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Patrick T. Smith ’04: “Men commit, what, 99% of rapes? Men are, in general, stronger physically and more able to impose their will on an unwilling participant. Laws must take practical, as well as moral considerations, into account. You chose to get drunk. And let’s face it – everyone knows if they get amorous when they get intoxicated. If you can’t control yourself when you are drunk, I mean you really can’t, then don’t get drunk...
Audrey R. Walton ’02: “I really don’t think the law is capable of protecting everyone, all the time, much as it often tries to. The job of protecting a hapless drunk does not fall to HUPD. It falls to said drunk’s friends, in my opinion. And I think in the same way, the role of protecting people from the consequences of bad decisions – as distinct from crimes – should fall to their community, rather than the justice system...
Chung: “It’s important to bring a friend who is not planning on getting drunk and will take you home if necessary. My beef is with the fact that women have to do this. Why don’t guys who get pushy at parties after a couple of drinks have to tote along tee-totaling friends who will take them home before they end up taking advantage of some drunken girl? Why are women the ones who have to stay vigilant while men can do whatever the hell they want, at parties and bars...
Harvard’s policy on what constitutes a sexual crime is based on Massachusetts state law. Because it states that a drunk person cannot legally consent to sex, any sex while the female party is drunk is legally rape. However, neither the Massachusetts courts nor the Ad Board adhere to this rule. Avery gives the example of a married couple. If a husband has sex with his drunk wife and she consents, Avery explains, few courts will call this rape. These types of situations blur the rules, however, because 95 percent of date rape cases involve alcohol. Whether...
...what exactly rape is and what counseling resources and legal options are available. “I don’t think women are quick to identify date rape drugs, especially if it’s alcohol. They’re more inclined to just say they got really drunk, and then this thing happened that they didn’t want. Knowing more about what options they have and realizing that it wasn’t their fault would help survivors feel much more comfortable about coming forward,” Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS) President Natalia...