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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread went off the rails fast. I worked in higher ed at top universities for 10 years and I will tell you that the number of sexual assault notifications during the first few weeks of school is shocking. Do not normalize this behavior. Girls get into trouble very quickly getting drunk around complete strangers and thinking this is just normal college life. [/quote]

What if it’s consensual?[/quote]

[b]Then normally it is not reported as a sexual assault. [/b] But, inexperience with alcohol, strangers, and confusion about what is "normal" can lead to misunderstandings where one person may have even thought it was consensual or was too drunk to realize that the other person did not consent. Not excusing anything, but this is all a recipe for disaster. Colleges are required to publish the info within a short period of time under the Clery Act. This is not the rumor mill I am talking about--university staff sees a HUGE uptick in notifications about sexual assault on campus starting right when the students begin school. Most of these involve freshman and take place in dorms between two students. Talk to your kids instead of buying them condoms and thinking that random drunk sex is just part of your early days away from home. [/quote]

Duh, that’s how consent works. [/quote]

Exactly. Someone had asked "what if it's consensual?" so I was explaining that consensual encounters are not reported as SA, with the caveat that sometimes not all parties have the same understanding as to whether there was consent. [/quote]

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