Word: drunks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When people are drunk, they may not remember whether they have said yes or not. The person that's drunk is not always clear, not always articulate, and that's why you get these cases...
...Board is often left with different stories from two people who were drunk at the time of the crucial events, no physical evidence and no independent witnesses. On the basis of such a record, it is difficult to see how any impartial board that gives the accused the benefit of the doubt could find a student responsible for an acquaintance rape. The presumption of innocence has a very real cost, and perhaps in the case of date and acquaintance rape, it is one the Harvard community is not willing to bear...
According to Jewett, most cases of sexual assault that have appeared before the Ad Board involve abuse of alcohol or other substances. In response to a question about the difficulty of resolving these cases, Jewett said, "When people are drunk, they may not remember whether they said yes or not. The person that's drunk is not always clear, is not articulate, and that's why you get these cases." This response implies that it is the woman's responsibility to remain sober and articulate--and not the man's responsibility to be 100 percent sure that the woman...
...When people are drunk, they may not remember whether they said yes or not. The person that's drunk is not always clear, is not articulate, and that's why you get these cases...
...ICEMAN COMETH. As O'Neill's bedeviled drunk turned reformer, film star Brian Dennehy (FX) gives a charming and chilling performance that rivals Jason Robards' definitive portrayal. But the surprises in the production at Chicago's Goodman Theater are the rest of the splendid cast and the painterly, expressionistic staging by Robert Falls...