grammatically speaking, "forcible rape" isn't a name for a crime, it's a name for a tool.

[unblock]

it's "forced entry", not "forcible entry".
it's "aggravated assault", not "aggravatable(?) assault".
it's "armed robbery", not armable robbery".
it's "attempted murder", not "attemptable murder".

so on a purely grammatically level, it should be "forced rape", not "forcible rape".
that is, if the idea is to say that only violent violation a violation of the law.


"forcible rape" sounds more like a tool, something that might be found in a tool box next to "adjustable wire cutters" and a "flexible socket wrench".


am i right?
am i right?

hmm, i wonder what this says about ryan and akin and all the other gop co-sponsors of that bill....

[MichaelSoE]

1. You do have a point. Maybe they are just trying to appeal to their moranic base.