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View submission: How Men Become Aziz Ansari
The issue here isn’t that we need more granular language to define serious sexual assault
It's not the only issue, but it certainly is an issue. Our lack of a commonly accepted vocabulary to describe the different ways and degrees to which consent can be violated limits our ability to reach agreement 1) that a wrong was done, and 2) what redress is required. The violation of consent appears to me analogous to wrongful death where intent and premeditation impact the judged severity of the crime regardless of the fact that the harm perpetrated (someone killed/consent violation) is the same.
There's nothing here!