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Rape files: Mass. court sends terrible message

On Thursday judge in Mass. ruled that the only valid definition of rape under that state’s law is if sex is forced. Or as this (rather inflamatory and sexist) ABC News story put it, “by force and against [the] will” of a victim. In the controversial case a woman who lived with her boyfriend says…

May 14, 2007 in civil rights, criminal justice, Feminists Unite!, gross, rape, sexism, sexual assault.

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Should we track domestic violence abusers (or rapists and pedophiles for that matter) by implanting GPS chips in convicted offenders? It’s an interesting question and one explored in an article on Slate by Maura Kelly. Just as GPS can find a lost driver, it can also alert cops and targets whenever a domestic-violence offender enters…

May 9, 2007 in civil rights, criminal justice, domestic violence, Las Vegas, sexual assault, technology.

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