Cuomo wants statewide 'affirmative consent' campus sex assault bill

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Source: Reuters

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that he would push for legislation requiring both public and private universities in the state to enact a uniform sexual assault policy requiring "affirmative consent" in their definitions of consensual sex.

Speaking at New York University in Manhattan, Cuomo, a Democrat, said codifying a sexual assault policy across all campuses would make it easier for victims to report crimes.

"One out of four women are victims, but only 5 percent are being reported," Cuomo said. "When you leave alone a crime, you allow the criminal to do it again. And that’s what we’re doing now."

The legislation would expand on a law adopted in California in September requiring all universities that receive public funding to adopt a "yes-means-yes" policy, part of a nationwide effort to curb sexual assaults on campuses.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/17/us-usa-new-york-sexcrimes-idUSKBN0KQ0U820150117

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Maybe "affirmative consent" ought to be the law not just on college campuses but an all-encompassing legal definition of consensual sex.

[Bickle]

1. Another attempt at disaster

Given the high likelihood of terrible abuse, especially the "withdraw consent after" bullshit. Because spurned lovers never try to get revenge

They are essentially demanding college students videotape every sexual act to protect em selves against rape charges. That totally won't end badly.

The one in five statistic has never held up to scrutiny. Its ludicrous, and a product of push polling

[Rhinodawg]

2. There is something called a sex contract.

tends to destroy the mood however.