Hey, how about we talk some more controversial politics? I know you all like that. We have a gun problem in this country. Both sides can agree on that. What they don’t agree on is what that problem is. We know that one side wants to restrict access to guns. The other wants them freely available. Never mind what their reasons are. Never mind the statistics, the motivations. Let’s just look at it as simply as possible. We can all agree that the purpose of a gun is to do harm to another person, right? First, let’s accept that as a given, regardless of what intent of the user. What…
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Suggestion: The Rape Compromise
Just like abortion, there is a problem with rape in this country. And this is a spiderweb with lots of rays coming off of it. Reporting it, cops that do nothing about it, the emotional aftereffects of the victim, of the accused, worries (unfounded) about false accusations, post-rape interaction with the victim, how doctors and judges and other people treat you, etc. But I think the biggest problem is that the definition of rape hasn’t been established. You’d think it’d be basic, but it’s not. Terms like “penetration without consent” and “force” and “deceit or seduction” can get shapeless when you pick them apart (as you do in court trials)…
