Whether we call it “rape” or we call it “sexual assualt”, the issues are, did he give consent (difficult if he was unconscious), and was he coerced (for a young marine, the threat of rape charges might be damned terrifying). As for maintaining an erection, that’s mechanical, and it can be annoyingly separated from emotional timing,appropriateness or interest. Perhaps, the problem for some posters, is that “real” men never turn down the opportunity to stick their dicks in whatever oriface is available – woman, man, beast – but most well-balanced guys I have known are at least occasionally selective. In fact, most guys I know have turned down at least one opportunity at some point in their lives because they were not in the mood, or they were not interested in the particular partner, or they had moral or health qualms.
I am happy to say that I have never been in Mike’s shoes. I have never passed out drunk, but I sure have stayed in my share of unofficial hostels, campgrounds and cheap flophouse rooms; the kinds of places where I could easily have woken to find myself in the middle of being sexually assaulted. While I have avoided sexual assualt, I was once robbed while being a good samaritan. I once picked up a hitch hiker (I know, that makes it all my fault) in the middle of a sweltering desert. I drove him several hundred miles, bought him dinner when I stopped at some fast food place, and then, because it was cold as hell, let him sleep in my car while I camped. I woke to find that my camera and stereo were gone; fortunately, my car was still there. Should I have “known better”? Sure, but it is sad to have to spend one’s life fearing strangers and avoiding random acts of kindness. His actions are the reason that I no longer pick up hitchhikers, which is sad luck for folks out there who are just trying to get from one place to another. Did I report the theft to the authorities? The highway patrol guy was NOT sympathetic; I got a “you shouldn’t have worn a short dress” kind of glare.
