Word: consented
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...would like to register my quite definite support of the Date Rape Task Force's definition of rape as sex without specific consent. The opposing position endorsed by the Civil Liberties Union of Harvard (CLUH), requiring clear evidence of dissent, or evidence of threats, intimidation and/or coercion, would put the burden on the woman to dissent--that is, a burden of action, not proof. If the definition of rape necessitates explicit dissent, the investigation of any rape will focus on the actions of the woman rather than of the man--his explicit concern for and request of the woman...
...distribution is done with the consent and knowledge of the institution. Our understanding is that they are required textbooks," O'Donnell said...
CLUH's statement is the latest episode in the debate that began last February, when the Date Rape Task Force--established in 1990 by then-Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57--defined rape as sex without specific consent...
CLUH's original response, issued last spring, supported the Task Force definition of date rape. The revised position continues to endorse the majority of the Task Force's recommendations, but differs on the question of explicit consent, the CLUH statement said...
CLUH Co-Director Jol A. Silversmith '94 said that in order to be fair to both sides, it is unacceptable to "twist the tables" and create a situation of "guilty until proven innocent" by requiring proof of consent...