition, progress toward a more enlightened and evidence-based approach to the prosecution of rape and related crimes perpetrated predominantly against women has been both challenging and sporadic, with most meaningful progress achieved only over the past 50 years."
I would not expect three women would vote in favor of a "deeply patriarchal and misogynistic legal tradition" and against an "enlightened and evidence based approach to the prosecution of rape."