Only half of M E N surveyed admit it

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In an online survey about sexual activity and attitudes, more than half the men reported coercing a partner into sex.

Of the sexually coercive behaviors listed on the survey, including "I used threats to make my partner have oral or anal sex," almost all met the legal definition of rape.

Their findings, while limited, are a fair representation of the problem.

What surprised the researchers most were the attitudes toward women reflected in some of the statements on the survey, which were drawn from a survey developed back in 1973.

Scientists also found an association between admitting to coercive sex acts and endorsing two distinct attitudes: the belief in rape myths, such as "If a woman doesn't fight back, it isn't rape," and traditional views of gender roles, such as "Women should worry less about their rights and more about becoming good wives and mothers."

"There was nothing in the socio-economic characteristics of the survey participants that would lead us to believe the results don't generalize."


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/06/03/more-than-half-of-college-athletes-surveyed-at-one-university-admit-coercing-a-partner-into-sex/?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_draw2
 
A six-month jail term for a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus after both attended a fraternity party is being decried as a slap on the wrist.

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky sentenced 20-year-old Brock Turner to six months in county jail and three years' probation after the woman who was assaulted read the court an emotional statement that has gone viral.

A jury found Turner guilty of three felony sexual assault counts for the attack, which was interrupted by two graduate students who saw him assaulting a partially clothed woman behind a trash bin.

Turner tried to flee, but the students tackled and pinned him down until police arrived and arrested him.


http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20160604_ap_028cb6049849405c887953478e973c6d.html
 
I think he should have been sentenced to do laps. Inside a trash bin. But, our court of opinion fortunately does not hold sway. I can not condemn a judge's decision without better facts. I certainly know that due process doesn't always perform well in this country, but it is the best system we could have. If that judge was unjust, let due process show that he was wrong, and rectify it. Remember that Foxy Knoxy eventually got away with murder, in one of the most scrutinized murder trials in history. And let us not even talk about OJ.
 
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