OPINION: Responses to Sexual Violence, Part One

Sexual violence is a general term that includes any sexual activity inflicted or forced upon a person without his/her consent. In all cases, the victim would not rationally or willingly choose to participate in the activity or the person is unable to give valid consent due to physical, mental or age constraints. Sexual violence encompasses crimes such as child sexual abuse, sexual assault from intimate partners, or friends, dates, or from strangers; incest, sexual harassment, stalking, elder abuse, and rape among some of its categories. A key factor in determining whether a sexual act is deemed “violent” or “abusive” lies in the individual’s ability to give valid consent.

So, what is consent? Legally, consent refers to the minimum age at which an individual is considered to be old enough to understand the nature of sexual activities and to participate in them. Full Article

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Their cognitive abilities have not yet reached completion they say. Well we all know the brain doesn’t fully develop in men until about age 25, and for women it’s somewhere around the age of 21. Is that what the author is advocating for here? I’m willing to hazard a guess that she is. This is anti social garbage.

“So, what is consent? Legally, consent refers to the minimum age at which an individual is considered to be old enough to understand the nature of sexual activities and to participate in them.”

This goes 100% against psychologists and scientists that have CLEARLY stated that adolescents, you know ‘Children’ according to law, are FULLY aware of logical reasoning. The only difference is that their hormones dictate more of their actions than someone of a higher age. Thus, it isn’t automatic Rape, such as the morons in the court system would have you believe. It isn’t a binary thing, it’s a damn spectrum. Once we can get this utter Bullshit out of the way that’s been abused by prosecutors and the court system, we can proceed to actually discuss real issues that are highlighted in the article.

From the article:

“Research demonstrates that false claims of sexual assault are very low, between 2 and 7 percent.”

So between 2-7% of accusations being false is considered “very low,” but 3-5% of recidivism among registrants is “frightening and high”?