Barrister outrage - 'Wearing short skirts means you're loose and free.'

Feb 09, 2015, 09:56 AM
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An English barrister sparked outrage by saying men should be cleared of rape when a woman claims she only consented to sex because she was drunk.

Rape campaign groups have condemned barrister David Osborne's claim on his website, in an article he has called "SHE WAS GAGGING FOR IT".

I spoke to him at the weekend on my 5 Live show and during my interview with him he went further by criticising women for going out at night and "dressing provocatively", claiming it sends out the message "I'm loose and I'm free".

I began by asking him if he was saying that if someone was so drunk they were incapable of saying no, was he saying it was their fault for getting drunk and therefore a defence for the rapist?