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...Reader Peeleman's letter about how Napoleon judged a woman who accused one of his officers of raping her [Aug. 12] reminded me of a similar story about a praetor in Caesar's army who also had a woman complain to him that she had been raped. The praetor handed the woman his sword and asked her to sheathe it while he moved the scabbard. The woman took his sword and lopped off his hand, causing the scabbard to fall to the floor. After that she had no problem sheathing the sword...
...Peeleman's letter is a graphic illustration of what the revolt against rape is all about-not only the physical crime of violence, but the attitudes that perpetuate and nurture the crime. What woman-or man-would move when the gun at their head might go off or the knife at their throat might slip...
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